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Researching information about a penguin's appearance and adaptations

I can write notes about a penguin's appearance and physical features from a range of sources.

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Year 6

Researching information about a penguin's appearance and adaptations

I can write notes about a penguin's appearance and physical features from a range of sources.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Information can be gathered from a range of different sources.
  2. Credibility of each source must be determined.
  3. Origin of a source must be cited.
  4. Full sentences are not required when writing in note form.
  5. Notes can be organised by theme using bullet points.

Common misconception

Pupils may try to write their 'notes' in full sentences.

Oral rehearsal of sentences using very short notes will help them in writing tasks using these facts.

Keywords

  • Source - someone or something that supplies information

  • Credible - something that can be believed or trusted

  • Origin - where something starts or comes from

  • Theme - a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with

  • Bullet points - punctuation marks that lay key information out in a non-fiction text

You may wish to play videos and provide extra images of macaroni penguins or to provide other credible sources of information for pupils to use for research.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following can be used to improve text cohesion?
Correct answer: joining separate sentences to make compound sentences
Correct answer: joining related ideas to make complex sentences
Correct answer: showing connections between ideas using fronted adverbials
using shorter words in your sentences
Q2.
Which of the following is a compound sentence?
Stag beetles are native to the UK although they are endangered.
Correct answer: Stag beetles are native to the UK and they live in south east England.
Stag beetles, which are endangered, are native to the UK.
Q3.
Which co-ordinating conjunction would best join the following two sentences? 'Male stag beetles have over-sized mandibles. Females do not.'
and
as
Correct answer: but
or
Q4.
Match each type of complex sentence to the example of a word that could begin its subordinate clause.
Correct Answer:adverbial complex sentence,because

because

Correct Answer:relative complex sentence,which

which

Correct Answer:non-finite complex sentence,measuring

measuring

Q5.
Which of these sentences start with a fronted adverbial?
Correct answer: Interestingly, the adult stag beetle consumes very little nutrients.
The beetle can survive because it has significant energy stores.
Correct answer: As a result of this, stag beetle numbers are stabilising.
Stag beetle numbers have stabilised as a result of woodlands being protected.
Q6.
Match each type of fronted adverbial to the correct example.
Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of cause,Consequently,

Consequently,

Correct Answer:formal fronted adverbial,On the other hand,

On the other hand,

Correct Answer:viewpoint fronted adverbial,Interestingly,

Interestingly,

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6 Questions

Q1.
What does it mean if a source of information is 'credible'?
It's really excellent to look at.
It's not trustworthy.
Correct answer: It's trustworthy.
Correct answer: It comes from a reliable source.
Q2.
You are looking for facts about penguins online. Which of these sources is likely to be most credible?
a joke about penguins from a comedy video channel
a comment on a video about penguins
Correct answer: a video about penguins from a well-known TV station
Q3.
Which part of our non-chronological report is most likely to contain general information about penguins?
Correct answer: the introduction
the section about penguins' habitats
the section about penguins' diets
the section about penguins' appearance
Q4.
Which fact about macaroni penguins is most likely to be placed in the introduction of a non-chronological report?
Correct answer: Their scientific name is Eudyptes chrysolophus.
They weigh around 3.5 kilograms.
They are flightless birds with a yellow crest.
They secrete oil to make their feathers waterproof.
Q5.
Which of the following are adaptations that help macaroni penguins survive?
They are 70 centimetres in length.
Correct answer: They have a layer of blubber.
Correct answer: Their muscles can store oxygen for long periods.
They live in the seas around the Antarctic.
Q6.
When we're researching, which of the following is useful to do?
Correct answer: Check that our sources are credible.
Correct answer: Take bullet point notes about what we read.
Write in complete sentences.
Correct answer: Write in notes instead of complete sentences.