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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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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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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The first section of the report will be all about bats.
  2. An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another singular noun.
  3. Apostrophes for singular possession are useful to make our writing clear.
  4. An apostrophe sits at the same height as the ascender of a letter.

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.

Keywords

  • Apostrophe - a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another singular noun

  • Possession - something that is owned or possessed

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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6 Questions

Q1.
A writer can use which of these to guide them when writing?
a pencil
Correct answer: a plan
a ruler
Q2.
A plan helps a writer to...
arrange images.
complete equations.
Correct answer: organise their ideas.
Q3.
To plan effectively, a writer will need to prepare by...
becoming familiar with their table space.
Correct answer: becoming familiar with the key information they’ll be writing about.
becoming familiar with their times tables.
Q4.
Put these sections of a non-chronological report in order.
1 - Introduction
2 - Section 1
3 - Section 2
Q5.
Bats sleep during the...
Correct answer: day.
night.
summer.
Q6.
Echolocation is used by bats to help them...
Correct answer: understand their surroundings.
hold their food.
communicate to their family.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the punctuation to its definition.
Correct Answer:full stop,used to mark the end of a sentence like a fact

used to mark the end of a sentence like a fact

Correct Answer:exclamation mark,used at the end of a sentence expressing strong emotion

used at the end of a sentence expressing strong emotion

Correct Answer:question mark,used at the end of a sentence asking a question

used at the end of a sentence asking a question

Q2.
An apostrophe has...
one purpose.
Correct answer: more than one purpose.
no purpose.
Q3.
Which of these are ways to use an apostrophe?
Correct answer: apostrophe for possession
Correct answer: apostrophe for contraction
apostrophe for punctuation
Q4.
Which of these is an example of an apostrophe for possession?
did not
it's
Correct answer: bat's wing
Q5.
Possessing something means...
Correct answer: to own something.
to want something.
to need something.
Q6.
An apostrophe should be written...
lower than the ascender.
higher than the ascender.
Correct answer: at the same height as the ascender