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Philip Webb | Literacy
Science as content for writing in Y1 and Y2
Magnets - applying scientific knowledge in writing in KS2
Crafty Rafts - Explanation writing - how rafts work
Biographies of scientists
Books and Films
Planet Earth Lucky Dip
Philip Webb | Literacy
Warm ups/quick tasks•Fiction/Non-fiction sorting •Make a contents page •Glossary matching game
•Caption matching game •Index sort
Quick Tasks/Warm Ups
• Fiction/Non-fiction sorting
• Make a contents page
• Glossary matching game
• Caption matching game
• Index sort
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school A large group of fish that swim closely together
pupa baby shark
prey An animal that is hunted or killed by a predator
predator An animal that hunts, eats or kills other animal
dorsal finOne of the fins located on the
midline of a fish’s back to stop it rolling from side to side
species A group of plants or animals that have common features
Glossary matching game
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Index sort
blue shark blind shark basking shark rays dorsal sawfish saw shark
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True, False and Prove it …
Galapagos Sharks are unable to swim long distances.
The Horn Shark is a slow swimmer.
There are more than 160 species of Stingrays.
Science as content for writing in Y1 and Y2
Philip Webb | Literacy
What Really Matters in KS1Y1
Combining words to make sentencesJoining words and joining sentences with and
Finger spaces
Sequencing sentences to form short narratives
Use of CAPS . ? !
Commas in lists
Apostrophes for contracted forms
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Science Skills Science Content Grammar Genre and
Context
DescribeCompareContrastAsk …
IdentifyPlantsAnimals inc’ humansEveryday materialsSeasonal change
Combining words into sentencesUsing ‘and’Sequencing sentences into short narrativesRegular plural noun suffixesPrefixesIntro’ to Cap - full stop ! and ?
Factual sentences Diary (seasonal change)Poetry
The robin has a red breast and brown wings.
We saw some robins in the bushes.
Y1-Animals including humans
Philip Webb | Literacy
Science Skills Science Content Grammar Genre and
Context
DescribeCompareContrastAsk …
IdentifyPlantsAnimals inc’ humansEveryday materialsSeasonal change
Combining words into sentencesUsing ‘and’Sequencing sentences into short narrativesRegular plural noun suffixesPrefixesIntro’ to Cap - full stop ! and ?
Y1-Everyday Materials
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Science Skills Science Content Grammar Genre and
Context
DescribeCompareExplain whyAsk..Find out
Identify (name)PlantsAnimals inc’ humansUses of everyday materials
Coordination and, but, orSubordination when, if because, thatExpanded noun phrasesSentences with different formsUse of Cap - full stop ! and ?Commas in lists
Animal FactfilesSimple bios of people who have developed materialsSimple explanationsHow to be a healthy humanLife Cycles
Spoons can be made of wood, metal or plastic.They are not made of glass because it would shatter.
Y2
Philip Webb | Literacy
Philip Webb | Literacy
What Really Matters in KS1Y2
Coordination and - but - orExpanded noun phrases
Subordination - when - if - that - because
Sentences with different forms - exclamation - statement - command - question
Capital letters for names and the personal pronoun I
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Philip Webb | Literacy
• demarcating most sentences with:
capital letters and full-stops
and some use of question marks
exclamation marks
• using sentences with different forms in their writing:
statements
questions
exclamations
commands
• using some expanded noun phrases to describe and specify
• using present and past tense mostly correctly and consistently
• using co-ordination (or / and / but)
• using some sub-ordination (when / if / that / because)
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owl sorting
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KS1 - Non- Fiction
•Labels, lists and captions •Instructions •Recounts •Glossaries •Present information •Write non-chronological reports
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KS2 - Non-FictionWrite:
–Instructions –Recounts –Persuasion –Explanations –Non chronological reports –Biographies –Journalistic style –Arguments –Formally
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teeth, pointedsharp
tail finsymmetrical
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Where it lives
What it eats
How big it is
What is special about it?
Information gapHammerhead Shark Great White Shark
Where it lives
What it eats
How big it is
What is special about it?
Magnets - applying scientific knowledge in writing in KS2
• character description
• Magnetman - superhero
• persuasive advert for board game
• letters re board game - why certain materials could be used.
