Starter quiz
- Every sentence must begin with a…
- fronted adverbial or time
- capital letter ✓
- noun
- verb
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- Complete this sentence with the correct word: A recount retells events that have happened in the __________.
- past ✓
- present
- future
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- Identify the past tense verb in the following sentence: We ate lunch.
- We
- ate ✓
- lunch
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- Match the punctuation mark to its name.
- .⇔full stop ✓
- ,⇔comma ✓
- ?⇔question mark ✓
- !⇔exclamation mark ✓
- Identify the questions.
- What is your name? ✓
- The park is big.
- Do you want to play? ✓
- The children are playing.
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- Which fronted adverbial is often used at the beginning of a recount?
- First, ✓
- After that,
- Finally,
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Exit quiz
- Which adjective best describes a playground?
- grumpy
- fun ✓
- tall
- smelly
- slide
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- Which punctuation mark should come at the end of a question?
- .
- ,
- !
- ? ✓
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- What is an opinion?
- a personal view about something ✓
- something that is known to be true or proved
- a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer
- a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact
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- Identify the opinion.
- Where did you go?
- The playground was so much fun. ✓
- We ate sandwiches for lunch.
- Flowers attract bees.
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- Which information comes in the middle and at the end of a recount?
- Where...?
- When...?
- What...? ✓
- Why...?
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- Which sentence uses correct punctuation?
- finally, we travelled back to school on the bus.
- Finally, we travelled back school on the bus.
- Finally, we travelled back to school on the bus. ✓
- Finally, we travelled back to school on the bus
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Writing about what happened on a trip can come at the middle and end of a recount
- Using time adverbials helps the reader to understand the sequence of events
- Expressing an opinion about the event can come at the end of the recount
- Adding a 'Did you know...?' question at the end of a recount shows the reader what you learnt on the trip
Common misconception
Pupils may tick their success criteria without checking and correcting.
When you are modelling your write, continuously refer back to the success criteria yourself. Adapt the success criteria accordingly to help pupils experience success.
Keywords
Middle - the section of something in between the beginning and end
End - the final part of something, such as a story or recount
Fronted adverbial of time - a sentence starter that tells the reader when something happens
Opinion - a personal view about something
Fact - something that is known to be true or proved
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