Year 3

Healthy Food - Persuasive writing

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    In this lesson, we will look at an example of an advert and discuss its PALL - purpose, audience, language and layout. Children will then write their own sentences using a comparative and a superlative.
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    In this lesson, we will further explore the rules associated with adding the suffixes -er and -est. Ten spelling words will be explained and set to learn.
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    In this lesson, we will explore prepositions of place and time. First, we will look at some pictures of a koala, describe what its position is, and fill in the missing prepositions of place. Then, we will identify when we use the prepositions 'at' 'in' and 'on' in relation to time and spot a rule.
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    In this lesson, we will sort healthy and unhealthy snacks. We will discuss a healthy diet and what foods make up a healthy diet. We will think about what makes a snack healthy. Scientific vocabulary will be introduced: protein, fibre, vitamins, minerals.
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    To develop a rich understanding of words associated with meals

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    In this lesson, we will think about the snacks we eat and why we like them. We will look at an advert advertising an unhealthy snack, then think about healthy alternatives. Then, we will write a persuasive sentence about the snack we have designed.
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    In this lesson, we will further practise and apply knowledge of the rules used when adding the suffix -er and -est.
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    In this lesson, we will recap comparatives and superlatives. We will find alliteration, rhyme, adjectives and slogans and write our own slogans for a healthy snack.
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    In this lesson, we will explore complex sentences and subordinating conjunctions. We will learn how to choose appropriate conjunctions for a range of sentences, look at examples of complex sentences and use superlatives and comparatives.
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    In this lesson, we will use our knowledge of the features of advertisements to write our own advert for a healthy snack.
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