Year 3 - English
Publishing a non-chronological report about the Stone Age
The Stone Age: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils research the diet, housing and artefacts of people in the Stone Age to write a non-chronological report. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials, subject-specific vocabulary and facts to write a clearly-structured full report. Pupils publish their reports at the end.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to publish a non-chronological report about the Stone Age.
Key Notes
- Visuals and captions make information easier to understand and remember for the reader.
- The layout of a text helps to organise information logically, allowing the reader to navigate through a report easily.
- It is important to use neat, joined handwriting when publishing a non-chronological report.
- A published non-chronological report should be visually and linguistically appealing to the reader.
Vocabulary To Learn
- visual aid: graph, chart, image or diagram that enhances understanding in non-fiction texts
- caption: a brief description accompanying an image that gives extra context
- layout: the way information is organised on the page
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils think they need to use new ideas when publishing their non-chronological report.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Visuals and captions make information easier to understand and remember for the reader. The layout of a text helps to organise information logically, allowing the reader to navigate through a report easily.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'visual aid'
graph, chart, image or diagram that enhances understanding in non-fiction texts.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils think they need to use new ideas when publishing their non-chronological report. Correction: Pupils should use the sections they have written in previous lessons that have been planned, drafted and edited.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Planning the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age Study Guide
- Writing the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age Study Guide
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