Year 2 - English
Planning to write a section about bats in a non-chronological report
Nocturnal animals: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write a non-chronological report in three paragraphs about nocturnal animals. Pupils use two research lessons about bats and hedgehogs as the starting point for writing an introduction and a paragraph about each nocturnal animal.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make a plan for writing about bats in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals.
Key Notes
- Planning is an important part of preparing to write.
- A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing.
- Notes can be used in a plan to help organise key information and are not written in full sentences.
- Bats are nocturnal animals, which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
- Bats have very poor eyesight but use echolocation to help them navigate their way around.
Vocabulary To Learn
- plan: a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
- notes: written out of full sentences
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Children may write in full sentences in their plan.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Planning is an important part of preparing to write. A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'plan'
a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Children may write in full sentences in their plan. Correction: Model to the children how to use bullet points for notes and give them lots of examples.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Delivering a presentation of a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals Study Guide
- Generating information about bats to be used in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Generating information about hedgehogs for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Learning the features of a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals Study Guide
- Planning to write a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section about bats in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about nocturnal animals Study Guide
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