Planning a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report
I can plan the hunting section of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders.
Planning a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report
I can plan the hunting section of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the section is to inform the reader of a Portia spider's hunting style and diet.
- Portia spiders hunt in two ways: abseiling and attacking their prey and plucking the web to imitate a trapped spider.
- Precise, factual verbs are needed to accurately describe the way the spider hunts its prey.
- Notes are taken out of full sentences and they capture the most important facts for writing.
- A subheading is useful to organise notes in a plan.
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.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
an animal that hunts other animals
an animal that is eaten by other animals
a group of organisms that includes the spider
an animal that eats other animals
Exit quiz
6 Questions
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Interestingly,
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