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Year 6 Week 15 - Writing & SPaG 06.07.20 – 10.07.20

Year 6 English Week 6In this week’s English there are four lessons that build up to and prepare for a piece of work on the final day of the week.In school we code the levels of work for different children as follows:Green = what is expected of all children. Some children may need support to meet this statementAmber = many children will also be able to achieve this statementRed = some children will challenge themselves to achieve this tooPurple = an extension to the required level of work (Not all lessons will have each of these levels.)Please get in touch with any questions and to share work if you would like to. Twitter: @HBMissDean

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Please make sure you read this section carefully!This week you are going to write a non-chronological report about an animal that lives in the Amazon Rainforest. When writing a non-chronological report, it’s important to remember that they don’t have to be read in any order. The features of a non-chronological report include some of the following: An eye-catching heading An introductory paragraph Text split up into paragraphs and each paragraph on a

different aspect of the subject Sub-headings for each paragraph Usually written in present tense Pictures of the subject Diagrams with labels Lists of facts in bullet points Graphs or charts showing information about the subject Interesting individual facts to grab the attention of the reader Technical vocabulary in bold, possibly with a glossary at the

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Check out the following video to give you some tips:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/english-ks1-ks2-how-to-write-a-non-chronological-report/zvbtscw

At the end of the week, you will write your own non-chronological report about an animal that lives in the Amazon Rainforest. Today, you will look at what a good one looks like and identify the key features. On Tuesday, you will revise relative clauses to add detail. On Wednesday, you will research and find key information about an Amazonian animal. On Thursday, you will use your research information to plan your non-chronological report. Finally, on Friday, you will write the non-chronological report.



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Have a look at the following example of a non-chronological report. What features can you identify that are important? Use a highlighter or underline to annotate (write some notes) and see if you found the same features as me (mine is on the next page).

ExampleJaguars

A symbol of the enigmatic power of the Amazon, the jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas. Although it’s the largest cat, the same can’t be said for its population. Whilst the birth rates of the jaguars are declining, their death rates are increasing; this is causing their numbers to steadily decline. Due to habitat loss, human wildlife conflict and illegal wildlife trade, scientist have continued to see the jaguar’s numbers decline drastically in the past 150 years: there are currently only 15,000 jaguars living in the wild today.

What do jaguars look like?

Jaguars are impressive animals, which are an imposing sight even before learning how incredibly deadly they are! Jaguars are light tan cats with distinctive black markings across their body. Their base colour is a tan/orange hue, and their underbelly is white. The dark spots on their coats are unlike any other cat spots; each spot is shaped like a rose (known as rosettes). Surprisingly, Jaguars are the biggest cats in the Americas and the third largest cats in the world. From head to flank, these creatures range in length from 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.95 metres). Impressively, their tails can add an extra 2 feet (60 cm) to their length, though their tails are quite short when compared to other large cats.

Where do jaguars live?

Historically, these cats ranged from virtually the entire South American continent, all the way to the southern half of the United States. Currently, jaguars have been restricted to a fraction of their previous range. Jaguar populations in the United States are now virtually non-existent, with only a few sightings in the past decade or so. Their current range stretches from

MONDAY 6th July 2020 LO To understand what features make an effective non-chronological report.Success Criteria:

I can answer questions and identify features to put in a checklistI can write a paragraph to explain what features make an effective non-chronological report.I can discuss the purpose of some of the features.

Year 6 Week 15 - Writing & SPaG 06.07.20 – 10.07.20Mexico to South America, but that range is highly fragmented. Jaguars can be found most frequently in dense, flooded rainforest. This could be due to preference and shy nature, or it could be because dry habitats have been rapidly developed in its range. While they are more commonly found near water sources and in rainforests, jaguars have been spotted in, and have historically inhabited, grasslands, subtropical forests, and deciduous forests.

What do jaguars eat?

A carnivorous (meat-eating) creature, you won’t find jaguars chomping on leaves and foliage. It is believed jaguars will prey on 87 different animal species, meaning they are very opportunistic feeders, and not very picky! In the wild, jaguars use their speed and stealth to take down their prey. A jaguar’s ultra-strong jaws and teeth can bite through a crocodile skull or turtle shell, but they’ll prey on almost anything they come across – including deer, capybaras, dogs, birds, armadillos, monkeys and lizards.

How do Jaguars hunt?

Rather than chasing down their prey, jaguars hunt by stalking and ambushing. Jaguars will listen for prey, and stalk until they are close enough to chase and kill the animal. They will frequently use a throat bite to suffocate prey, or they will sever the vertebrae to immobilize more dangerous prey before killing it. Occasionally while hunting, jaguars employ a different killing method unique among cats. The jaguars will use their powerful jaws to bite through the skull of their prey, killing them by piercing the brain. They will then drag the prey to a more secluded location to feed.

