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Writing the first section of a report on the Great Fire of London
I can write a section of a report on the Great Fire of London.
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Year 2
Writing the first section of a report on the Great Fire of London
I can write a section of a report on the Great Fire of London.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A subheading is a mini-heading given to a specific section of a report.
- Fronted adverbials are sentence starters followed by a comma.
- The Great Fire of London started on Sunday 2nd September 1666.
- The fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane owned by Thomas Farriner.
- The fire started from a spark in Thomas Farriner's oven.
Keywords
Fronted adverbials - A fronted adverbial is a sentence starter followed by a comma.
Subheading - A mini-heading given to a specific section of a report.
Statement - A statement is a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and most often ends with a full stop.
Common misconception
Pupils may include fronted adverbials which are more suited to fiction writing e.g. In a heartbeat.
Explicitly teach the children that fronted adverbials in a report should be formal and give them plenty of examples.
Pupils would benefit from having the plans they created in the previous lesson of this unit. If they haven't completed that lesson, it would help if you gave them each a copy of the plan to guide their writing.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these do we use when we make a plan?
paragraphs
full sentences
Q2.
What is the purpose of writing notes?
to help the writer practise their handwriting
to help the writer by writing the full sentences they'll use
Q3.
When note-taking, which of these do we use?
drawings
photographs
Q4.
Do we need to use capital letters, full stops and commas in our notes when planning?
yes
only if we are writing full sentences
Q5.
The Great Fire of London started in which person's bakery?
King Charles II
The Lord Mayor
Q6.
The bakery where the fire started was located in which city?
York
Glasgow
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which of these should we always try to do when writing?
Write as quickly as we can.
Write with as many commas as we can.
Q2.
What is a statement?
something that the reader is required to answer
a sentence with two main clauses
Q3.
What is a fronted adverbial?
a joining word
a sentence starter followed by a question mark
Q4.
Where does a fronted adverbial come in a sentence?
in the middle
at the end
Q5.
Select the examples of fronted adverbials of time.
On Pudding Lane,
In England’s capital city,
Q6.
Select the examples of fronted adverbials of place.
On the night of the fire,
After four days,
Quickly,