Starter quiz
- Which word is the adjective in the following sentence: 'We travelled on the crowded bus.'
- We
- travelled
- crowded ✓
- bus
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- Match the words in the following sentence to their word class: 'We arrived at the beautiful park.'
- arrived⇔verb ✓
- beautiful⇔adjective ✓
- park⇔noun ✓
- Recounts are about events that ...
- already happened. ✓
- are happening.
- are going to happen.
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- Recounts are ...
- poems.
- fiction.
- non-fiction. ✓
- titles.
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- Which word completes the following sentence so that it is in the past tense? 'I __________ lunch.'
- have
- will have
- had ✓
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- Which sentence is written correctly?
- We went on an exciting trip to the park
- We went. on an exciting trip to the park.
- we went on an exciting trip to the park.
- We went on an Exciting trip to the park.
- We went on an exciting trip to the park. ✓
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Exit quiz
- What does 'sequencing' mean?
- it is a type of book
- putting things in order ✓
- talking about features of a book
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- Fill in the missing word in the following sentence: '__________ means the order in which events happened.'
- Non-chronological
- Random
- Fiction
- Chronological ✓
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- A fronted adverbial of time ...
- tells the reader where something happened.
- comes at the beginning of a sentence. ✓
- tells the reader when something happened. ✓
- comes at the end of a sentence.
- is followed by a comma. ✓
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- Which of these are fronted adverbials of time?
- First, ✓
- Under the bridge,
- After that, ✓
- Last week, ✓
- Quickly,
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- Which fronted adverbial is often used at the end of a recount?
- First,
- Then,
- Next,
- Finally, ✓
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- What can help us to remember the events of a trip before writing?
- sequencing events on a timeline ✓
- writing everything down
- retelling the trip out loud ✓
- keeping the information in your head
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Recounts are mostly told in chronological or time order
- Events in a trip can be placed on a timeline to help remember the sequence
- Fronted adverbials of time such as 'First,' 'Then,' 'After that,' and 'Finally,' can be used to structure a recount
- Recounting orally helps to remember the events of a trip before writing
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to understand what a fronted adverbial is.
Refer to the Year 1: Grammar: Word Class unit and teach alongside this unit.
Keywords
Chronological - arranging events in time order
Sequence - following the order in which a series of events happened
Events - the main parts
Fronted adverbials of time - a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens
Retelling - summarising a story in your own words, highlighting key events and details.
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