Y3 TERM 1

QCA schemes of work: history

NLS writing objectives

Unit 6B. Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? An Anglo-Saxon case study

What have we found out about who was buried in the cave?

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Ask the children to draw and write a description of what they think "he" might have looked like, using records of their findings to provide as much detail as possible.

T21 to make a simple record of information from texts read

T22 to write simple non-chronological reports from known information, eg from texts read, using notes to organise and present ideas. Write for a known audience, eg other pupils in class, teacher, parent

S11 to write in complete sentences

S12 to demarcate the end of a sentence with a full-stop and the start of a new one with a capital letter

Unit 8. What were the differences between rich and poor people in Tudor times?

How different were the lives of rich and poor people?

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Ask the children to summarise what they have learnt by answering questions given.

Y3 TERM 2

QCA schemes of work: history

NLS writing objectives

Unit 18. What was it like to live here in the past?

What do pictures and photographs tell us about past life in our area?

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Ask the children to write the instructions that may have been given to the photographer or artist who created the picture (eg make it look grander, bigger, tidier).

T16 to write instructions… using a range of organisational devices… recognising the importance of correct sequence; use 'writing frames' as appropriate for support

T17 to make clear notes through, eg:

• discussing the purpose of note-making
  
• identifying the purpose for which particular notes will be used
  
• exploring ways of writing ideas, messages, in shortened forms
  
• making use of simple formats to capture key points
  
• identifying intended audience ie self or others
  

Y3 TERM 3

QCA schemes of work: history

NLS writing objectives

Unit 6C. Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking case study

Where did the Vikings finally settle in England?

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Show the children a video, or read or tell the story of King Alfred. Ask the children to rewrite the story in their own words.

T22 experiment with recounting the same event in a variety of ways, eg in the form of a story, a letter, a news report

T25 to revise and extend work on
note-making from the previous term

S6 to investigate through reading and writing how words and phrases can signal time sequences

S5 how sentences can be joined in more complex ways through using a widening range of conjunctions

S7 to become aware of the use of commas in marking grammatical boundaries

Unit 18. What was it like to live here in the past?

Which sources can we use?

Writing activity identified in the unit:
Choose an event from a school log book to provide background information for the children to write their own account of the incident.

Y3 TERM 3

QCA schemes of work: history

NLS writing objectives

Unit 9. What was it like for children in the Second World War?

What was it like to be an evacuee?

Writing activities identified in the unit:
Ask the children to imagine they are evacuees and to write a letter home or diary extracts. Ask them to consider why they might want to be evacuated and why not, what is happening to them and how they feel about it.

T20 to write letters, notes and messages linked to work in other subjects

T23 to organise letters into simple paragraphs

S6 to investigate through reading and writing how words and phrases can signal time sequences

S5 how sentences can be joined in more complex ways through using a widening range of conjunctions

S7 to become aware of the use of commas in marking grammatical boundaries