Lesson video

Hi there everyone, and welcome to our lesson today.

My name is Ms. Mullins.

I'm really thrilled that you have chosen to be here with me today for some learning, so let's get started.

The outcome of our lesson today, is that by the end of our lesson, you will be able to plan the introduction of a non chronological report about aye-ayes.

Throughout our lesson today, we are going to be using some of these key words, introduction, general information, purpose, linguistic features, well done.

An introduction is the first paragraph of a nonfiction text that encourages the reader to read on.

General information is the most basic and necessary information.

Purpose, is the aim of the text and linguistic features are types of words and language that a writer chooses carefully.

Today we are planning the introduction of a non chronological report about aye-ayes.

Throughout our lesson today, we will be learning about the purpose and structure of the introduction.

Then we will be identifying vocabulary to use in the introduction.

And finally, we will be planning the introduction.

So let's get started, with first of all learning about the purpose and structure of the introduction.

Non chronological reports often follow the same structure.

Title, introduction, section one, section two and conclusion.

The introduction is the first paragraph that encourages the reader to read on.

The sections contain paragraphs of information related to a particular aspect of the subject.

The conclusion is the last paragraph that summarises the key information in the text.

The purpose is the aim of the text.

The purpose of the introduction is to do all of these things, engage the reader, make them want to read on and give them some general information.

We need to keep the information, in the introduction, general, we are going to save the specific facts for later on in the sections of the report.

True or false, information in the introduction should be general.

Well done, that is true.

Information in the introduction should be general.

Now try justifying your answer.

A, the writer should only include general facts in the introduction.

Specific facts will be explored later in the report.

Or B, the writer should include a mixture of general and specific facts in the introduction.

Well done, the writer should only include general facts in the introduction.

Specific facts will be explored later in the report.

The introduction is the first paragraph of a nonfiction text that encourages the reader to read on.

The introduction follows a clear structure.

Firstly, we have our subheading.

Then we have an introductory sentence followed by general information and finally a linking sentence.

The introductory sentence introduces what the report will be about.

General information gives the reader some necessary information about the topic and the linking sentence links on to the next paragraph.

Match each section of an introduction to its function.

Great work, the introductory sentence introduces the reader to what the text will be about.

The general information gives the reader some necessary information about the topic and the linking sentence links on to the next paragraph.

Great work, now for your task, sort the facts into general and specific in the table.

Aye-ayes are omnivores, aye-ayes, eat grubs, nectar, nuts and fruit.

Aye-ayes live in the tropical rainforests of Madagascar Africa.

Aye-ayes live high up in the rainforest trees where they build their nests from leaves and twigs.

Pause the video while you sort these facts into general and specific and we can check the answers together later.

Well done everyone for having a go.

Here are the correct answers.

So the general facts are that aye-ayes are omnivores and that aye-ayes live in the tropical rainforests of Madagascar in Africa.

The more specific detailed facts are that aye-ayes eat grubs, nectar, nuts and fruit and that aye-ayes live high up in the reinforced trees where they build their nests from leaves and twigs.

The information in the general section of this table would be appropriate for us to use in our introduction.

The information in the specific side of the table would be more appropriate to use in the later sections of the report.

Well done everybody for having a go.

Well done everyone, now that brings us on to the second part of our lesson.

Now we are going to be identifying vocabulary to use in the introduction.

There are a number of linguistic features in non chronological reports.

Subject specific vocabulary, formal tone, fronted adverbials.

These are all linguistic features.

Linguistic features are types of words and language that a writer chooses carefully.

We are planning to write, so we've got to be very careful with our language choices during the planning stage so that our writing outcomes are successful.

Subject specific vocabulary is words and phrases about the subject of the report.

These words and phrases are factual and specific.

They help to create a formal tone.

Which of these words are subject specific vocabulary associated with aye-ayes? Let's say the words together first and then I will have a go at identifying the subject specific vocabulary.

Omnivore, trees, small, incisors, adaptations, nocturnal, branches, rainforest.

Great, so now I need to think, which of these words are subject specific vocabulary.

Which of these words are specific and associated in particular with aye-ayes? They need to be formal in tone.

Here are my subject specific words, omnivore, adaptations, incisors, nocturnal, and rainforest.

These are all formal, factual, and specific words to describe aye-ayes.

Now it's your turn.

Which of these are subject specific vocabulary associated with aye-ayes? Let's say these words together.

Diet, lemur, eats, wings, primate, walks, Madagascar, grubs.

Pause the video while you circle.

Which of these are subject specific vocabulary associated with aye-ayes? Well done if you spotted that diet, lemur, primate, Madagascar and grubs are all examples of subject specific vocabulary associated with aye-ayes.

Eats, wings and walks are not words that are specifically about aye-ayes, so they do not count as subject specific vocabulary.

Now it's time for your task.

Read my model introduction and circle three examples of subject specific vocabulary.

There are many examples of subject specific vocabulary in this introduction, but your task is to just choose three.

Let's begin by reading through my model together.

The aye-aye, Daubentonia Madagascariensis is a medium sized nocturnal primate which belongs to the lemur family.

This fascinating mammal inhabits the tropical rainforests of Madagascar Africa and it is highly adapted to survive in its environment.

Of particular interest, these strange looking solitary creatures are regarded by many as bad omens and in many communities they have come to symbolise death.

In this report, you will learn about the adaptations, diet and habitat of this intriguing animal.

Pause the video while you reread my model and circle three examples of subject specific vocabulary.

Here are some of the words that you may have circled.

Now you'll notice there are lots of words on the screen.

That's because I have showed all of the examples of subject specific vocabulary, but you task was to only find three.

