Week 2 Explanation Planning and Writing Friday th
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Week 2 Explanation Planning and Writing
Friday th 15 January • Tick • Initial • Act
Learning Objective. : To draft a main body paragraph of an explanation text. Success Criteria: • I have included key facts. • I have used a logical order to write my information. • I have engaged and sustained the interest of the reader. .
Learning Objective: To draft a main body paragraph of an explanation text. Starter – How many subject-specific words can you think of linked to the Sun? Can you give me some examples for the virtual flipchart?
Learning Objective. : To draft a main body paragraph of an explanation text. Magpie Time! Let’s widen our vocabulary choices by mind-mapping on the flipchart. Record in your books • Definition of sun • Adjectives to explain/describe Sun – e. g. : searing, blazing • Dangers of the sun Additional • Why it’s important • Sentences types • Verbs – scorch • Technical vocabulary – gravitational pull
Learning Objective. : To draft a main body paragraph of an explanation text. Shared Write Sentence Stacking The Sun: The Beating Heart of our Solar System • Sentence opener (could be verb –ing start or other sentence type) about where the sun is in relation to the Solar System. adjectives tense Complex sentences • Describe the sun – could you use a simile to describe the sun? • Provide facts • Explain why it is larger than the planets in the Solar System? Use causal conjunctions. adverbs
Learning Objective. : To draft a main body paragraph of an explanation text. Definition If you need a bit more inspiration, you could mute yourself and watch this video clip. https: //www. bbc. co. uk/bitesize/topics/zdrrd 2 p/article s/zqn 7 y 4 j
Learning Objective. : To draft a main body paragraph of an explanation text. Super & Mega Challenge Use the headings below to write your paragraph about the Sun. Title: ________________ • Sentence opener ‘-ing’ beginning (dominating, taking centre stage, etc. ) • Describe the sun • Provide facts • Explain why it is larger than the planets in the Solar System? Use causal conjunctions. Ultra Challenge Write a paragraph about the Sun for your explanation text. Think about sentence types, openers, varied punctuation, conjunctions and adjectives.