Starter quiz
- The first section of a non-chronological report is called the...
- introduce.
- introduction. ✓
- heading.
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- Which of these is a purpose of the introduction?
- Make the reader want to read on. ✓
- Give the reader lots of detailed information.
- Make the reader not want to read on.
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- An introduction may contain questions to...
- the writer.
- the reader. ✓
- the people in the report.
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- An introduction should contain...
- all of the information.
- detailed information.
- general information. ✓
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- An introduction should have a subheading which is...
- underlined. ✓
- written in all capitals.
- written in coloured pen.
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- Ending an introduction with a command will tell the reader to...
- read on. ✓
- stop reading.
- read the introduction again.
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Exit quiz
- What is the purpose of a plan?
- to write out the whole report for practice
- to organise ideas, thoughts and the information you want to include ✓
- to practise our handwriting
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- What does nocturnal animals mean?
- Animals that sleep at night and are active in the day.
- Animals that are awake in the night and day.
- Animals that sleep during the day and are awake at night. ✓
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- Bats are the only mammals that can...
- use echolocation.
- fly. ✓
- walk.
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- What do the bones in a bat's wings do?
- Help them to fly quickly.
- Help them to change direction easily when flying. ✓
- Help them to catch their prey.
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- Echolocation is a very special tool that bats use to...
- help them to fly quickly and smoothly.
- help them understand their surroundings when they cannot see. ✓
- help them to hear.
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- Which of these would make a good spot for a bat’s habitat?
- caves ✓
- old buildings ✓
- ponds
- grassland
- under bridges ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Planning is an important part of preparing to write.
- A plan helps a writer to organise their ideas, thoughts and the information they want to include in their writing.
- Notes can be used in a plan to help organise key information and are not written in full sentences.
- Bats are nocturnal animals, which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
- Bats have very poor eyesight but use echolocation to help them navigate their way around.
Common misconception
Children may write in full sentences in their plan.
Model to the children how to use bullet points for notes and give them lots of examples.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
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