Starter quiz
- Florence Nightingale was named after ...
- an Italian city. ✓
- a family member.
- her favourite food.
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- After being born in Italy, Florence moved to which country?
- Spain
- France
- England ✓
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- What country was Mary Seacole born in?
- England
- Jamaica ✓
- Italy
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- What was Mary Seacole's job?
- nurse
- doctress ✓
- teacher
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- Both Mary Seacole and Florence Nightingale travelled to Crimea. What was happening in Crimea at the time?
- a war ✓
- a storm
- a festival
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- What was the title of Mary Seacole's autobiography?
- The Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands ✓
- Mary in Wonderland
- Mary Seacole's Life
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Exit quiz
- Complete this sentence. When we write a plan, we use ...
- notes. ✓
- full sentences.
- all capital letters.
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- Which two of these do notes capture?
- key vocabulary ✓
- important information ✓
- every detail
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- Complete this sentence. The purpose of notes is to help the writer to ...
- practise their handwriting.
- organise information. ✓
- write full sentences.
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- Which of these are often used in note-taking?
- drawings
- full sentences
- bullet points ✓
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- Which of these do notes not need to have?
- bullet points
- key words
- capital letters, full stops and commas ✓
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- What could we shorten the word Florence to in our notes to save us having to write her full name?
- Flo ✓
- Florence Nightingale
- The Lady with the Lamp
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A non-chronological report is a type of non-fiction text.
- A non-chronological report provides information on a subject, person or event.
- Notes are used when making a plan and they are short and only capture key vocabulary and important information.
- Notes are not written in full sentences and do not require capital letters, full stops or commas.
Common misconception
Pupils may want to include every detail when writing their plan.
Teach pupils that a plan will help them when writing by guiding them on what content to include in each sentence. Model a written plan.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Non-chronological report - a non-fiction text that is not written in time order
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