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which witch
What is the difference between these two pairs of words. Can you write a sentence for each?
hearhere
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Monday 22nd June 2020To recognise the features of a fact file.
What is the difference between a fiction text and a nonfiction text?
Think back to when we wrote our Day of the Dead nonfiction text.
What are the main features of a nonfiction text?
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Monday 22nd June 2020To recognise the features of a fact file.
This week you will be preparing to write a fact file about the mountains in the UK.
What is a fact file?
A fact file is a collection of the most important information on a particular subject or thing. It is shorter than a nonfiction book and generally only takes up a page or two.
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Monday 22nd June 2020To recognise the features of a fact file.
Please look at the example fact file on the seperate attachment. It is called Elephant Fact File.
Can you find and underline these features in the text?
• Heading• Subheading• Introduction• Fronted adverbials suprisingly, over time, frequently• Paragraphs• Photgraph• Caption• Generalisers most, usually, many, few, some• Descriptive language using adjectives• Rhetorical question
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Feature Definition of feature
Heading
Subheading
Introduction
Fronted adverbial
Paragraph
Photograph caption
Generaliser
Rhetorical question
Descriptive Language
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Can you turn the words in red into a contraction?
Remember that the apostrophe is located where letters have been removed. The first one has been done for you.
Trudy does not understand her homework. doesn't
Sam rarely laughs while he is sleeping.
Bill likes chocolate but he has stopped eating it.
We have tried to be fair to everyone.
Maria had not locked the front door.
That is the silliest songs they have ever sung.
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Tuesday 23rd June 2020To organise information into subheadings.
What is a subheading?A Subheading is a miniheading given to a paragraph within a main piece of writing. Subheadings are often seen in nonfiction writing and are used to capture the reader's attention to keep them reading down the page, following each subheading to find specific information.
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Can you think of an appropriate subheading for each of the paragraphs on the next pages? The first one has been done for you. Make sure you carefully read each paragraph as this will help with your knowledge of Mountains and therefore your work throughout the rest of the week.
A mountain is a part of the landscape with steep slopes that rise over 300m. Some mountains are found in groups called ranges such as the Lake District in England and Snowdonia in Wales. Others are isolated summits. When mountain ranges are found together they make up mountain chains. The Alps in Europe, the Rocky mountains in North America and the Andes in South America are all mountain chains.
What is a mountain?
Mountain weather conditions can change dramatically. In just a few minutes a thunder storm can roll in when the sky was perfectly clear, and in just a few hours the temperatures can drop from extremely hot temperatures to temperatures that are below freezing. The temperature on mountains becomes colder the higher the altitude gets, they tend to have much wetter climates than the surrounding flat land. Mountains have shiny white surfaces beacuse of the ice and snow. It reflects the sun keeping the temperature freezing during the summer.
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There are many dangers on a mountain. Avalanches can occur frequently. An avalanche is a huge mass of snow moving at over 300km per hour, they are usually triggered my a shock. The avalanche will destroy everything in its path. Additionally, climbers can get frost bite and hypothermia from the severe cold, both of these illnesses can kill if not treated quickly. Climbers can also suffer from altitude sickness. The higher up a mountain you are, the thinner the air is. This means that a climber will have to take more breaths to get the same amount of oxygen. Climbers can become dizzy, short of breather and tired .
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Not only are mountains incredibly beautiful, they also have a variety of uses. • The scenery of mountains makes the area a popular tourist spot. This brings in a lot of money to the area. • Farmers graze their animals on the land surrounding the mountains.• Water authorities make reservoirs and pump the water to towns and cities.• Forestry companies grow coniferous forests and harvest wood on them.• Many people live in mountain areas. It has been estimated that 12% of the world's population live in mountain areas. People as well as other animals and plants have adapted to living in the mountains. The South American Uru tribe have larger hearts and lungs to breather the thin air at high altitudes.
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A volcano is a type of mountain that opens downward to a pool of molten rock (magma) below the surface of the Earth. As pressure in the molten rock builds up, it needs to escape somewhere, so it forces its way up through narrow cracks in the earths crust. Once the magma erupts through the Earth's surface, it is called lava. There are around 1,510 active volcanoes in the world, we currently know that 80 or more of these are under the oceans.
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A diagram of a Volcano.
Caption
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Mountains are formed by slow but gigantic movements of the Earth's crust (the outer layer of the Earth). The Earth's crust is made up of 6 huge slabs called plates, which fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. When two plates smash into each other, the land can be pushed upwards, forming a mountain. Many of the greatest mountain ranges of the world have formed because of enormous collisions between continents.There are five basic kinds of mountains:• Fold Mountains• Fault-block Mountains• Dome Mountains• Volcanic Mountains• Plateau Mountains
Mountains can sometimes act as a barrier to passing animals and plants. For example the Rocky Mountains in the US and Canada have two different ecosystems on each side. As well as different ecosysytems on each side of a mountain, you can often find different ecosystems as you climb a mountain. Because of the rapid changes in altitude (height) and temperature along a mountain slope, ecosystems can change quickly. The growth of vegetation (plant life) depends on the rainfall and temperature. As you climb higher up a mountain, it gets colder and the trees eventually thin out and disappear. When it gets too cold for trees to grow, it is called a timberline. The highest part of the mountain supports only sparse plants which can withstand the harsh conditions. Life on mountains for animals can be very difficult. Food is scarce due to the limited vegetation and the climate is very cold. Animal life on mountains vary from continent to continent. The animals in the mountains of North America include big horn sheep, mountain goats, brown bear, black bear, grizzly bear, mountain lions and antelope.
