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Writing facts in an information page

I can write an information page with facts and key information about a topic.

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New
Year 1

Writing facts in an information page

I can write an information page with facts and key information about a topic.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. An information page needs to be easy to read and understand.
  2. An information page needs a title such as 'How to look after cats'.
  3. An information page needs to include subject-specific vocabulary such as 'shelter' or 'healthy'.
  4. When listing what a cat needs, a comma must be placed between each noun.
  5. 'Fun Facts' or 'Did you know?' questions can be added to make the writing more interesting.

Keywords

  • Title - a title is the name or label given to a piece of writing

  • Information - facts learned about something or someone

  • Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary we use when writing about a particular subject

  • Fact - something that is known to be true or proved

  • List - a number of connected items

Common misconception

Pupils may struggle to present their information independently.

Create page layouts with boxes and lines for the children to use in order for presentation and handwriting to stay at their expected level. This may mean their reports go across multiple pages or use larger paper.

If children have completed Lesson 7 and 8 of this unit, they should have most of their written content. Allow children access to this to write their report so you can focus on presenting it as a non-fiction page (title, sub-heading).
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly with a capital letter and full stop?
Young cats are called kittens
young cats are called kittens.
Young Cats Are Called Kittens.
Correct answer: Young cats are called kittens.
Q2.
What must a sentence include?
Correct answer: capital letter at the beginning
a proper noun
Correct answer: a punctuation mark at the end, such as a full stop
Correct answer: a verb
Q3.
Which of these is a noun?
large
the
Correct answer: bowl
put
Q4.
Identify the fact.
I love rainbows.
Take an umbrella with you.
Is it raining outside?
Correct answer: Rain is made of tiny drops of water.
Q5.
Identify the sentence that uses the comma in the correct place.
Your cat will need a bed, food, and water.
Your cat will need a bed food, and water.
Correct answer: Your cat will need a bed, food and water.
Your cat will need a, bed food and water.
Q6.
Choose the correct word to fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'The __________ is the name or label given to a piece of writing.'
illustration
Correct answer: title
author
illustrator

6 Questions

Q1.
Where might you find the title of an information page?
Correct answer: at the top of the page
at the bottom of the page
on the back of the page
in the middle of the page
Q2.
Which of these is a question mark?
.
!
,
Correct answer: ?
Q3.
What type of writing is an information page?
fiction
Correct answer: non-fiction
poetry
Q4.
Which of these facts might come under the subheading 'Playing'?
Some cats hunt for their food outside.
Correct answer: Many cats like to play with balls, string or toy mice.
Cats need lots of sleep to stay happy and healthy.
Q5.
Which of these facts might come under the subheading 'Feeding'?
Correct answer: Some cats hunt for their food outside.
Many cats like to play with balls, string or toy mice.
Cats need lots of sleep to stay happy and healthy.
Q6.
Which of the following statements are true about subheadings?
Correct answer: They are usually short.
They give a definition of key vocabulary.
Correct answer: They help to organise information.
Correct answer: They break up information on a page.
They are long sentences.

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