Y5 TERM 2

QCA schemes of work: geography

NLS writing objectives

Unit 13. A contrasting UK locality -
Llandudno

To understand similarities and differences between places.

Ask the children to review and begin to explain the main similarities and differences between their own locality and Llandudno. Divide the children into small groups and allocate a different theme to each group eg land use, economic activity, buildings.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Produce a class book about Llandudno that can be shared with other classes in the school.

NLS non-fiction text focus: report

T22 to plan, compose, edit and refine short non-chronological reports… using reading as a source and focussing on clarity, conciseness, and impersonal style

T23 to record and acknowledge sources in their own writing

T24 to evaluate their work

S5 to use punctuation effectively to signpost meaning in longer and more complex sentences

Y5 TERM 2

QCA schemes of work: geography

NLS writing objectives

Unit 23. Investigating coasts

How does human activity affect coastal environments?

Introduce the idea that human activity can also cause erosion of the coastline. Discuss with the children how building on a cliff can increase the likelihood of cliff instability and slope failure.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Ask the children to produce a newspaper report using ICT, based on the Holbeck Hotel or similar incident, using information and sources from non-fiction books, atlases, newspapers and the internet.

NLS non-fiction text focus: explanations

T15 to read a range of explanatory texts, investigating and noting features of impersonal style… logical connections

T21 to convert personal notes into notes for others to read

T22 to plan, compose, edit and refine short … explanatory texts

T24 to evaluate their work

S3 to understand how writing can be adapted for different audiences and purposes

Y5 TERM 3

QCA schemes of work: geography

NLS writing objectives

Unit 12. Should the High Street be closed to traffic?

How might the issue be resolved?
Divide the class into groups and allocate a range of roles to each, eg a shopkeeper, a young parent, a delivery driver. Ask each group to debate the issue of traffic on the high street and try to arrive at a solution.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Ask each group to prepare a presentation of its views on traffic on the high street.

NLS non-fiction text focus: persuasion

T16 note-making: to fillet passages for relevant information and present ideas which are effectively grouped and linked

T18 to write a commentary on an issue on paper or screen, setting out and justifying a personal view

T19 to construct an argument in note form or full text to persuade others of a point of view and:

• present the case to the class or a group;
• evaluate its effectiveness

S2 to understand how writing can be adapted for different audiences and purposes, eg by changing vocabulary and sentence structures

Unit 20. Local traffic - an environmental issue

How might the issue be resolved?
Divide the children into small groups and ask each group to analyse the data collected in the questionnaire survey.

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Ask them to use the results of their analysis to suggest ways the issue might be resolved. They could use ICT to present their suggestions.