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Feel free to further research the types of mountains if you wish.
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Wednesday 24th June 2020
Use each of these words to begin a sentence.
after whenever since before until like for
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Wednesday 24th June 2020To gather research.
You will now begin to plan and prepare your own fact file using your knowledge of the
features of a fact file.
You can choose to focus on either...
The GrampiansThe Cumbrian Mountains
The PeninesSnowdonia
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Wednesday 24th June 2020To gather research.
1. Before researching, consider at least 5 different subheadings relating to your mountain this will help you to research. For example, you may choose Introduction to the Grampians, Animals and plants, tourism, Climate, Interesting Facts.
2. Research as much factual information as you can for each subheading. Only write the facts in note form, you will put them into full sentences when you write the fact file tomorrow.
www.oddizzi.com is a useful website for researching mountains. You have the login in your learning
pack.
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Example:
The Grampians
Introduction to the Grampians• One of the 3 major mountain ranges in Scotland,UK.• Its highest range is Ben Nevis at 1345 metres above sea level.
Weather and climate
Plants and animals
Interesting facts Tourism
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Thursday 25th June 2020
Rewrite the sentence below using correct punctuation. Remember speech marks, capital letters for names and places, commas and full stops.
the smith family had to cancel their holiday to greece this year oh no said lily do you think we will be able to go next year
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Thursday 25th June 2020L.O. to write a fact file.
Now we are going to use your information about the mountains you have researched to write a fact file.
Look at the next slides and my examples to help you write your fact file.
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Thursday 25th June 2020L.O. to write a fact file.
First you need a title,
it needs to include the
name of the mountain.
It could be;
Facts about .....
All about .....
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Next comes the
introduction. This gives
some background
information. Remember
to use rhetorical
questions...
Did you know that
Ben Nevis is the largest
mountain in the UK? It
is situated in the Scottish
Highlands.
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Thursday 25th June 2020L.O. to write a fact file.
Now let's start on one of our
subheadings. Remember to
use your generalisers when
writing under your
subheadings.
Plants and Animals
The most common animal
found on Ben Nevis is the
red deer. However, there
are many other animals that
lurk in the wild variety of plant
life. These include...
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Thursday 25th June 2020L.O. to write a fact file.
Today you should have written...
Title
Introduction
First subheading and information
Have you included...
Rhetorical questionsdid you know? Have you ever wondered?
Generalisers most people think, nearly all mountains
Captions for your photographs/pictures
Descriptive languagevast landscape, immensely tall, towering above, a hot spot for visitors,
Fronted adverbialsOccasionally, frequently, above the clouds, Far away (remember this must be at the start of the sentence)
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Friday 26th June 2020
Place the correct wordthey're, their or there in the sentences below.
The boys were playing outside. _________ shoes were dirty.
Outside, the children are screaming in the playground. __________ very excited.
At the weekend, I went to the beach. _________ were lots of people eating ice cream.
___________ not listening to me and I want to play with them.
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Friday 26th June 2020
L.O. to write a fact file.
Today we are going to finish your fact file from yesterday. Remember to read over the work you did yesterday to ensure you know where to start today.
We will be continuing with our subheadings.
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Friday 26th June 2020L.O. to write a fact file.
Let's start on one of our
subheadings. Remember to
use generalisers, fronted adverbials
and rhetorical questions!
Tourism
For years, people have come from
far and wide to visit Ben Nevis. Some people come to embark on the
challenge of climbing the towering
peaks, whilst others come to enjoy
the huge array of plants and
wildlife in the surrounding glens.
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Friday 26th June 2020L.O. to write a fact file.
Continue and finish the next two
subheading boxes.
You don't have to use a picture for
each box but if you do,
you must use a caption to explain
the picture.
Snow covered peaks of Ben Nevis
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Friday 26th June 2020L.O. to write a fact file.
Our last subheading box should
include some fun facts about
the mountain. This can be in
bullet point form.
Fun facts• Did you know the first ascent to
the top of Ben Nevis was in 1777?• There are approximately 150,000
ascents made to the top every year.• The name Ben Nevis is devised
from the Gaelic 'Beinn Nibheis'
meaning 'Venomous Mountain'.
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Friday 26th June 2020L.O. to write a fact file.
Time to check it over!!Do you have... Title Introduction Subheadings Pictures with captions
Have you included... Rhetorical questionsdid you know? Have you ever wondered? Generalisers most people think, nearly all mountains Descriptive languagevast landscape, immensely tall, towering
above, a hot spot for visitors, Fronted adverbialsOccasionally, frequently, above the clouds, Far
away (remember this must be at the start of the sentence)