Planning to write a section about bats in a non-chronological report
I can make a plan for writing about bats in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals.
Planning to write a section about bats in a non-chronological report
I can make a plan for writing about bats in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Planning is an important part of preparing to write.
- A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing.
- Notes can be used in a plan to help organise key information and are not written in full sentences.
- Bats are nocturnal animals, which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
- Bats have very poor eyesight but use echolocation to help them navigate their way around.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Common misconception
Children may write in full sentences in their plan.
Model to the children how to use bullet points for notes and give them lots of examples.
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