Writing

Newspaper (Journalistic writing)

For the next three weeks, 4a will be learning about how to write in the style of a newspaper article. Below is an image of the lessons we will do and a link to the online lessons.

Newspaper(Journalistic) writing unit

This story writing (narrative) unit is based on The Jabberwocky which the children studied in art last term.

Lesson 1: Engage with the poem

Lesson 2:investigate French derived sounds from the poem In this lesson, we will be investigating French derived words and set spelling words to learn.

Lesson 3 :apostrophes In this lesson, we will investigate how to use apostrophes for singular possession and for contraction. We will practise using them in sentences linked to our Jabberwocky writing.

Lesson 4: To generate vocabulary to write the opening In this lesson, we will re-read verses 1 and 2 of the poem and use images to help us generate vocabulary.

Lesson 5:To develop a rich understanding of words associated with being confident In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences

Lesson 6: To plan the opening In this lesson, we will use all the vocabulary we've learnt to plan writing the opening in a cohesive order. We will finish the lesson by practising sentences orally

Lesson 7: To practise and apply knowledge of French derived sounds To practise and apply knowledge of French derived sounds

Lesson 8: To write the opening In this lesson, we will use our plans to write the opening of the story in short parts. We will finish the lesson by reading our paragraph aloud.

Lesson 9: To plan the build up In this lesson, we will read verse 3 of the poem to find out what happens next before planning precise vocabulary for us to use to write the build up as a story. We will finish the lesson by practising sentences orally, using vocabulary from our plan.

Lesson 10: To write the build up In this lesson, we will use our plan to write the build up of the story in short parts. We will finish the lesson by reading our paragraph aloud.

Lesson 11:To generate vocabulary for the climax In this lesson, we will read the fourth and fifth verses and discuss what happens in this part of the story. We will use a range of activities to generate vocabulary to use in our planning lesson.

Lesson 12 Double consonants In this lesson, we will be investigating words with double consonants and set spelling words to learn.

Lesson 13: To plan the climax In this lesson, we will use the vocabulary we learnt in a previous lesson to plan our writing for the climax in a cohesive order. We will finish by practising using some of this vocabulary in full sentences.

Lesson 14: To develop a rich understanding of words associated with fighting or being in battle In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences.

Lesson 15: To write the climax In this lesson, we will use our plans to write the climax in short parts. We will finish by reading aloud our paragraph and reflect on its impact on the reader.

Lesson 16: To practise and apply knowledge of double consonants To practise and apply knowledge of double consonants

Lesson 17:: To generate vocabulary for the ending In this lesson, we will read the next verse in the poem and do a range of activities to help us generate vocabulary for when we need to write the ending of the story.

Lesson 18: To plan the ending In this lesson, we will plan each part of the ending of the story, using the vocabulary we generated in the previous lesson.

Lesson 19: Write the ending In our final lesson of the unit, we will write the ending to the story using our plans. We will finish by reading our whole paragraph out loud.

Lesson 20: Now write your whole story up in your best handwriting for presentation. Record yourself reading it out loud, either as an audio or video file and add to Dojo!

Writing an Explanation of How Chocolate is Made. This will link to our study of Brazil and the rainforests next half term.

Lesson 1: To identify the features of an explanation text In the lesson, we are going to learn about the features of explanation texts, such as the way they are organised and their language features

Lesson 2:To develop an understanding of the chocolate making process In this lesson, we will learn how chocolate is made. We will then summarise each of the four main stages by writing a sentence for each stage.

Lesson 3:To develop a rich understanding of words associated with delicious food (Part 1) In this lesson, we will introduce new vocabulary, identify word pairs and synonyms and apply the vocabulary in sentences.

Lesson 4 :to write complex sentences In this lesson, we will learn how to write complex sentences. We will consider how complex sentences are constructed from main and subordinate clauses and use this knowledge to write our own.

lesson 5: To plan the opening of an explanation text In this lesson, we will create a plan for our introduction and opening paragraph

Lesson 6: To write the opening of an explanation text In this lesson, will write our opening introduction and first paragraph of our explanation text on chocolate

Lesson 7: To plan an explanation text (Part 1) In this lesson, we will create a plan for our sections on harvesting and roasting. We will also use our plans to orally practise these sections.

lesson 8:To write an explanation text (Part 1) In this lesson, we will write our sections on harvesting and roasting

Lesson 9:Edit our explanation text so far In this lesson, we will edit the writing we have so far completed for our explanation text. We will focus on both correcting and improving our writing.

Lesson 10: To plan an explanation text (Part 2) In this lesson, we will create a plan for our sections on grinding, mixing and moulding. We will also use our plans to orally practise these sections.

Lesson 11:To write an explanation text (Part 2) In this lesson, we will write our sections on grinding and mixing.

Lesson 12:To write the closing paragraph of an explanation text In this lesson, we will answer retrieval and inference questions

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Newspaper (Journalistic writing)

This story writing (narrative) unit is based on The Jabberwocky which the children studied in art last term.

Writing an Explanation of How Chocolate is Made. This will link to our study of Brazil and the rainforests next half term.

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