Writing the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes
I can use a plan to write the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes.
Writing the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes
I can use a plan to write the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Information in the adaptations section is specific for the reader.
- Fronted adverbials, subject-specific vocabulary, relative complex sentences and parenthesis enhance text cohesion.
- Parenthesis is additional information added to the sentence that can be demarcated using a pair of brackets.
- Plans should be used when writing to generate initial ideas and build upon them.
- Success criteria help us understand what to include in our writing.
Common misconception
Pupils may forget the second bracket after parenthesis.
Teacher explicitly models making this mistake and correcting it when re-reading the final written outcome at the end of the lesson.
Keywords
Specific information - clear, exact and particular information
Parenthesis - additional information that can be removed without compromising grammatical accuracy
Brackets - a punctuation mark used to add extra, factual information in a clause
Text cohesion - refers to how text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text’s purpose
Adaptations - special features that animals and plants develop to help them survive where they live
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a sentence starter followed by a comma
vocabulary used to describe a particular topic
a subordinate clause that begins with a relative pronoun
extra information that can be removed from the sentence
Exit quiz
6 Questions
echolocation used to locate grubs inside tree trunks
used to bite through strong materials like tree bark
used to pierce and scoop grubs from inside trees’ trunks
enables the aye-aye to see when hunting at night
In addition to this,
incisors
(they eat plants and animals)
which are found in Madagascar's rainforests