Year 3 - English
Peer editing the paragraph about King Tut's death
King Tut: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils research the life and death of King Tut to write a non-chronological report. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials and subject-specific vocabulary to present facts about King Tut in a clearly-structured report. Pupils peer edit and present their reports at the end.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to edit your own and your peer's section about the death of King Tut in a non-chronological report.
Key Notes
- Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing.
- Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
- When editing punctuation, missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops and commas are all checked.
- When editing sentence structure, the way sentences are constructed is checked to improve and enhance text flow.
- When editing language, choices of words and phrases are carefully reviewed.
Vocabulary To Learn
- editing: the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality
- punctuation: a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences
- sentence structure: the way words are arranged within a sentence to convey meaning
- vocabulary: the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Editing is the process of making changes to improve our writing. Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'editing'
the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may think that editing means correcting spelling and handwriting only. Correction: Editing involves improving language choices, sentence structure and enhancing the overall quality and effectiveness of the writing.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Identifying the features of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about the death of King Tut Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about the life of King Tut Study Guide
- Presenting a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Recalling facts about King Tut for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about the death of King Tut Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about the life of King Tut Study Guide
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