Non-fiction: teenage kicks
Why this, why now
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by looking at a collection of non-fiction texts about the theme of teenagers. They first build towards writing an open letter, before then looking at how they can write nuanced and sophisticated articles in an original voice.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Ardaydu waa inay yaqaanaan aasaaska maadada.
- Ardaydu waa inay awoodaan inay raacaan tilmaamo fudud.
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Non-fiction: teenage kicks
In this unit, pupils develop their non-fiction reading and writing skills by looking at a collection of non-fiction texts about the theme of teenagers. They first build towards writing an open letter, before then looking at how they can write nuanced and sophisticated articles in an original voice.
18 lessons- Withholding information and timing revelations
- Structural methods in a dramatic account
- Using and understanding irony in non-fiction writing
- Planning an effective article
- Exploring vivid childhood accounts
- Exploring attitudes to teenagers across time
- Analysing a dramatic description of an event
- Writing an effective article
- Applying reading strategies to non-fiction texts
- Writing humorously
- Comparing ideas and advice on love in different centuries
- Analysing and improving an article
- Using juxtaposition and foreshadowing in childhood accounts
- Using credible expert views in a non-fiction article
- Using dialogue effectively
- Writing an open letter
- Exploring how love has changed over time
- Understanding and planning open letters