Year 6 - English
Researching information about threats to a penguin
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 threats that exist for macaroni penguins.
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.
- Established facts and relevant evidence can be used to strengthen the writer's position on a subject.
- Relevant statistics can enhance the evidence cited.
Vocabulary To Learn
- subject-specific vocabulary: vocabulary we use when writing about a particular subject
- formal tone: the effect created by choosing serious, factual language
- threat: the possibility that something harmful or unwanted will happen
- statistics: a collection of numerical facts or measurements
- bullet points: punctuation marks used to lay out information in a non-fiction text
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may struggle to keep language formal when generating expanded noun phrases relating to the penguins.
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. 'subject-specific vocabulary'
vocabulary we use when writing about a particular subject.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may struggle to keep language formal when generating expanded noun phrases relating to the penguins. Correction: Model out loud the thought process of selecting and rejecting different adjectives, bearing in mind formality - e.g. rejecting 'cute' and selecting 'instantly-recognisable'.
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 appearance and adaptations Study Guide
- Researching information about a penguin's habitat and diet 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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