Greatest Tennis Player Discussion Writing Unit | Digital & Print | Year 3 or Year 4

A Google Slides opinion writing unit, or discussion writing unit, discussing who is the greatest tennis player of all time: Serena Williams, Rafael Nadal or Roger Federer. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students in Year 3 or Year 4. Students will learn about the famous figures whilst working on their comprehension skills and developing their creative writing.

Included in the Google Slides Activity:

• Three informational texts about the famous figures
• A note taking template to collate facts
• Templates to write draft paragraphs
• Prompts to write an introduction and a conclusion
• A template for students to write up their neat biography text

Included in the PDF printable resource:

• Three informational texts about the individual players
• A fact sheet to record key facts about the famous players
• Two prompt sheets for students to write an introduction and a conclusion
• A template for students to write up their draft and neat texts

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This resource is great for:

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

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The first lesson involves students retrieving facts from informational texts about the famous figures, and typing these on to an included fact sheet. In the second lesson students need to use these facts to write three to four paragraphs about the individual figures. In the third lesson students need to use prompt sheets to write up an introduction and a conclusion. In the final lesson students need to check their draft paragraphs for mistakes before typing up their work using the template provided.

This activity is an online resource, that uses Google Slides, and is linked to your Google Drive. It can be completed by students online using tablets or computers.

However, the resource also comes in a PDF format, which can be printed.

Please ensure when you download this resource into Google Drive that you are logged in to the Gmail account where you wish to store the activity. In the past teachers have downloaded resources into their school account in error. Thanks :)

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