Year 2 - English
Writing a recount about a school trip
School trip: recount writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils write a recount in one paragraph about a school trip. Pupils use sequencing fronted adverbials with commas to order their recount chronologically and they focus on including expanded noun phrases - also punctuated with commas - to describe nouns.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write a recount about a school trip.
Key Notes
- A recount is written in the past tense.
- A recount is written in chronological order and will use fronted adverbials of time.
- A recount is written in the first person.
Vocabulary To Learn
- past tense: tells the reader the action happened before now
- first person: a point of view in writing or storytelling where the narrator or speaker refers to themselves using 'I'
- fronted adverbial of time: a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils make think that fronted adverbials of time can be used in any order.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A recount is written in the past tense. A recount is written in chronological order and will use fronted adverbials of time.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'past tense'
tells the reader the action happened before now.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils make think that fronted adverbials of time can be used in any order. Correction: Teach pupils that while some fronted adverbials of time are interchangable, there are still many others which must be carefully positioned within a piece of writing e.g. First, Finally.
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