Magnets
What we know about magnets:
• magnetic forces can act at a distance • magnets attract or repel each other • they attract some materials but not others • they have two poles • they can useful in everyday items
Magnetman
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Text Structure and Organisation
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Saviour Pirotta’s Story Ladder
Shark kills people
People kill shark
Problem
Solution
Harpoon
Poison
Blow it up
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Problem
Solution
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People Places Problem Panic Peace
Imitate
Innovate
Invent
Crafty Rafts - Explanation writing - how rafts work
explanation text
* explains how or why something happens
* cause and effect
* often in time order
(sequential)
Blank version
explanation organisation 1Simple explanation: a series of logical steps
Probably… labelled diagram(s)
This happensleading to
this leading to leading to
this this
possibly---other causes or effects at each stage
When you have made your flow-chart skeleton, each section of the flow chart can become one paragraph or section of writing.
explanation language features* present tense (except historical explanations)* causal language
* sequential connectives
* impersonal language (see page 8)* technical vocabulary
when
because
The reason that
so
If…then…
This results in…
This causes…
Therefore
impersonal language* third person
* passive voice
* usually formal vocabulary
* formal connectives
The motor is operated by…
This is known as…
The stick was placed in…
The sides are covered in…
(e.g “placed” as opp “put”, “known as” as opp. “called”)
(e.g Furthermore, However, Therefore, Consequently)
Biographies of scientists
Charles worked with materials from early on
Born on 29 December 1766
Son of a merchant
More interested in scienceOpens
factory at the age of
20
Charles discovered waterproof fabric
New fabric was waterproof and flexible
Perfect for making
waterproof clothes!
Used oil on rubber
Rubber comes
from trees
He used this to glue two
pieces of cloth together
The oil melted
the rubber
Charles made them better
He kept working
and made the coats
better
Coats were sticky in
hot weather and stiff in
winter
Tailors hated it
At first coats
smelled of rubber
Charles opened a
coat business
123456
Charles dieed at age 87
Outdoor clothing/ inflatable
boats
Waterproof fabric is
now part of everyday life
Mackintosh coats still popular!
Many other inventions
Charles’ is stillremembered
Find more resources about Charles Macintosh as well as other inspiring
scientists at: www.bp.com/bpes/superscientists
Chronological(time) order
Dates and events in order through her life.
Proper nouns..names of people and places
REMEMBER CAPITAL LETTERS
Past tense She lived in Scotland. She wrote lots of books.
Group similar facts together
For example… Early life School Job
Relative clauses Cressida, who lived on an island, loved fishing with her Dad.
Some fronted adverbals and subordinate clauses.
When she was 7,
At school,
Third person She Cressida
Books and Films
http://www.pixar.com/short_films/Theatrical-Shorts
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Where Sandpipers Live What they look like
What they eat Fun Facts
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Boxing Up
What it eats
What it does
Introduction
Conclusion
Where it lives
What it looks like
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Planet Earth Lucky Dip
Marine Iguanas• Fernandina Island Galapogos• Reptile - sea going iguanas • Vegetarians• Graze on sea floor• 30m down in sea - can hold breath for 30 mins• Bring nutrients from sea to land to help other species survive• Crabs feed on dead skin on their backs• Smaller lizards prey on flies• 7000 Marine Iguanas on Fernandina• Lay eggs in sand• Hatchlings emerge in June• Join adults at the edge of the sea• Racer snakes prey on them• Best feeding opportunity all year for Racer Snakes• Baby iguana can outrun a racer snake on flat land• Snakes eyes not very good but they can detect movement
• Fernandina Island Galapogos• Reptile - sea going iguanas • Vegetarians• Graze on sea floor• 30m down in sea - can hold breath for 30 mins• Bring nutrients from sea to land to help other species survive• Crabs feed on dead skin on their backs• Smaller lizards prey on flies• 7000 Marine Iguanas on Fernandina• Lay eggs in sand• Hatchlings emerge in June• Join adults at the edge of the sea• Racer snakes prey on them• Best feeding opportunity all year for Racer Snakes• Baby iguana can outrun a racer snake on flat land• Snakes eyes not very good but they can detect movement
lucky dip
context + genre + grammar + year
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I am counting out the syllables in each line to make sure that I've written a cinquain.
I am not really sure that counting syllables is the best way to make you write good poems.
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Blackbird Hops, stops, hops, stops Across the lawn. Listens, Its head cocked for the sounds of a worm, Then strikes.
Blackbird
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The wood in late Autumn
Fog crawls Over the wood Wrapping its grey blanket Round the shivering bare shoulders Of trees.
Write: –Instructions –Recounts –Persuasion –Explanations –Non chronological reports –Biographies –Journalistic style –Arguments –Formally