So you may have circled, Daubentonia Madagascariensis, nocturnal, primate, lemur, mammal, tropical rainforests, Madagascar, Africa, highly adapted, environment, solitary adaptations, diet or habitat.

Well done everyone for having a go at that task and taking part.

Great work so far today in our lesson.

Now we are onto the final stage of our learning, which will be planning the introduction.

The purpose of a plan is to prepare ourselves for writing.

If we give careful thought to the planning process, our writing outcomes will be more successful.

We can build on ideas from our plan during the writing process.

When we plan, we use notes.

Notes are concise and capture subject specific vocabulary and information, we do not write full sentences or paragraphs into our plan because that's what we do on the day that we write.

The purpose of notes is to help the writer to organise information easily for future use, we use bullet points when note taking, they look like this.

What is in a plan? A, bullet points for notes.

B, full sentences with capital letters and full stops.

C, subject specific vocabulary.

D, unnecessary information.

Well done, plans include bullet points for notes and subject specific vocabulary.

They do not include full sentences with capital letters and full stops or unnecessary information.

Let's recap the structure of the introduction of a non chronological report.

So we have our subheading, our introductory sentence that introduces what the report will be about.

Our general information to give the reader necessary information about the topic and our linking sentence, which links on to the next paragraph.

We will use the same structure in our plan because that way when we come to write, our writing will follow the appropriate structure.

Here is my model.

The aye-aye, Daubentonia Madagascariensis is a medium-sized nocturnal primate which belongs to the lemur family.

This fascinating mammal inhabits the tropical rainforests of Madagascar Africa and it is highly adapted to survive in its environment.

Of particular interest, these strange looking solitary creatures are regarded by many as bad omens and in many communities they have come to symbolise death.

In this report, you will learn about the adaptations, diet and habitat of this intriguing animal.

Now this first sentence here is my introductory sentence.

It introduces the reader to what the report will be about.

The aye-aye Daubentonia Madagascariensis is a medium-sized nocturnal primate which belongs to the lemur family.

When you are thinking about your introductory sentence, it is really important that the reader understands that you report is about aye-ayes.

So now it's your turn.

Firstly, write the subheading along the line.

The subheading is introduction.

Then write bullet points for key words and phrases you will use in your introductory sentence.

And here we've got a prompt on our plan that says, what is the report about? And a reminder to keep your information general.

Pause the video while you do that and then we can come together and share some ideas.

Well done everyone.

I'm sure you have got fantastic ideas of language you can use in your introductory sentence.

Here are some things you might have written.

So the subheading is introduction.

You might have written that aye-ayes are nocturnal mammals, that they are medium sized, distinctive looking and that they belong to the lemur family.

You might also have used some other language to describe aye-ayes and that's great.

Now back to my model.

We're not going to reread the whole thing again, but instead we're going to focus on this section.

This fascinating mammal inhabits the tropical rainforest of Madagascar Africa and it is highly adapted to survive in its environment.

Of particular interest, these strange looking solitary creatures are regarded by many as bad omens and in many communities they have come to symbolise death.

This is my general information.

It includes general facts about the topic, To help you remember some general facts about aye-ayes, here are some facts that we learned about when researching this animal.

You might use one of these general facts or you could go and conduct your own research for some other general facts about aye-ayes that you think your reader would be interested in.

So you might mention that aye-ayes are seen as omens of bad luck or even death by some residents of Madagascar.

Some people believe that if an aye-ayes points its long middle finger at you, you will be marked for death.

You might include that there were once giant aye-ayes this now extinct species of aye-ayes weighed between three and five times the weight of existing aye-ayes species or you might mention that males travel up to four kilometres each night to search for a female during meeting season.

Now that you have recapped some of the general facts we know about aye-ayes, write bullet points for key words and phrases you will use in your general information sentences.

Use the question prompts to help you.

Where do they live? Have you written some interesting general facts? And remember to keep it general because specific information is saved for later on in the report.

Pause the video while you do that and we can then share some ideas.

Great work, everybody.

So here are some things you might have included.

You might have mentioned that aye-ayes inhabit Madagascar, Africa in the tropical rainforests.

Note that I'm not writing in full sentences.

I'm just noting down some key information to remember when I come to writing.

Aye-ayes are highly adapted to help them survive and males travel four kilometres a night during meeting season.

When I come to writing my introduction, I will then be able to use these bullet pointed notes and develop and expand my ideas into full sentences.

And now once again, we're going to look at my model, but this time focus on the linking sentence.

Let's read it together.

In this report, you will learn about the adaptations, diet and habitat of this intriguing animal.

This is my linking sentence and it gives my reader an understanding of what they will be learning about in the report.

So for your final part of this task, write bullet points for key words and phrases you will use in your linking sentence.

And use the question prompts to help you.

Have you considered your sentence opener, and what will you explore in more detail in the rest of the report? Pause the video while you do that and then we can hear some ideas.

Great work, everybody.

You might have included a sentence opener such as, in this report, or, throughout this report, you might have used language such as we will explore or we will learn about.

And then you might have mentioned, aye-ayes's adaptations, their diet, and their habitat as those are the things that we will be writing about in the rest of this report.

Well done everyone.

I have been so impressed with everybody's positivity, hard work, and amazing attitude to learning today, throughout our lesson, we have been planning the introduction of a non chronological report about aye-ayes.

Here is a summary of the key information we have learned.

The purpose of the introduction is to engage the reader and give them some general information about the topic, subject specific vocabulary that is factual and formal is used in a non chronological report.

The introduction of a non chronological report includes an introductory sentence, general information, and a linking sentence to the next paragraph.

Plans should be written in note form using bullet points.

Well done again, everyone, I hope you're feeling really successful about the excellent learning you've done today and I'm looking forward to seeing you again soon.