Starter quiz
- What does 'chronological order' mean?
- The events in a text are not written in the order in which they happened.
- The events in a text are written in the order in which they happened. ✓
- A text is written in a formal, informative way.
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- Select the purpose of an essay.
- to inform the reader about a person's life
- to create suspense for the reader
- to recount the events of someone's day
- to inform the reader about a particular topic ✓
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- Research is...
- the detailed study of a subject. ✓
- the analysis of a text.
- the editing of a piece of writing.
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- Select the types of non-fiction writing from the list:
- poem
- essay ✓
- narrative story
- non-chronological report ✓
- journalistic report ✓
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- Identify the linguistic features of essays:
- fronted adverbials ✓
- personification
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- similes
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- Which of these fronted adverbials is not appropriate to use in an essay?
- However,
- Consequently,
- Furthermore,
- Suddenly, ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their definitions.
- Islam⇔a world religion that is followed by Muslims ✓
- Early Islamic civilisation⇔a period of time in Islam’s history, spanning from 570 CE to 1258 CE ✓
- chronology⇔the arrangement of events in the order in which they happened ✓
- Golden Age⇔a time period when Islam and the Islamic Empire grew rapidly ✓
- Baghdad⇔a city established during Early Islamic civilisation ✓
- Fill in the gap: Islam has __________ pillars.
- 3
- 6
- 4
- 5 ✓
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- Fill in the gap: People who follow Islam are called...
- Muslims ✓
- Christians
- Sikhs
- Buddhists
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- Fill in the gap: Islam originated in...
- Baghdad
- Mecca ✓
- Petra
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- Match the terminology with the correct definition.
- caliph⇔an Islamic religious and political leader ✓
- dynasty⇔leaders who belong to the same important family ✓
- astronomy⇔the study of the movements of the planets, sun, moon and stars ✓
- scholar⇔a person who has much knowledge, usually from research or study ✓
- Fill in the gap: The __________ dynasty led Early Islamic civilisation into the Golden Age.
- Rashidun
- Umayyad
- Abbasid ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Information can be gathered from a range of different sources.
- The Prophet Muhammad was the founding prophet of Islam.
- Early Islamic civilisation emerged in the 7th century CE.
- Early Islamic civilisation had and still has a profound effect on many areas of society across the world.
- Understanding the chronology of a time period enables us to understand it in greater depth.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it challenging to understand the chronology of events within the time period.
Ensure that you use explicit modelling and give opportunities to pupils for them to be re-exposed to this chronology through tasks.
Keywords
Islam - a world religion which is followed by Muslims
Early islamic civilisation - a period of time in Islam’s history, which spans from 570 CE to 1258 CE
Chronology - the arrangement of events or dates in the order in which they happened
Islamic golden age - a time period when Islam and the Islamic Empire grew rapidly
Baghdad - a city established during early Islamic civilisation, which became a centre for learning and the hub of the Islamic Golden Age
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