Year
6 Term 3
Non-fiction: Review for a real audience
Objectives 11, 20, 21 and 22 |
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Resource
Title |
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Adventures
in Cyberspace: Website Reviews
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Type
of Resource |
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Link
to Kids on the Net
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Project |
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Tell us about
it |
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Summary |
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Reviews
of websites written by children |
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URL
of project |
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http://www.kidsonthenet.com/adventures/guide.htm
http://www.kidsonthenet.com/tell/newmedia.cfm
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In
the Classroom |
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Write
a review of a website. Write it in an impersonal style,
using the present tense and the passive voice.
Use well-linked paragraphs and suit the writing style to
your likely audience.
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Online
activities, instructions or forms |
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Send
the reviews to Kids on the Net |
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URL
of online activities |
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http://www.kidsonthenet.com/tell/write.htm |
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Keywords
for extensions: Adaptations for different age groups and
abilities, special needs |
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Select several
similar types of websites (e.g., news / sport / childrens)
and review them based on certain features decided by whole
group / class. Create a ‘top five’ list, or an
overall winner. Discuss and justify reasons for selections.
Can also write and submit reviews of films, plays, TV, or
other events. |
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NLS
framework objective (Year) |
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6 |
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NLS
framework objective (Term) |
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3 |
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NLS
framework objective (Number) |
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11,
20, 21, 22 |
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NLS
framework objective (Name) |
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To
write a brief tailored review for real audiences.
To secure control of impersonal writing, particularly the
sustained use of the present tense and the passive voice;
To divide whole texts into paragraphs, paying attention to
the sequence of paragraphs and to the links between one paragraph
and the next, eg through the choice of appropriate connectives.
To select the appropriate style and form to suit a specific
purpose and audience, drawing on knowledge of different non
fiction text types. |
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Year
group(s) UK - Starting Year group range |
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3 |
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Ending
year group range |
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9 |
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Curriculum
Links |
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English,
Literacy, PSHE |
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ICT
Skills |
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Web browsing
Word Processing
Webform
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Teacher
experience level |
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Medium |
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Length
of time required |
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2
- 3 lessons |
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Resources
required |
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Internet
Ready PC |
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