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Writing the second section of an information text about an author
I can write a section of an information text about an author.
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Year 2
Writing the second section of an information text about an author
I can write a section of an information text about an author.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Notes from a written plan support in writing and ensure important information is included in an information text.
- Using a range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) in our writing helps it to flow.
- Fronted adverbials are sentence starters followed by a comma and they support text flow.
- Viewpoint fronted adverbials express the writer’s opinion and fronted adverbials of time state when something happened.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common misconception
Children may find it difficult to generate and include the different types of fronted adverbials.
Create a shared bank of fronted adverbials that are appropriate for the text type and make sure these are available for children to support them in their writing.
Ensure children have access to the notes from their plan and have revisited these prior to the lesson.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is an information text?
writing that reports on a news event
writing that provides the ingredients and instructions for a meal
Q2.
Match the author to the books they wrote.
'Anna Hibiscus', 'Amazing Africa'
'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory', 'Fantastic Mr Fox'
'The Proudest Blue'. 'The Kindest Red'
Q3.
Which of the following would you find in an information text about an author?
I went to school near a chocolate factory.
I was unhappy at school.
Q4.
True or false? A plan is a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text.
Q5.
When we write a plan, we use ...
full sentences.
one word.
Q6.
A subheading should always be ...
in all capital letters.
at the bottom of the page.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of the following are used to form a compound sentence?
a subordinating conjunction
a fronted adverbial
Q2.
Which of the following do you use to form a complex sentence?
a coordinating conjuncion
a fronted adverbial
Q3.
Which of the following are subordinating conjunctions?
and
but
Q4.
What is a fronted adverbial?
a sentence ending
a full sentence
Q5.
Which piece of punctuation always comes after a fronted adverbial?
an exclamation mark
a full stop
Q6.
Which of the following are viewpoint fronted adverbials?
Afterwards,
Years later,
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