Starter quiz
- At the time of the Great Fire of London, what weather was the city experiencing?
- rain
- wind ✓
- snow
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- Houses in 1666 were mostly made from what materials?
- brick and stone
- metal and glass
- wood and straw ✓
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- Complete the following sentence. The streets in London in 1666 were very...
- wide.
- narrow. ✓
- empty.
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- Which of these did not exist in 1666?
- an organised fire brigade ✓
- a King
- a Lord Mayor
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- Which of these did Londoners have to help them tackle the fire?
- leather buckets ✓
- hoses
- axes ✓
- water squirts ✓
- fire engines
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- What did the Lord Mayor allow people to use to stop the fire spreading further?
- firebreaks ✓
- fire works
- fire alarms
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Exit quiz
- The second section of our non-chronological report is about how the fire...
- started.
- spread and stopped. ✓
- felt to be near.
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- What should always be underlined in a report?
- subheadings ✓
- people's names
- places
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- Turn the following subheading into a question. 'How the fire spread and stopped'
- The fire stopped on Thursday 6th September.
- The spread of the fire.
- How did the fire spread and stop? ✓
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- Which of these are types of fronted adverbials?
- formal ✓
- question
- time ✓
- place ✓
- sentence
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- What punctuation always comes after a fronted adverbial?
- full stop
- comma ✓
- question mark
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- Which of these fronted adverbials are examples of formal fronted adverbials?
- Also, ✓
- In London,
- However, ✓
- In addition, ✓
- On Sunday 2nd September,
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A subheading is a mini-heading given to a paragraph within a main piece of writing.
- Formal fronted adverbials link two sentences together.
- The second section of the report should inform the reader of how the fire spread and stopped.
Common misconception
Pupils may link sentences incorrectly with formal fronted adverbials that are unsuitable.
Focus on understanding the 'and' and 'but' categories of formal fronted adverbials and say the sentences out loud to hear if they make sense
Keywords
Subheading - A mini-heading given to a specific section of a report.
Formal fronted adverbial - A sentence starter that links two sentences together.
Fronted adverbials - A sentence starter followed by a comma.
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