Planning the second section of an information text about an author

English

In this unit, pupils learn how to use viewpoint fronted adverbials as sentence starters. In 'Nocturnal Animals: Non-Chronological Report', pupils will build on this by using a variety of sentence starts to make their writing varied. 

In 'The Great Fire of London: Non-Chronological Report', pupils used their knowledge of a real-life event to write a report with the purpose of informing its reader. In this unit, they will build on this by writing about one particular person and their life. 

Atinuke and other authors: information text

a framework that writers create before they write a text

Match the following keywords to the correct definitions.

trying to remember every detail off by heart

What will help you when preparing to write a plan?

What should be included in the notes for your plan?

True or false? The order you write your notes in doesn't matter.

When we write about events in the order in which they happened, what do we call this?

by writing about where they are or what they are doing now

by recommending other books written by the author

How should you end the 'Jobs and books' section?

True or false? Notes in a plan contain every word you will include in your writing.

Which section comes after the 'Childhood and inspiration' section in our information text about an author?

what the author enjoyed reading as a child

Which of the following would you read about in the 'Jobs and books' section?

Which of the following should you use a capital letter for when writing notes?

True or false? I can write my plan from memory.

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