LKS2 - Non-Chronological Report - Model Text - 'Snow Leopards' with range of supporting resources

Text:
Snow Leopards is model text written to introduce Non-Chronological Reports in Year 3 and 4. The text is an information report on Snow Leopards and is split into 4 subheadings: Introduction; Appearance; Character; Why are they endangered. It also includes a glossary and a fun fact. The text includes pictures to accompany each paragraph and a child friendly layout.

The text meets the Year 3/4 Age-Related Criteria, and can be used as an example of a Report that can be adapted and used as a basis for writing.

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This download includes:

• Unit Planning (3 weeks) (brief overview of each lesson)
• Reports model text - Snow Leopards
• Comprehension questions on the text differentiated 4 ways
• Boxing up the text sheets (x2)
• Drafting an introduction wordbanks
• Researching own animal template
• Researching polar bear template
• Why are Polar Bears endangered paragraph sentence stems
• Writing a glossary scaffolding
• Pictures and titles for display

Comprehensions:
The comprehensions included are written to encourage the children to engage with the text. They can be completed within 1 lesson, and are split into LA, MA and HA and HA+.

Follow up Activities
This download also includes some activities that can be used as a follow up for the next week of writing. Week 2 focuses on Polar Bears and constructing a piece about them, and Week 3 allows children the opportunity to conduct their own research.

The text can be used within Literacy schemes of work (such as Talk for Writing) or as a stand alone text. The children can spot the features in the text and use it to magpie ideas and vocabulary.

Copyright:
I do not own the pictures in the text, or am in no way affiliated with Talk for Writing.
I own the words written on the page