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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.

New
New
Year 6

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.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Writing is most successful when structure, content and vocabulary is planned.
  2. Information in this section should be specific and detailed.
  3. Cohesion, making use of research and a formal tone are appropriate in an essay.
  4. 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.

Ensuring that pupils fully understand the meaning of subject-specific vocabulary is essential to enabling them to write concisely and accurately.
Teacher tip

Licence

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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a text's purpose?
Correct answer: the aim of the text
the people reading a text
the layout of a text
Q2.
Select the definition of an essay from the list below.
writing that informs the reader about a real-life event
writing that informs the reader about a person’s life
a fictional story
Correct answer: writing that discusses points and arguments surrounding a particular issue
Q3.
Match the parts of an essay with their functions:
Correct Answer:introduction,states argument and introduces topics to be explored

states argument and introduces topics to be explored

Correct Answer:sections,paragraphs related to arguments surrounding the subject

paragraphs related to arguments surrounding the subject

Correct Answer:conclusion,summarises the information from the text and restates the argument

summarises the information from the text and restates the argument

Q4.
Match the terms to their definitions.
Correct Answer:general information,necessary information about the general topic

necessary information about the general topic

Correct Answer:specific information,detailed, factual information about a particular topic or argument

detailed, factual information about a particular topic or argument

Correct Answer:subject-specific vocabulary,factual vocabulary about the subject

factual vocabulary about the subject

Q5.
In the sections of an essay, information should be kept ...
general
Correct answer: specific
brief
Q6.
Select the linguistic features of an essay.
Correct answer: fronted adverbials
Correct answer: brackets for parenthesis
simile
Correct answer: facts
alliteration

6 Questions

Q1.
Which two meet the purpose of the sections of an essay?
Correct answer: inform the reader about a topic or argument related to the essay’s subject
provide the reader with general information
Correct answer: provide the reader with specific information
summarise the key information shared in the whole essay
Q2.
Information in section one of an essay should be ...
general
Correct answer: specific
descriptive
Q3.
Select facts from the list that are appropriate to use in Section One.
The Teddy Boys were a group of White, working class men.
Correct answer: After WW2, Commonwealth countries' citizens were able to live & work in Britain.
The Notting Hill Race Riots occurred in 1958.
Correct answer: Many who travelled on the Windrush had served in the British Armed Forces.
Q4.
Order the parts of a main section paragraph.
1 - introductory sentence
2 - explanatory sentences
3 - linking sentence
Q5.
Which of these should plans include?
Correct answer: bullet points
full sentences
Correct answer: subject-specific vocabulary
paragraphs
Q6.
How can success criteria best be used?
Correct answer: as a prompt to remind the writer of what to include in their writing
to tell the writer the only skills that should be included in the writing
Correct answer: each criteria can be ticked off as it is met in the writing