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Writing facts about Floella Benjamin

I can write facts about Floella Benjamin.

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Writing facts about Floella Benjamin

I can write facts about Floella Benjamin.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A fact is a statement of truth.
  2. 'Coming to England' is about Floella Benjamin's life so it can be used to learn information and facts.
  3. Two facts can be joined together using the joining word 'and'.
  4. Two complete ideas can become one sentence by placing 'and' in between them.
  5. A proper noun is a type of noun that needs a capital letter.

Common misconception

Pupils may struggle to find two similar facts.

Start by generating as many facts as you can about Floella; as you are receiving facts from pupils, model the thought process by saying 'Those two are linked because ...'.

Keywords

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

  • Non-fiction - a genre of text which presents real events, information or knowledge

  • Information - facts learned about something or someone

  • Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas

  • Proper noun - a naming word that always has a capital letter

Make use of the word bank for pupils to correctly spell the proper nouns as well as specific verbs. Personalise the word bank by creating one together as you come across unfamiliar or harder to spell words.
Teacher tip

Equipment

You will need a copy of the 2020 Macmillan Children's Books edition of 'Coming to England' by Floella Benjamin.

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
Who is the book 'Coming to England' about?
The Queen
Paddington Bear
Correct answer: Floella Benjamin
Q2.
Match each term to its example.
Correct Answer:non-fiction book,'Coming to England'

'Coming to England'

Correct Answer:fiction book,'Paddington'

'Paddington'

Correct Answer:fictional character,Paddington Bear

Paddington Bear

Correct Answer:author,Floella Benjamin

Floella Benjamin

Q3.
Who honoured Floella Benjamin for her work?
The King
her parents
Correct answer: The Queen
her siblings
Q4.
Put the events in Floella Benjamin's life in order.
1 - Floella was born in Trinidad.
2 - Floella's parents emigrated to England.
3 - Floella emigrated to England.
Q5.
Which of these are facts?
Correct answer: Peru is a country in South America.
I like marmalade sandwiches.
Correct answer: Trinidad is a hot place near the Equator.
I love the hot weather and tropical trees.
Q6.
Which of these sentences using the joining word 'and' is punctuated correctly?
I like trees and I like flowers
I like trees And i like flowers.
I like trees. and I like flowers.
Correct answer: I like trees and I like flowers.

Exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a noun?
Correct answer: a person, place or thing
a doing or being word
a word that describes a noun
Q2.
Match each term to its example.
Correct Answer:common noun,tree

tree

Correct Answer:proper noun,Benjamin

Benjamin

Correct Answer:verb,travelled

travelled

Correct Answer:joining word,and

and

Q3.
Which of these are proper nouns?
Correct answer: Floella
Correct answer: Trinidad
boat
school
Q4.
What is the joining word in the following sentence? 'Floella emigrated to England and she travelled by boat.'
emigrated
Correct answer: and
England
by
Q5.
Which of these are facts from the book 'Coming to England'?
I think that Floella was brave.
Correct answer: The Queen honoured Floella.
Correct answer: Floella was treated unfairly by others.
I like the illustrations of the waves in Trinidad.
Q6.
Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly?
Floella has brothers. and she has sisters.
Floella has brothers and She has sisters.
Floella has brothers and. she has sisters.
Correct answer: Floella has brothers and she has sisters.