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Year 1
Writing the beginning of a school trip recount
I can write part of a recount.
New
New
Year 1
Writing the beginning of a school trip recount
I can write part of a recount.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Writing about when and where the trip was should come at the beginning of a recount
- Explaining why the trip happened can come at the beginning of a recount
- Explaining how you travelled to the trip can come at the beginning of a recount
- Adding interesting adjectives and adverbs makes a recount more interesting
- Two events in a recount can be joined together using the joining word, 'and'
Keywords
Beginning - the start of something
Expanded noun phrase - two adjectives listed to describe a noun
Adjectives - describes a noun
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens
Joining word - a word that joins words or ideas
Common misconception
Pupils may just use 'and' to add on another word or phrase rather than another sentence.
Show two different sentences as two complete ideas. Ensure pupils understand that each sentence needs to make sense on its own.
You might need to adjust the sentence structures to fit the content of your school trip better. You may need to address use of the article a/an depending on adjective choices.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which word best fits the gap in this sentence? A recount __________ events that have happened in the past.
counts
refills
imagines
Q2.
Change the verb in this sentence so that it is in the past tense: I walk to the park.
walking
will walk
went
Q3.
Where does a fronted adverbial of time usually come in a sentence?
middle
end
Q4.
Match these words to their definition.
a punctuation mark used within sentences
a naming word for people, places and things
describes a noun
a doing or being word
Q5.
Here is an expanded noun phrase: large, brown dog. Which word is the noun?
large
brown
Q6.
Tick the expanded noun phrase that has the comma in the correct place.
leafy green park,
leafy, green, park
leafy green park
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these are fronted adverbials of time?
bus
walked
Q2.
Identify the adjective in this sentence: We travelled on a crowded bus.
We
travelled
bus
Q3.
What information should be included at the beginning of a recount?
Which...?
Q4.
Identify the joining word in this sentence: We ate lunch and we went back to school.
we
ate
lunch
went
Q5.
What should we do before writing a recount?
go on the school trip again
write everything down
read a story
Q6.
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
First we travelled there on a big crowded bus
first we travelled there on a big crowded bus.
First. we travelled there on a big. crowded bus.