Do you want this marvellous creature to disappear forever?

With its forest home increasingly being destroyed, and conflict growing with farmers and ranchers, the jaguar is under serious pressure. Jaguars now occupy less than half of their historical range. They’re so elusive that we don’t know exactly how many are left in the wild – but we do know their numbers are dropping. Help us protect these enigmatic cats.

Year 6 Week 15 - Writing & SPaG 06.07.20 – 10.07.20Features

Jaguars – the largest of all the big cats in the AmericasA symbol of the enigmatic power of the Amazon, the jaguar is the largest cat in the Americas. Although it’s the largest cat, the same can’t be said for its population. Whilst the birth rates of the jaguars are declining, their death rates are increasing; this is causing their numbers to steadily decline. Due to habitat loss, human wildlife conflict and illegal wildlife trade, scientist have continued to see the jaguar’s numbers decline drastically in the past 150 years: there are currently only 15,000 jaguars living in the wild today.

What do jaguars look like?

Jaguars are impressive animals, which are an imposing sight even before learning how incredibly deadly they are! Jaguars are light tan cats with distinctive black markings across their body. Their base colour is a tan/orange hue, and their underbelly is white. The dark spots on their coats are unlike any other cat spots; each spot is shaped like a rose (known as rosettes). Surprisingly, Jaguars are the biggest cats in the Americas and the third largest cats in the world. From head to flank, these creatures range in length from 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.95 metres). Impressively, their tails can add an extra 2 feet (60 cm) to their length, though their tails are quite short when compared to other large cats.

Where do jaguars live?

Historically, these cats ranged from virtually the entire South American continent, all the way to the southern half of the United States. Currently, jaguars have been restricted to a fraction of their previous range. Jaguar populations in the United States are now virtually non-existent, with only a few sightings in the past decade or so. Their current range stretches from Mexico to South America, but that range is highly fragmented. Jaguars can be found most frequently in dense, flooded rainforest. This could be due to their preference and shy nature, or it could be because dry habitats have been rapidly developed in its range. While they are more commonly found near water sources and in rainforests, jaguars have been spotted in, and have historically inhabited, grasslands, subtropical forests, and deciduous forests.

What do jaguars eat?

A carnivorous (meat-eating) creature, you won’t find jaguars chomping on leaves and foliage. It is believed jaguars will prey on 87 different animal species, meaning they are very opportunistic feeders, and not very picky!

Year 6 Week 15 - Writing & SPaG 06.07.20 – 10.07.20In the wild, jaguars use their speed and stealth to take down their prey. A jaguar’s ultra-strong jaws and teeth can bite through a crocodile skull or turtle shell, but they’ll prey on almost anything they come across – including deer, capybaras, dogs, birds, armadillos, monkeys and lizards.

How do Jaguars hunt?

Rather than chasing down their prey, jaguars hunt by stalking and ambushing. Jaguars will listen for prey, and stalk until they are close enough to chase and kill the animal. They will frequently use a throat bite to suffocate prey, or they will sever the vertebrae to immobilize more dangerous prey before killing it. Occasionally while hunting, jaguars employ a different killing method unique among cats. The jaguars will use their powerful jaws to bite through the skull of their prey, killing them by piercing the brain. They will then drag the prey to a more secluded location to feed.

Do you want this marvellous creature to disappear forever?

With its forest home increasingly being destroyed, and conflict growing with farmers and ranchers, the jaguar is under serious pressure. Jaguars now occupy less than half of their historical range. They’re so elusive that we don’t know exactly how many are left in the wild – but we do know their numbers are dropping. Help us protect these enigmatic cats.

Features

xxx = title – Should tell the reader the subject of the report in no more than 4 words.

xxx = introduction – attention grabbing and introduces what the test is about

xxx = Subheadings – sums up the information

xxx = final paragraph – bring it up to date and raises important points.

xxx = present tense – imagine it is happening now

xxx = facts, dates, key information

xxx = Technical vocabulary

xxx = third person


Now use what you have found to make a checklist of features to use later in the week for your own non-chronological report. Choose around five things that you consider to be most important in making your non-chronological report effective.

Features

Now write a paragraph to explain why the features make the non-chronological report effective. Can you include the purpose of the features?

TUESDAY 7 th July 2020 LO To be able to use relative clauses to add detailSuccess Criteria:

I can identify a sentence containing a relative clauseI can add a suitable relative clause to a sentenceI can apply my understanding of relative clausesI can explain the use of a relative clause

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Year 6 Week 15 - Writing & SPaG 06.07.20 – 10.07.20Identify

Can you underline the relative clause in each of the sentences below. What were the 5 relative pronouns used?

1) Jaguars, which are carnivorous animals, prey on deer, capybaras and monkeys.

2) David Attenborough, who is a natural historian, is passionate about protecting endangered animals.

