Light and Dark

PPT that follows the sentence stacking sequence for 'The Write Stuff’s year 3 unit. I have put the powerpoint together with a mixed year 3/4 class in mind. I have also included the information gathering format, and a boxing up grid which I used to aid their planning process for the independent write. To complete the first part of the boxing up we walked back through the sentence stacking lessons (revisiting) and used the sheet to make notes of they key points that were included for each section.

All pictures included in the powerpoint come from the original text ‘Fox in the Night’ by Martin Jenkins.

NB: Sentence Stacking lesson 4/chunk 1 - I encouraged my class to copy across the sentence they made in initiate as their model sentence as they had produced some lovely sentences for that section.

This unit will not feel as though it is leading to an explanation text. Stick with it. My class produced some really good writing at the end of this unit.

Independent write: I gave my class an information gathering sheet (included) so they could research their own nocturnal animal. We then used this information with the second part of the boxing up to create our own text about a 24-hour cycle in the life of their chosen animal.