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Planning a section on how the fire started for a non-chronological report
I can make a plan for writing about how the Great Fire of London started.
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Year 2
Planning a section on how the fire started for a non-chronological report
I can make a plan for writing about how the Great Fire of London started.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing.
- The fire started on Sunday 2nd September 1666 in a bakery on Pudding Lane in London.
- The fire was accidentally started by a baker named Thomas Farriner.
- Notes can be used in a plan to help organise key information and are not written in full sentences.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Common misconception
Pupils may write full sentences in their plan.
Teach children how to write notes which are short and capture key vocabulary and important information. Encourage use of bullet points.
Supplement pupil knowledge of the Great Fire of London with additional videos, images and research.
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Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these definitions describes an introduction?
the section that gives specific details about a topic
the section that summarises the report at the end
Q2.
Where does an introduction come in a report?
in the middle
at the end
Q3.
Only one thing comes before an introduction in a report, but what is it?
the writer's name
a list of the chapters
Q4.
Giving the reader the most basic information is one of the purposes of which part of a report?
the title
the subheadings
Q5.
Which of these is a purpose of an introduction?
to share the length of the report
to make the reader laugh
Q6.
Which of these is a command?
The Great Fire of London
This report will tell you lots of interesting things.
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6 Questions
Q1.
What helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing?
a diary
a pencil case
Q2.
What happened on Sunday 2nd September 1666?
England won the World Cup.
The Great Fire of London was put out.
King Charles II became king.
Q3.
What was the job of the man who accidentally started the Great Fire of London?
the King's butcher
the King's candlestick maker
Q4.
Where was the bakery located that started the Great Fire?
Pudding Drive
Pudding Street
Q5.
What does a writer use to organise information easily for future use?
pages
pictures
Q6.
Which of these do we use when note-taking?
drawings
full sentences