Year 3 - English
Planning the paragraph about the death of King Tut
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 plan the paragraph about the death of King Tut for a non-chronological report.
Key Notes
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes.
- The purpose of the paragraph is to explain how King Tut died and what happened when his tomb was discovered.
- Fronted adverbials of cause and formal fronted adverbials are used at the start of sentences for cohesion.
- A subheading signals part of a a text and should stand out from the rest of the text.
- The plan should include subject-specific vocabulary.
Vocabulary To Learn
- subject-specific vocabulary: vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
- plan: a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
- notes: written out of full sentences
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes. The purpose of the paragraph is to explain how King Tut died and what happened when his tomb was discovered.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'subject-specific vocabulary'
vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences. Correction: Planning should only have keywords and be written in note-from using bullet points.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Identifying the features of a non-chronological report about King Tut Study Guide
- Peer editing the paragraph about King Tut's death 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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