Planning to write a section about hedgehogs in a non-chronological report | English

Starter quiz

Which of these are reasons to use an apostrophe?
- for possession ✓
- for contraction ✓
- for a question
What word means to own something?
- possess ✓
- contract
- punctuate
Which of these shows the correct use of an apostrophe for possession?
- a bats wing
- a bat's wing ✓
- a bats' wing
Which of these are nouns that might belong to a bat?
- wing ✓
- hedgehog
- diet ✓
- eyesight ✓
When we write, we always try to...
- use only words beginning with vowels.
- vary our sentence types. ✓
- write as fast as possible.
Which of these are reasons why you should read your sentences out loud once you've written them?
- to edit and improve them ✓
- to read them in funny voices
- to check they make sense ✓

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
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. ✓
How many spines do hedgehogs have on their backs?
- 500-700
- 5000-7000 ✓
- 50-100
Hedgehogs have an excellent sense of...
- smell ✓
- sight
- hearing
Why are hedges, bushes and shrubs perfect homes for hedgehogs?
- They provide cover and a place to be hidden from predators. ✓
- They are exposed to humans and weather.
- They attract insects which hedgehogs like to eat. ✓
- Their thick vegetation and tangled branches make them a great nesting spot. ✓
Which animals does a hedgehog like to eat?
- insects ✓
- spiders ✓
- foxes
- badgers
- worms ✓

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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.
Hedgehogs are nocturnal animals, which means they sleep during the day and are awake at night.
Hedgehogs have thousands of spines that they use to protect themselves from predators.

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.

Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences