Year 6 - English
Researching information about a penguin's appearance and adaptations
Antarctic animals: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils research penguins' appearance, physical features, diet and habitat to write a non-chronological report about them. They specifically work on including varied ways to denote parenthesis for relevant factual information.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write notes about a penguin's appearance and physical features from a range of sources.
Key Notes
- Information can be gathered from a range of different sources.
- Credibility of each source must be determined.
- Origin of a source must be cited.
- Full sentences are not required when writing in note form.
- Notes can be organised by theme using bullet points.
Vocabulary To Learn
- source: someone or something that supplies information
- credible: something that can be believed or trusted
- origin: where something starts or comes from
- theme: a central idea that the writer intends the audience to engage deeply with
- bullet points: punctuation marks that lay key information out in a non-fiction text
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may try to write their 'notes' in full sentences.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Information can be gathered from a range of different sources. Credibility of each source must be determined.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'source'
someone or something that supplies information.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may try to write their 'notes' in full sentences. Correction: Oral rehearsal of sentences using very short notes will help them in writing tasks using these facts.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Exploring cohesive devices in a model non-chronological report about an insect Study Guide
- Generating ideas for parenthesis in a report about a penguin Study Guide
- Identifying features of a model non-chronological report about an insect Study Guide
- Peer editing a non-chronological report about a penguin Study Guide
- Publishing a non-chronological report about a penguin Study Guide
- Researching information about a penguin's habitat and diet Study Guide
- Researching information about threats to a penguin Study Guide
- Writing further specific sections of a non-chronological report about a penguin Study Guide
- Writing specific sections of a non-chronological report about a penguin Study Guide
- Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about a penguin Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about a penguin Study Guide
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