EN2-7B Identify and analyse the purpose and audience of imaginative, informative and persuasive texts
EN2-8B Identify and interpret the different forms of visual information, including maps, tables, charts, diagrams, animations and images
EN2-10C Share responses to a range of texts and identify features which increase reader enjoyment
EN2-10C Justify interpretations of a text, including responses to characters, information and ideas
EN2-10C Discuss how authors and illustrators make stories exciting, moving and absorbing and hold readers’ interest by using various techniques eg character development and plot tension
EN2-9B Understand that choice of vocabulary impacts on the effectiveness of texts (Grammar)
EN2-9B Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources into students’ own texts including vocabulary encountered in research
EN2-7B Understand how a range of language features can shape readers’ and viewers’ understanding of subject matter
Answer page to use as a reference
We looked at, smelled and tasted a chocolate chip cookie. With this experience we could write about a chocolate chip cookie's appearance/taste.
We found a reliable source of information about the ingredients in the chocolate chip cookies from the side of the box. This gave us the facts about what it is made from.
We thought about a time when we had baked cookies or had seen someone bake them in the past and this past knowledge helped us to write the facts about what tools are needed to make it.
We looked up expert information from Worldbook to find out the history of the chocolate chip cookie so we could write facts about where it originates from.
We could have continued to look at Worldbook or Britannica Online or Kidrex or Google to continue to find out interesting facts (but we ran out of time)!
How I grouped earth facts