Starter quiz
- Which sentences use an apostrophe for singular possession correctly?
- The penguins' feet are webbed.
- The penguin's feet are webbed. ✓
- A macaroni penguin's diet is largely composed of krill. ✓
- A macaroni penguins' diet is largely composed of krill.
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- Which sentences use an apostrophe for plural possession correctly?
- Macaroni penguins' nests are shallow and stone-lined. ✓
- Penguin's nests are shallow and stone-lined.
- The penguins' breeding sites are across three continents. ✓
- The penguins' breed on three different continents.
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- Which sentences use apostrophes for possession correctly?
- The penguin's oily feathers help keep it warm. ✓
- The penguin's oily feathers help keep them warm.
- The penguins' oily feathers help keep them warm. ✓
- The penguins' oily feathers help keep it warm.
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- Which of these sentences might belong in a paragraph based on the theme 'Penguins' habitats'?
- They breed in colonies of up to 100,000 individuals. ✓
- They survive mostly on krill.
- They spend half of their life swimming at sea. ✓
- They are considered a vulnerable species.
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- Which version below is an appropriate bullet point note about penguins' habitats?
- nest = shallow scrape - rocks + grass > incubate eggs ✓
- Their nest is a shallow scraped lined with rocks and grass.
- Their nest is a shallow scrape where they incubate their eggs.
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- Which of the following facts tell us that macaroni penguins are sociable and communicative?
- They live in colonies of up to 100,000 penguins. ✓
- They spend six months of the year at sea.
- They uses noises to show aggression, find each other and attract mates. ✓
- They can move their flippers to communicate with gestures. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following is a statistic about macaroni penguins?
- Macaroni penguins are very sociable and communicative.
- They can dive to depths of 80 metres. ✓
- They have breeding sites on three continents.
- They communicate using noises and flipper gestures.
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- Which of the following sentences show a threat that macaroni penguins face to their population?
- There are monitoring programmes at breeding colonies.
- Climate change affects krill numbers. ✓
- There are protected reserves at breeding grounds.
- Fishing affects krill and fish numbers. ✓
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- Which of the following is an appropriate expanded noun phrase to replace 'macaroni penguins' in a non-chronological report?
- these adorable creatures
- these flightless birds ✓
- this vulnerable species ✓
- this cuddly, cute animal
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- Match the nouns and adjectives to make word pairs to describe the features of macaroni penguins and their lives.
- tightly-packed⇔feathers ✓
- streamlined⇔body ✓
- shallow⇔scrape ✓
- unique, yellow⇔crest ✓
- Put these events in order to show how climate change threatens macaroni penguins.
- 1⇔Human carbon emissions drive climate change.
- 2⇔The sea becomes warmer.
- 3⇔Krill numbers fall.
- 4⇔Penguin numbers fall.
- Match each statement to the best label.
- current status⇔vulnerable to extinction ✓
- past problems⇔fishing led to a huge fall in numbers ✓
- conservation efforts⇔breeding grounds are in protected reserves ✓
- current problems⇔climate change is reducing krill numbers ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Information can be gathered from a range of different sources.
- Credibility of each source must be determined.
- Origin of a source must be cited.
- Established facts and relevant evidence can be used to strengthen the writer's position on a subject.
- Relevant statistics can enhance the evidence cited.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to keep language formal when generating expanded noun phrases relating to the penguins.
Model out loud the thought process of selecting and rejecting different adjectives, bearing in mind formality - e.g. rejecting 'cute' and selecting 'instantly-recognisable'.
Keywords
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary we use when writing about a particular subject
Formal tone - the effect created by choosing serious, factual language
Threat - the possibility that something harmful or unwanted will happen
Statistics - a collection of numerical facts or measurements
Bullet points - punctuation marks used to lay out information in a non-fiction text
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