UnitOverview:PandoraYear5/6
Lesson1
Touseawiderangeofclausestructures,
sometimesvaryingtheirpositionwithinthe
sentence
Childrenwillwriteanintroductoryparagraph
aboutPandora
Lesson2
Touseadverbs,prepositionphrasesand
expandednounphraseseffectivelytoadd
detail,qualificationandprecision
Lesson3
Tousearangeofcohesivedevices,including
adverbials,withinandacrosssentences
Childrenwillwriteaparagraphaboutthe
anatomyoftheirhexapod
Lesson4
Toselectvocabularyandgrammatical
structuresthatreflectthelevelof
formalityrequiredinanon-chronological
report
Childrentouseslowwritingpromptsto
createaparagraphabouttheirhexapod’s
diet
Lesson5
Toselectvocabularyandgrammatical
structuresthatreflectthelevelofformality
requiredinanon-chronologicalreport
Childrenwilldesignandlabeltheirown
hexapod,givingdetailsaboutits
anatomy
Toeditwritingthroughself-assessment
Childrencreatetheirfinalparagraphfortheir
non-chronologicalreportandedittheirwork
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Lesson
objective:
Year:5/6
Resources:4a,4b,4c
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Pandora
Toselect
vocabularyand
grammatical
structuresthatreflectthelevelof
formalityrequiredinanon-chronological
report
Hookinto
Session/
Remindthechildrenaboutthefeaturesofanon-chronologicalreport.Askwhat
otherheadingsshouldwehaveonourreport.Sofarwehavegivenbackground
informationtoPandoraandwrittenabouttheanatomyoftheinsect.Pointout
thattodaywewilllookatthedietofthecreaturetheyhavechosen.Givethe
OpeningActivities childrenopportunityatthebeginningofthelessontoresearchinsectsandtheir
diets.Giveoutresource4a-languageliftersheet.Thechildrennotonlyneedto
considerwhattheircreatureeatsbutalsohow.Talktothechildrenaboutthefact
theopenersmaybeaphraseandthatthetechnicalvocabularyshouldbe
understoodbeforenoting.
NowgiveouttheWaterScorpioninformationonresourcesheet4b.Remindthechildren
LessonInput
Independent
Activities
thatwewantthereporttoremainformal.Askthechildrentolocatetheanswerstothe
questionsatthebottomofthesheet.Thisshouldbedoneorally.Arethereanypiecesof
informationthatthechildrenwouldliketoaddtotheirlanguageliftersheet?Explainthat
todaythechildrenwillbegintothinkaboutthesentencestheywillconstructtogointo
theirpieceofwritingtodayandtomorrow.Theywillneedtousetheirresource4atohelp
themandalsothequestionstheyansweredin4b.Cantheyincludethiskindof
informationintheirownwork?Ontheboardlookattheslowwritingprompt4cand
togetherdiscusstheprocessandhowitcanhelpustoconsidereachofthesentencesina
steppedsequenceandgivingthingsalittlemoretimeandthought.Modelhowto
completethefirsttwoorthreesentences.Ensurethechildrencanseethewriter’sprocess
andhowdecisionsareoftenmadeandthenchangedafterrehearsalofthesentence.
Ensurethechildrenseethatthesentencesmakeuptheparagraphthereforethereneeds
tobecohesionreferbacktothedevicespreviouslylookedat.
Simplify
Expect
Extend
Allchildrentousethe
slowwritingstepsto
begintoformulate
sentences.
Plenary
FurtherTeaching
Points
Allchildrentousetheslow
writingstepstobeginto
formulatesentences.
Allchildrentousethe
slowwritingstepstobegin
toformulatesentences.
Pluschallenge1.
PlusChallenge1and2.
Swapbookswithapartner.Usetheslowwritinglistasachecklistandaskthe
childrentochecktheirpartner’swork.Allowforimmediateimprovementstobe
made.Iftimeallows,feedbackabouttheactivity-whichweretheeasier/harder
constraints?
Beforethelastsessionaskthechildrentoconsiderhowtheywillcompletetheir
finalparagraphabouttheircreature.Willitbetodescribeitshabitat,threatstoits
existenceorperhapsitslifecycle?Recordanynewfeaturesofanon-chronological
reportontheworkingwall.
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Interestingopeners:
Trickytechnicalvocabulary:
Victoriousverbs:
Fabulousfacts:
WORDS
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WaterScorpion
WaterScorpionsareunderwaterambushpredators,relying
uponcamouflagewhenhunting.Theyliveinbodiesofstill
water,suchaslakesandlodges,andarecommonaroundthe
shallowedgesofgardenponds,wheretheyhideamongstdead
leavesandwaittoambushtheirprey.Lashingoutwiththefront
legsandsubduingtheirpreyviasalivaryfluidsinjectedthrough
thesharpbeak,thispredatorycreaturefeedslargelyuponthe
bodyfluidsofinvertebrates,butwillalsotakesmalltadpoles
andfish.Thesesalivaryfluidscontainchemicalsthattranquilize
preyandstartdigestion;theirfoodisconsumedinliquidform,
inamannersimilartothatofaspider.Preyincludesmallinsect
larvae,waterfleas,waterlice,newtsandwaterworms.Despite
itsname,thecreature isnotatruescorpion,andisapoor
swimmer,preferringtomovebywalking.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Namethreeplacesthewaterscorpionisfound.
Howdoesthewaterscorpioneatitsprey?
Whichwordimpliesthewaterscorpionhidesandthenjumpsout?
Name4thingsthatthewaterscorpionwilleat.
Whichwordtellsthereaderthatthewaterscorpionismostoftenfound
aroundtheshallowedgesofgardenponds?
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SlowWritingPrompt
1) Sentenceonemustbea‘Didyouknow…’question.
2) Sentencetwomustincludearelativeclause.
3) Sentencethreemustopenwithapreposition.
4) Sentencefourmustincludealist.
5) Sentencefivemustincludeatleasttwopiecesoftechnical
vocabulary.
6) Sentencesixmustincludeaconjunctiontoopena
sentence.
7) Sentencesevenmustusebrackets.
8) Sentenceeightmustopenwithanadverboradverbial
phrase.
Challenge1
Vocabularytoinclude:
Preyorpredator,habitat,species,rely,diet,unusual,variety.
Challenge2
Canyouuse:and;accurately?
WriteasentencewhichdescribestheprocessofHOWtheyeat.
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