Starter quiz
- We say that things that have happened already are in the ...
- past. ✓
- present.
- future.
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- Which of these verbs is describing something that has already happened?
- clean
- cleaned ✓
- cleaning
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- What is a verb?
- a person, place or thing
- a describing word
- a doing or being word ✓
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- True or false? A sentence will always start with a capital letter.
- True ✓
- False
- Which of these punctuation marks can not end a sentence?
- comma ✓
- full stop
- exclamation mark
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- A question always ends with a ...
- full stop.
- question mark. ✓
- exclamation mark.
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Exit quiz
- True or false? When we talk about past events, we are recounting something that happened to us.
- True ✓
- False
- True or false? A recount is a form of fiction writing.
- True
- False ✓
- A recount is written in which tense?
- past tense ✓
- present tense
- future tense
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- True or false? When writing a recount about a trip you have been on, you should write in the first person.
- True ✓
- False
- What do we call it when something is written in the order of time?
- non-chronological order
- chronological order ✓
- time order
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- True or false? A recount can be shared both verbally and in written form.
- True ✓
- False
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- When we are recounting, the information we are sharing with someone is called a recount.
- A recount is written in the first person because it happened to you.
- A recount is written in the past tense because the events have already happened.
- A recount is written in chronological order.
Common misconception
Pupils may think a recount needs to include every single detail rather than just the most important moments.
Teach pupils to be selective about the most important parts when recounting. This could be taught by playing a game looking at a school day and choosing the most important parts (lunch, playtime, home time) compared to the least important.
Keywords
Recount - to tell again or describe something that happened in the past
Features - distinctive qualities or characteristics of something
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