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Writing a section about bats in a non-chronological report

Nocturnal animals: non-chronological report

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 write a section about bats in a non-chronological report on nocturnal animals.

Key Notes

  • The first section of the report will be all about bats.
  • An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another singular noun.
  • Apostrophes for singular possession are useful to make our writing clear.
  • An apostrophe sits at the same height as the ascender of a letter.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • apostrophe: a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another singular noun
  • possession: something that is owned or possessed

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils may think that apostrophes for possession are only used for physical nouns.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.

The first section of the report will be all about bats. An apostrophe can show if a noun belongs to another singular noun.

2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'apostrophe'

a punctuation mark used to show if a noun belongs to another singular noun.

3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.

Mistake: Pupils may think that apostrophes for possession are only used for physical nouns. Correction: Teach pupils that nouns such as skills or senses can also be possessed, or owned. E.g. a bat's eyesight.

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