Sequencing events in a recount

English

In this unit, pupils added descriptions to describe their personal feelings, the journey and the activities from a school trip. In 'Ada Twist Scientist', pupils will build on this by writing a detailed character description of themselves.

In 'Jack and the Beanstalk', pupils wrote a fictional narrative with a beginning, middle and end. In this unit, pupils will write a non-fiction recount in chronological order, building on their sequencing skills and writing to a structure.

School trip: writing a recount 

Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: '__________ means the order in which events happened.'

tells the reader where something happened.

tells the reader when something happened.

Which of these are fronted adverbials of time?

Which fronted adverbial is often used at the end of a recount?

What can help us to remember the events of a trip before writing?

Which word is the **adjective** in the following sentence: 'We travelled on the crowded bus.'

Match the words in the following sentence to their word class: 'We arrived at the beautiful park.'

Which word completes the following sentence so that it is in the **past tense**? 'I __________ lunch.'

We went. on an exciting trip to the park.

Starter Quiz