Informative Writing Teaching Resources for Key Stage 2 - Upper
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Explanation Text Type Poster With Annotations
A poster about the explanation text type, including an annotated example.
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My Research Project - Pennant Banner
A pennant banner template for students to record biography research.
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Getting to Know You Biography Template
Help your students get to know each other with a Back to School Biography writing activity.
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Writing A Biography Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a biography.
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Writing A Description Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a description text.
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Writing An Explanation Text Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of an explanation text.
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Writing A Report Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a report.
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Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint - Informative Paragraphs
A Paragraph of the Week PowerPoint presentation to use when setting up this writing strategy in your classroom.
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The Moon Landing - Historical Recount Structure Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn about the structure of a historical recount.
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Writing A Procedure Poster
Display this poster in your room as a visual reminder of the structure of a procedural text.
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Procedure Text Checklist - Structure, Language and Features
A checklist for students to use when proofreading and editing their procedure texts.
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Improving Procedure Texts Worksheets
3 procedure texts for students to rewrite to make them more detailed.
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Procedure Texts Writing Scaffold
A scaffolding sheet which can be used to write a procedure text.
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Biography Research Template
A research template for older students to use when writing a biography.
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Assessment Rubric – Biographical Texts
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students’ biography writing.
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Sequencing Activity - Tyrannosaurus Rex (Informative Text)
A sequencing task using an informative text.
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Sequencing Activity - Thunderstorms (Informative Text)
A sequencing task using an informative text.
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Writing Biographical Texts PowerPoint
A 29 slide editable PowerPoint template to use when teaching older students about the structure and language features of biographical texts.
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Dr Mae Jemison – Biography Structure Sorting Task
A sorting task to help students learn about the structure of a biography.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does a Plane Fly?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – Why Do Volcanoes Erupt?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – How Does the Respiratory System Work?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Explanation Text Writing Task – What Causes the Seasons?
A scaffolded writing task for students to complete when learning about the explanation text type.
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Biography Sentence Starters
Biographies can be interesting and fun to write... with a little bit of inspiration and help to get them started!
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Biography Timeline Template
Use this multipurpose timeline template for a variety of assignments, projects, and more!
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Explanation Text Research Template
A research template for students to use when writing an explanation text.
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Assessment Rubric - Informative Writing
An assessment rubric designed to help teachers to assess students' informative writing.
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Factual Texts Types Posters Teaching Resource Pack
A set of posters about the factual text types, including annotated examples for each.
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Writing Informative Texts Unit Plan - Year 5 and Year 6
This English unit addresses the informative text type; specifically, how to write a well-structured informative text.
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Writing Biographical Texts Unit Plan
This English unit addresses the purpose, structure and language features of the biography text type.
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Research Skills - Note Taking
A 60 minute lesson in which students will take appropriate notes from an informative text.
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Fact or Opinion?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the difference between a fact and an opinion.