An informational writing unit and reading comprehension activities about the Titanic disaster of 1912. The unit looks into the start of the maiden voyage, the crash into the iceberg, the evacuation and rescue attempts, and the ships legacy afterwards. The bundle has four separate lessons and is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4.

Included in the Informational Writing Unit:

  • Three fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs
  • Writing templates for four draft paragraphs
  • A prompt sheet for students to write their introduction
  • A template for students to write up their neat informational text
  • A crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning

Included in the Reading Activity:

  • A teacher presentation to introduce the topic
  • An informational text
  • A comprehension activity with eight varied questions
  • Two grammar questions about the text
  • An extension writing activity
  • A multiple choice quiz about the text
  • An answer page for self-assessment or teacher use
  • A crossword & wordsearch to consolidate learning

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This resource is great for:

  • In class learning
  • Independent work
  • Homework
  • Creative writing sessions
  • Assessment practice
  • Emergency sub plans

The reading activity requires NO PREP; it has a body of text that students need to read through thoroughly; then they can use the text to find the comprehension and grammar answers. All texts then have an extension activity for those fast finishers and answers, for teacher use, are on the final page of the document. It also contains a multiple choice quiz, a crossword activity and a wordsearch puzzle to consolidate learning.

The Informational Writing Unit is split into three lessons. The first lesson is interactive and involves them cutting out facts, and then sorting these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the children need to use these facts to write four paragraphs. Then, in the final lesson your class will need to use the format provided to write an introduction for the text before checking their draft paragraphs for mistakes and writing up their work into a neat copy on the template provided.

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