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Writing a section about bats in a non-chronological report
I can write a section about bats in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals.
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Year 2
Writing a section about bats in a non-chronological report
I can write a section about bats in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals.
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Key learning points
- The first section of the report will be all about bats.
- An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another singular noun.
- Apostrophes for singular possession are useful to make our writing clear.
- An apostrophe sits at the same height as the ascender of a letter.
Keywords
Apostrophe - a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another singular noun
Possession - something that is owned or possessed
Common misconception
Pupils may think that apostrophes for possession are only used for physical nouns.
Teach pupils that nouns such as skills or senses can also be possessed, or owned. E.g. a bat's eyesight.
Use the Y2 grammar unit on apostrophes to explicitly teach this skill if children need more support. Encourage children to peer edit each other's work to look for correct use of apostrophe for possession.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
A writer can use which of these to guide them when writing?
a pencil
a ruler
Q2.
A plan helps a writer to...
arrange images.
complete equations.
Q3.
To plan effectively, a writer will need to prepare by...
becoming familiar with their table space.
becoming familiar with their times tables.
Q4.
Put these sections of a non-chronological report in order.
Q5.
Bats sleep during the...
night.
summer.
Q6.
Echolocation is used by bats to help them...
hold their food.
communicate to their family.
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Match the punctuation to its definition.
used to mark the end of a sentence like a fact
used at the end of a sentence expressing strong emotion
used at the end of a sentence asking a question
Q2.
An apostrophe has...
one purpose.
no purpose.
Q3.
Which of these are ways to use an apostrophe?
apostrophe for punctuation
Q4.
Which of these is an example of an apostrophe for possession?
did not
it's
Q5.
Possessing something means...
to want something.
to need something.
Q6.
An apostrophe should be written...
lower than the ascender.
higher than the ascender.