Writing the beginning of a school trip recount
I can write part of a recount.
Writing the beginning of a school trip recount
I can write part of a recount.
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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.
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a punctuation mark used within sentences
a naming word for people, places and things
describes a noun
a doing or being word