the section of something in between the beginning and end

the final part of something, such as a story or recount

a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens

something that is known to be true or proved

Writing the middle and end of a school trip 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 

Which adjective best describes a playground?

Which punctuation mark should come at the end of a question?

a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer

a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact

Which information comes in the middle and at the end of a recount?

finally, we travelled back to school on the bus.

Finally, we travelled back school on the bus.

Finally, we travelled back to school on the bus.

Finally, we travelled back to school on the bus

Complete this sentence with the correct word: A recount retells events that have happened in the __________.

Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence: We ate lunch.

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

This lesson will soon be taken down.

Writing the middle and end of a school trip recount

Lesson outcome