Planning and writing the section about Harriet Tubman's early life
I can use my research and understanding of Harriet Tubman’s early life to plan and write a section of a biography.
Planning and writing the section about Harriet Tubman's early life
I can use my research and understanding of Harriet Tubman’s early life to plan and write a section of a biography.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In the sections, writers share detailed, specific information about an aspect of the person's life with the reader.
- Section paragraphs include a topic sentence, specific information and a linking sentence.
- When planning, we should record ideas in concise, bullet-pointed notes.
- When writing, we should use a plan and success criteria to guide us.
- Text cohesion is achieved through use of subject-specific vocabulary, fronted adverbials and relative complex sentences.
Keywords
Specific information - clear, exact and particular information
Subject-specific vocabulary - words and phrases associated with a topic
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Text cohesion - how a text flows to maintain the reader’s interest and achieve purpose
Common misconception
Pupils may refer to Tubman's activism and later life experiences in this section.
Explicit re-exposure to the information learned about Tubman's early life occurs in Learning Cycle 1 to keep pupils focused on this aspect of her life.
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Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
clear, exact and particular information
words and phrases associated with a topic
a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
a sentence starter followed by a comma
how text flows to maintain the reader’s interest and achieve purpose
introduces what the paragraph will be about
gives detailed information about this aspect of the person’s life
links on to the next section
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