Viking non chronological report

Overview of the Unit:

Lesson 1: Engage Through Drama
Kick off the unit with playscripts and hot seating to spark interest and immerse pupils in the Viking topic.

Lessons 2–4: Master Relative and Embedded Clauses
Build technical skills by focusing on relative clauses and embedded clauses using dashes. Scaffolded tasks include identifying, practicing, and applying these skills to descriptive paragraphs about the Vikings.

Lesson 5: Expanded Noun Phrases and Prepositional Phrases
Teach pupils to add detail and precision to their writing by crafting vivid sentences about Viking roles and lifestyle.

Lesson 6: Ad Same Ad Sentence Structure
Introduce Allan Peat’s Ad Same Ad sentences to help students create impactful, descriptive sentences.

Lesson 7: Describing Viking Clothing
Apply learned skills to describe Viking clothing and settlements, blending expanded noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and Ad Same Ad sentences.

Lessons 8–10: Using Formal Language
Guide students to write formally, using generalizers and precise vocabulary, while practicing formal sentence construction.

Lesson 9: Plan the Report
Pupils organize their ideas under clear subheadings, ensuring all features—relative clauses, formal language, expanded phrases—are included.

Lessons 10–12: Writing the Non-Chronological Report
Over three lessons, pupils draft their reports, working to different ability levels with sentence starters, scaffolds, and modeled examples.

Lesson 13: Publish with Style
Pupils polish their work, adding illustrations and neat formatting to create a final report ready for display or assessment.

Key Features:

Fully differentiated tasks to support lower ability, age-related, and greater depth learners.
Focus on grammar skills: relative clauses, embedded clauses, expanded noun phrases, and formal language.
Engaging activities including hot seating, sentence crafting, and publishing with illustrations.
Scaffolds, WAGOLLs, and success criteria provided for every step.
Perfect for cross-curricular links with history or thematic units on the Vikings.

Why Teachers Love It:

Saves time with ready-to-teach lesson plans and resources.
Encourages creativity alongside rigorous grammar skills.
Supports writing progression with clear success criteria and scaffolded tasks.
Engages learners with a high-interest topic and varied teaching methods.

What’s Included:

13 detailed lesson plans with objectives, activities, and differentiation.
WAGOLL examples for each skill.
Printable planning templates, worksheets, and success criteria.
Editable resources for tailoring to your class.