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Planning a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report

I can plan the appearance section of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders.

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Year 3

Planning a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report

I can plan the appearance section of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The appearance section informs the reader of adaptations of the spider that allow it to be a successful predator.
  2. Portia spiders have a range of physical adaptations.
  3. Viewpoint fronted adverbials and formal fronted adverbials are used at the start of sentences for cohesion.
  4. Facts get increasingly specific throughout one section.
  5. Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes.

Keywords

  • Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject

  • Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text

  • Notes - written out of full sentences

Common misconception

Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.

Planning should only have keywords and be written in note form using bullet points.

Supplement pupil knowledge of the Portia spider with additional videos, images and research.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
What does a full sentence need to include?
Correct answer: capital letter
comma
Correct answer: full stop
Correct answer: verb
Q2.
Match the type of fronted adverbial to its example.
Correct Answer:formal fronted adverbial,In addition,

In addition,

Correct Answer:viewpoint fronted adverbial,Interestingly,

Interestingly,

Correct Answer:formal fronted adverbial,However,

However,

Correct Answer:viewpoint fronted adverbial,Amazingly,

Amazingly,

Q3.
Order these sections of a non-chronological report correctly.
1 - introduction
2 - first themed section
3 - second themed section
4 - conclusion
Q4.
What is the purpose of a subheading?
to make a text more interesting
to summarise a text
Correct answer: to signal the reader to each section of the text
Q5.
The facts in the themed sections of a non-chronological report are ...
general
Correct answer: specific
vague
Q6.
Which of these fronted adverbials show that another idea is building on from the previous sentence?
Interestingly,
Correct answer: In addition,
However,

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these are subject-specific words for a non-chronological report about the Portia spider?
animal
cunning
Correct answer: arachnid
Correct answer: predator
Q2.
Which two are most often found in a plan for writing?
paragraphs
Correct answer: bullet points in note form
Correct answer: subject-specific vocabulary
full sentences with capital letters and full stops
Q3.
A Portia spider eats other spiders. This makes it a .
Correct Answer: predator, Predator
Q4.
The Portia spider's fur ...
Correct answer: is brown.
Correct answer: helps it camouflage.
is sticky.
Q5.
Which one of these fronted adverbials are used to give the writer's viewpoint?
In addition,
Correct answer: Interestingly,
Slowly,
However,
Q6.
Match the feature of the Portia spider's appearance to its purpose.
Correct Answer:eight eyes,to see the world in 3D

to see the world in 3D

Correct Answer:brown fur,to hide in its natural habitat

to hide in its natural habitat

Correct Answer:two fangs,to attack and kill other spiders and insects

to attack and kill other spiders and insects