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Monday Recount Genre

Our genre this week is Recount. The main purpose of recounts are to retell events. The first extract is in the style of news.

Shared text : What Can I Write?

Complete activity : What's it all about?

Tuesday : Shared text - Extract 2 ' Dear diary' 

This diary extract has typical features of recount writing- events in order and time connectives link the events. Identify key information by answering the questions Who? What? When? and Why?  Time words help to reinforce the sequence of events ...highlight the time words in extract 2 ...Last, First, Next, After that, Finally.

Complete Dear Diary worksheet. 

Wednesday   Shared text : Julia Donaldson

This biography is written in the past tense. Take note of a few facts as you will need them to complete your task. Read extract 3 & 4 before completing task. 

Complete activity 'Julia Donaldson'.

Thursday Recount Genre

Today you are going to write your own recount on either Fun in the Snow or The Accident!

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