Planning and writing the first section of an essay about the Windrush
I can use my research to plan and write the first section of an essay about the Windrush.
Planning and writing the first section of an essay about the Windrush
I can use my research to plan and write the first section of an essay about the Windrush.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned.
- Information in this section should be specific and detailed.
- Cohesion, making use of research and a formal tone are appropriate in an essay.
- An essay can use a bank of research, evidence, statistics and quotes to inform the reader.
Keywords
Specific information - clear, exact and particular information
Explanatory sentence - provides the reader with specific information to develop a point
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
Common misconception
Pupils may incorrectly include information that is not relevant to section one.
Learning cycle 1 explicitly outlines which aspects of prior research are appropriate for this section.
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Planning and writing the first section of an essay about the Windrush, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Planning and writing the first section of an essay about the Windrush, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
states argument and introduces topics to be explored
paragraphs related to arguments surrounding the subject
summarises the information from the text and restates the argument
necessary information about the general topic
detailed, factual information about a particular topic or argument
factual vocabulary about the subject