A biography writing unit about the life of Alan Turing, the man responsible for breaking the Nazi Enigma Code in World War 2. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Students will learn about the famous figure whilst working on their comprehension skills and developing their creative writing.
Included in this PDF printable resource:
- Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs
- Writing templates for four draft paragraphs
- Two prompt sheets for students to write their introduction and conclusion
- A template for students to write up their neat biography text
- A crossword puzzle & wordsearch activity
If you would like to add another lesson, download my Alan Turing Reading Comprehension Activity. This would give the students more background knowledge before they start writing the biography.
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- Homework
- Creative writing sessions
- Assessment practice
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The first lesson is interactive and involves students cutting out facts, and then sorting these facts into paragraphs. In the second lesson the students need to use these facts to write four paragraphs. Then, in the third lesson children need to choose the most important facts and include these in an introduction; after this they need to answer several questions on a prompt sheet before writing up their conclusion. In the final lesson students need to check their draft paragraphs for mistakes before writing up their work on to a neat copy on the template provided.
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A bundle of two resources that span five lessons about the British World War 2 mathematician and Enigma codebreaker, Alan Turing. Perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6. Firstly, there are reading comprehension activities which come with an informational text, a teacher presentation, comprehension and grammar questions, a multiple choice quiz, a crossword puzzle and a wordsearch. Secondly, there is a biography writing unit which has been split into four separate lessons of reading, sorting and writing. Included in the close reading activity: * A teacher presentation to introduce the subject * An informational text * A comprehension activity with ten questions * Two grammar questions about the text * An extension writing activity * A multiple choice quiz with seven questions * An answer sheet for self-assessment or teacher use * A crossword puzzle to consolidate learning * A wordsearch puzzle Included in the biography writing unit: * Four fact sheets which students need to cut out and sort into paragraphs * Writing templates for four draft paragraphs * Two prompt sheets for students to write their introduction and conclusion * A template for students to write up their neat biography text * A crossword puzzle and wordsearch activity This resource is great for: * In class learning * Independent work * Homework * Creative writing sessions * Guided reading sessions * Reading & writing interventions * Assessment practice * Emergency sub plans ⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚⏚ Please check out my store, [Creative Primary Literacy](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/Irvine109), for more resources.
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