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A biography writing unit about the life of famous civil rights activist, Martin Luther King. The NO PREP unit has been split into four separate lessons and is perfect for students in Year 5 or Year 6 for MLK Day or for Black History Month.
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 activity & wordsearch to consolidate learning
If you would like to add another lesson, download my Martin Luther King Close Reading Activity. This would give the students more background knowledge before they start writing the biography.
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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 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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UKS2 Black History Month Reading Comprehension & Writing Bundle
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UKS2 Emergency Substitution Plans | Non-Fiction Volume One
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