Starter quiz
- A recipe is a list of ...
- characters
- instructions ✓
- rhyming words
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- Imperative verbs can also be known as ...
- bossy verbs ✓
- gentle verbs
- describing verbs
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- Which of these words is an imperative verb?
- run ✓
- happy
- quickly
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- Which of these words is an imperative verb?
- slimy
- mix ✓
- huge
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- Which of these words is an ordering fronted adverbial?
- Then ✓
- The
- They
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- Which of these ordering fronted advebrials should come with the last instruction?
- First,
- After,
- Finally, ✓
- Next,
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Exit quiz
- Instructions for making something to eat are called...
- instructions
- a recipe ✓
- an ingredients list
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- Put these parts of a recipe in chronological order.
- 1⇔title
- 2⇔introduction
- 3⇔ingredients list
- 4⇔instructions
- True or false? Ingredients are the individual things you need to combine together to make something.
- True ✓
- False
- Ingredients are often written as a ...
- story
- list ✓
- chart
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- True or false? The purpose of an introduction is to engage the reader, give a brief overview of the main piece of writing and make the reader want to read on.
- True ✓
- False
- An introduction can often end with a ...
- command ✓
- question
- list of ingredients
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Instructions use a title to tell the reader what they are about.
- Instructions can use an introduction to capture the reader’s interest.
- Recipes can contain an ingredients list to tell the reader what they will need.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that a recipe would not require an introduction.
Show pupils some examples of recipes that include introductions and let them analyse them. Teach pupils that an introduction can be effective in making the reader want to follow the instructions.
Keywords
Title - a name or heading given to a piece of writing
Introduction - a short section at the start of a piece of writing designed to tell the reader about the main text
Ingredients list - a list of things that are combined to make something, often food
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