Generating information about authors to prepare to write an information text
I can learn about the authors Atinuke, Roald Dahl and Ibtihaj Muhammad and develop a personal response.
Generating information about authors to prepare to write an information text
I can learn about the authors Atinuke, Roald Dahl and Ibtihaj Muhammad and develop a personal response.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- An information text about an author provides information about their life, e.g. childhood, inspiration, jobs and books.
- Atinuke is a Nigerian born author whose stories are inspired by African culture and traditional storytelling.
- Roald Dahl was a British author who wrote popular children’s literature containing imaginative and magical elements.
- Ibtihaj Muhammad is an American fencer and author who was inspired to write stories celebrating the Muslim identity.
- Developing a personal response to what we have read can inspire in writing our own information text.
Keywords
Information text - a form of non-fiction writing that provides true and factual information about someone or something
Author - the person responsible for crafting the words that make up a text
Personal response - expressing your own opinions, ideas or feelings
Common misconception
Children may be unfamiliar with the meaning of some of the vocabulary involved in exploring these author's lives. E.g. 'immerse', 'boarding school', 'hijab'.
Allow opportunities for children to highlight any words they do not know the meaning of within each cycle of the lesson and explain the meaning (providing visual aids where appropriate) to support children in understanding each author's life.
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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