Year 10 - English
Planning and writing website content
Non-fiction: crime and punishment
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by reading and responding to a selection of nineteenth century and modern non-fiction texts on the theme of crime and punishment. They practise summarising and comparing texts before writing an article and information text.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to successfully plan and write copy for a website.
Key Notes
- Planning is an important part of the writing process.
- Single paragraph outlines should include hooks, topic sentences, supporting detail and concluding statements.
- Textual detail should be in note form; this should outline your main ideas and include rhetorical devices.
- When writing copy for a website, organisational devices such as subheadings and bullet points can be included.
- Using a range of rhetorical devices can effectively engage and inform your reader.
Vocabulary To Learn
- navigate: to navigate is to find your way and direct a route either physically or metaphorically
- safeguarding: if you are safeguarding something, you are taking measures to ensure the safety and protection of that thing
- autonomy: having autonomy means you have the freedom and independence to make your own decisions
- vital: if something is vital, it is absolutely essential or critically important
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Websites don't need to be engaging if they only provide information.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Planning is an important part of the writing process. Single paragraph outlines should include hooks, topic sentences, supporting detail and concluding statements.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'navigate'
to navigate is to find your way and direct a route either physically or metaphorically.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Websites don't need to be engaging if they only provide information. Correction: What is the purpose of a website? If you want people to read the information, how are you going to engage your reader?
More Lessons In This Unit
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- Developing a summary of a non-fiction text by including inferences Study Guide
- Planning an open letter using single paragraph outlines Study Guide
- Reading an opinion article and creating rhetorical questions Study Guide
- Reading and comparing two texts about prisons: London (1862) and Norway (2013) Study Guide
- Revising and editing non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Summarising a non-fiction text: 'a letter to my son' (the Guardian, 2014) Study Guide
- Using credible statistics in a piece of non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Using figurative language in non-fiction writing Study Guide
- Using structural features effectively in non-fiction texts Study Guide
- Using the conventions of website content creatively Study Guide
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