Year 3 WEEK 13 Writing, SPaG and reading

Year 3 English Week 13A note about this week’s English:This week, there are four lessons that build up to and prepare for a piece of writing at the end of the week. In class, children are used to using the colour-coded Success Criteria system of what is expected in a lesson:Green = what is expected of all children. Some children may need support to meet this statementAmber = many children will also be able to achieve this statementRed = some children will challenge themselves to achieve this tooPlease get in touch with any questions and to share work if you would like to. Twitter:

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Year 3 WEEK 13 Writing, SPaG and reading

In each of the following diary entries can you highlight

Conjunctions yellow

Subheading red

Facts green

Technical vocabulary pink

Can you also answer questions about each text?

- A sub heading is a heading given to a subsection of a piece of writing.

- A conjunction is a word which is used to join two sentences together.

- A fact is information which can be proved to be true.- Technical vocabulary is formal and subject specific to the

topic of the text. E.g. A text about light would include: transparent, opaque, reflective.

MONDAY 22 nd June LO To identify features of an information text.Success Criteria:

I can identify sub headings, conjunctions, facts and technical vocabulary.I can answer questions about an information text.

Year 3 WEEK 13 Writing, SPaG and reading

1. Stonehenge

- Find and copy two of the subheadings.

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- Name a conjunction which was used to join two ideas together. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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2. The Stone Age- Name the three periods of the Stone Age.

_____________________________________________________________________- What type of houses did Stone Age people live in the Neolithic Era?

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- Why is it called the Stone Age?

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Identify

Here is a mixture of statements. Write F or O next to them.

F = Fact O = Opinion

Controlled Practice

**Similar to the previous examples subheadings are commonly questions. For the second half of the Stonehenge information text write 4 possible subheadings (One for each section).

Make sure you read the text first. As the subheading should tell the reader what that section will be about.

Apply

TUESDAY 23rd June LO To be able to use facts, conjunctions, subheadings and technical vocabulary.Success Criteria:

I can differentiate between facts and opinions.I can use sub headings in controlled practice.I can apply my understanding of conjunctions to join ideas together.

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Join two facts together using a conjunction. How many factual sentences can you make?

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WEDNESDAY 24 th June LO To gather language for writingSuccess Criteria:

I can collect a range of conjunctions.I can use facts.I can use technical vocabulary.

Can you collect conjunctions to use in your information text?

Conjunctions

Your text is going to be about Ancient Egypt. Can you collect facts about Ancient Egypt?

Facts

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Can you collect technical vocabulary which you could use in your text about Ancient Egypt?

Technical Vocabulary

You are planning a fact file all about Ancient Egypt! Remind yourself of all of the work that we did about Ancient Egypt. What facts can you remember? Your fact file will have a heading, 5 subheadings and a paragraph of information under each heading.

Have a look back at the features you found in the first lesson and try to include features you identified to help you make your fact file effective.

Below are many facts about Ancient Egypt. Your job is to select the facts you would like to use in your fact file.

The 5 sections of your fact file will be about:

- What they wore- Where they lived- What they ate and drank- The jobs they had- The pyramids in Ancient Egypt

You need to think of a heading for your fact file. You could use ‘All about Ancient Egypt’. Then you must think of 5 subheadings which relates to the section. For example, the section about their clothing could be called ‘What did they wear?’ *The facts in your plan only need to be bullet points.

THURSDAY 25 th June LO To plan for writing.Success Criteria:

I can write in note form and include details from yesterday’s language gathering.I can include sub headings, facts, technical vocabulary and conjunctions to plan an information text.

Year 3 WEEK 13 Writing, SPaG and reading

Year 3 WEEK 13 Writing, SPaG and reading

Year 3 WEEK 13 Writing, SPaG and reading

Today you are going to write a fact file about Ancient Egypt.

Re-read the examples from the first lesson to remind yourself what a good one looks like, use your work from the word class lesson, gathering language lesson and your plan yesterday.

Start by writing out your checklist so that you have something to tick at the end to check you’ve included everything that you thought would make your writing effective.

Feature Tick

FRIDAY 26 th June LO To write an information text.Success Criteria:

I can write in paragraphs using my plan and my checklistI can re-read and edit and improve my writingI can write a paragraph to explain what made my writing effective

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Use the word mats below to help you too.

Pointers:

- Include your planned subheadings in your writing. - Write in full sentences and paragraphs – don’t just copy your note form

bullet points from your plan.- Don’t forget your headings

Please share your writing with your teacher by email, Twitter or the blog!

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Year 3 WEEK 13 Writing, SPaG and reading

Year 3 WEEK 13 Writing, SPaG and reading