Year 2 - English
Generating knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole for a report
Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write a non-chronological report in four paragraphs based on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Pupils use research as the starting point for their reports, which will include an introduction, a paragraph on each historical figure and a conclusion.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to generate knowledge of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole to use in a non-chronological report.
Key Notes
- Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War.
- Florence Nightingale helped to train nurses and make hospitals cleaner.
- Mary Seacole was born in Jamaica and was a doctress.
- Mary Seacole went to the Crimean War and set up a hospital called the 'British Hotel' to look after wounded soldiers.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Florence Nightingale: a nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War
- Mary Seacole: a doctress who travelled to Crimea to care for soldiers during the Crimean War
- Crimean War: a war between Russie and Britian, France and Turkey
- soldiers: a person who fights for their country in a war
- doctress: a term for a female doctor
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that hospitals have always been clean and organised as they are today.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Florence Nightingale was a nurse during the Crimean War. Florence Nightingale helped to train nurses and make hospitals cleaner.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Florence Nightingale'
a nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that hospitals have always been clean and organised as they are today. Correction: Show pupils images of hospitals during the Crimean war and hospitals today and allow them to explore and make comparisons.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Delivering a presentation of a report on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole Study Guide
- Planning to write a section about Florence Nightingale in a report Study Guide
- Planning to write a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section about Florence Nightingale in a non chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a report on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole Study Guide
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