3) Jaguars can be found most frequently in dense rainforests where they can hide from humans.

4) The dog whose owner lives next door is over there.

5) Jaguars that live deep in the rainforest are shy animals.

Controlled practice

Add a suitable relative clause into the sentences to add detail about the noun. It is embedded if the relative clause is in the middle of the sentence, with commas to separate the clause from the rest of the sentence.

Choose between – WHO – WHICH – WHERE – THAT – WHOSE

You may use a pronoun more than once.

1) The Spider monkeys, ___________________________________________________, live high up in the trees.2) The Amazon Rainforest, ________________________________________________

_____________________________________, is home to over 10 million species of animals, plants and insects.

3) Jaguars go hunting late at night, ________________________________________

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4) Sloths, __________________________________________________________________

____________________________, are found in the jungles of Central and South America.

Year 6 Week 15 - Writing & SPaG 06.07.20 – 10.07.205) Jaguars have been sighted in Mexico ________________________________

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Apply

Tell me more about the SPIDER MONKEY

Write a sentence for each fact given, your sentence must contain a relative clause. Organise them into a paragraph about the animal

FACT: are omnivores

FACT: their average life span in the wild is 22 years

FACT: they have long, lanky arms and prehensile (gripping) tails

FACT: they live in the tropical rainforest of Central and South America

Challenge

Identify what is wrong with the relative clause and correct them.

a) The boy ran through the door and onto the busy street, who had bright red hair.

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b) The Spider monkey, when is an endangered animal, is hunted by indigenous peoples.

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Can you use the sentences to make a relative clause?

c) Mexico is in South America. Jaguars live there.

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WEDNESDAY 8 th July 2020 LO To research and find key information about an Amazonian animal.Success Criteria:

I can find information for the introductionI can select the key information I want to include I can find out further details to include (scientific facts and data)I can include relative clauses

Over to you today! What would you like to research? Spider monkey? Macaw? Frog? Anaconda! You decide. Find out key details so that you will be able to write your non-chronological report. Search for appearance, habitat, diet, current population, life span and threats to survival. If you are unable to decide, here are 2 suggestions and links to get you going. Don’t forget we looked at jaguars on Monday! Make notes below.

Spider monkeys - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/spider-monkeys/

Macaws - https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/group/macaws/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/group/macaws/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/group/spider-monkeys/



https://www.ascentoftheamazon.com/learning-resources/amazon-animals-a-to-z/

Name of the animal

Species it belongs to

Which continent(s) can the animal be found living on?

Current population

Appearance

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Diet

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How do they catch their prey?

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Extra details (scientific facts)

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Year 6 Week 15 - Writing & SPaG 06.07.20 – 10.07.20Threats to survival

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Technical vocabulary

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Use the websites below for ideas

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/j/jaguar/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/k/king-cobra/


https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/reptiles/g/green-anaconda/

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/a/amazon-river-dolphin/

THURSDAY 9 th July 2020 LO To plan a non-chronological report.Success Criteria:

I can write in note form and include details from yesterday’s researchI can include key facts, present tense verbs, adverbials, relative clauses, interesting sentence startersI can include technical vocabulary









https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/j/jaguar/


Features Notes

IntroductionTells the reader:...What it is / they areTell the reader what it / they belong to.Don’t forget to think about where and when.Did you know?

Examples and sentence typesJaguars belong to… Different species can be found…

BOYS (But, Or, Yet & So) – Many fear the spider, yet they are true marvel of nature.

Some… others…

Some regard arachnids as terrifying creatures; others marvel to their ability to spin webs and ambush their prey. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Key Feature Notes and sentence typesDouble ly ending


ParagraphsThink about all the key features and then choose the three most important. Save the best one until the fabulous final fact. Try to include technical vocabulary about the subject in each paragraph.

Jaguars move to overcome their prey swiftly and aggressively.

3_ed (adjectives) Subdued, confused and sometimes liquidised, the spider’s prey is helpless once captured.

Paragraph 1Needs a clear, precise sub-heading. Goes into more detail about a particular aspect of the topic.

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Summary

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. Repeat key information – but in different words.. Sum up your report.. Provide a final thought about the topic.

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Today, you are going to write your own non-chronological report about an Amazonian animal that you researched about on Wednesday. Start by writing out your checklist so that you have something to tick at the end to check you’ve included everything that you thought would make your writing effective. This could be a chance to educate the teachers about an animal that lives in the Amazon Rainforest.

On the next page, you will find two word mats with vocabulary that you might want to magpie.

Please share your writing with your teacher by email, Twitter or the blog! It would be great to see some of your writing

FRIDAY 10 th July 2020 LO To write a non-chronological report.Success Criteria:

I can use my plan to write a non-chronological reportI can re-read and edit my writingI can include a relative clauseI can discuss or write a paragraph to explain what features have made my writing effective.

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