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Planning to write a section about Florence Nightingale in a report

I can make a plan for writing about Florence Nightingale in a non-chronological report.

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Year 2

Planning to write a section about Florence Nightingale in a report

I can make a plan for writing about Florence Nightingale in a non-chronological report.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A non-chronological report is a type of non-fiction text.
  2. A non-chronological report provides information on a subject, person or event.
  3. Notes are used when making a plan and they are short and only capture key vocabulary and important information.
  4. Notes are not written in full sentences and do not require capital letters, full stops or commas.

Keywords

  • Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

  • Notes - written out of full sentences

  • Non-chronological report - a non-fiction text that is not written in time order

Common misconception

Pupils may want to include every detail when writing their plan.

Teach pupils that a plan will help them when writing by guiding them on what content to include in each sentence. Model a written plan.

You may want to provide a planning document for the children to write their notes in and a word bank/ images for prompts at their tables.
Teacher tip

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Florence Nightingale was named after ...
Correct answer: an Italian city.
a family member.
her favourite food.
Q2.
After being bon in Italy, Florence moved to which country?
Spain
France
Correct answer: England
Q3.
What country was Mary Seacole born in?
England
Correct answer: Jamaica
Italy
Q4.
What was Mary Seacole's job?
nurse
Correct answer: doctress
teacher
Q5.
Both Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale travelled to Crimea. What was happening in Crimea at the time?
Correct answer: a war
a storm
a festival
Q6.
What was the title of Mary Seacole's autobiography?
Correct answer: The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
Mary in Wonderland
Mary Seacole's Life

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete this sentence. When we write a plan, we use ...
Correct answer: notes.
full sentences.
all capital letters.
Q2.
Which two of these do notes capture?
Correct answer: key vocabulary
Correct answer: important information
every detail
Q3.
Complete this sentence. The purpose of notes is to help the writer to ...
practise their handwriting.
Correct answer: organise information.
write full sentences.
Q4.
Which of these are often used in note-taking?
drawings
full sentences
Correct answer: bullet points
Q5.
Which of these do notes not need to have?
bullet points
key words
Correct answer: capital letters, full stops and commas
Q6.
What could we shorten the word Florence to in our notes to save us having to write her full name?
Correct answer: Flo
Florence Nightingale
The Lady with the Lamp