Year 2 English

Lesson 1 - Monday

LearnThis week, we will be learning all about a significant individual and then writing a biography ( a detailed description of a persons life) about them. First we need to find out about the person we will be writing about by creating questions.

LearnQuestions

Questions are sentences that ask you something. They usually end with a question mark.

Example:What did you have for dinner?

LearnQuestions all use question words to help

us find out information. Questions are sentences that ask you something.

They usually end with a question mark.Example:What did you have for dinner?

PractiseCan you choose the correct word from the question word hand to begin these question sentences?

what

?

___ is the sky blue?

_____ have all the chocolate biscuits gone?

____ should I dress up as for Halloween?

___ is coming to the party?

____ will I be allowed to walk home on my own?

PractiseThis is a very strange house! Write a list of all the questions you have about what it would be like to live there. For example: How do you sleep upside down?

ApplyNow see if you can write questions that will help you to find out more about this person. Remember to use your question words and the correct punctuation!

Example

When was this person born?

Lesson 2 - Tuesday

LearnWhat Is a Biography?

A biography:

has a title;

has an introduction with a brief overview of who the text is about;

describes key events or people in a person’s life;

describes their achievements, and how they are remembered;

describes their personality;

describes how they are remembered.

Learn

Biographies are full of factual information. Today we are going to use our questions to help us research and find out facts about Florence Nightingale.

LearnWe are going to record our research as statements.

Practise

Florence Nightingale is remembered as one of the founders of modern day

nursing. She changed the way nursing was carried out and fought hard to

improve the standards of hygiene in hospitals – it is thanks to her that our hospitals are the way they are today.

Read the text carefully. Write down two statements that answer the following question:Who was Florence Nightingale?

Apply

Using the questions below to help, can you read the information about Florence Nightingale carefully and then record the information ready for your biography.

Who was Florence Nightingale? What was her childhood like?

How did Florence Nightingale become a nurse? What did Florence Nightingale do in the Crimean War?

What happened to Florence Nightingale after the Crimean war?

How is Florence Nightingale remembered?

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Example

Who was Florence Nightingale? What was her childhood like?

Florence Nightingale was born in Italy. She was born on the 12th May 1920.

How did Florence Nightingale become a nurse? What did Florence Nightingale do in the Crimean War?

What happened to Florence Nightingale after the Crimean war? How is Florence Nightingale remembered?

Lesson 3 - Wednesday

Learn

Today we are going to begin to write our biography of Florence Nightingale.

What are the features of a biography?

LearnWhat Is a Biography?

A biography:

has a title;

has an introduction with a brief overview of who the text is about;

describes key events or people in a person’s life;

describes their achievements, and how they are remembered;

describes their personality;

describes how they are remembered.

Learn

We are going to use conjunctions in our writing so that we can extend our sentences and add more information.

What is a conjunction?

Learn

Subordinating Conjunctions

A conjunction links two or more words, phrases or clauses together subordinating conjunctions introduce a subordinate clause. Here are some examples:

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Co-ordinating Conjunctions

A conjunction links two or more words, phrases or clauses together Co-ordinating conjunctions join two clauses of equal importance.

Learn

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zqk37p3

Practise

Select the correct conjunction to complete the sentences below.

or because and so but if

1.I am going to Spain ____ I am going to Greece.2.Simon wanted to build a tree house ____ he couldn’t find his ladder.3.You can go bowling ___ go to the trampoline park on your birthday.4.A Diplodocus was a herbivore ___ they fed on plants.5.We couldn’t go to school today _____ it was closed.6.Take your cardigan off ___ it gets too warm.

Apply

Write the first three information paragraphs for your biography using the following subheadings and your research.

Who was Florence Nightingale?What was her childhood like?How and why did Florence Nightingale become a nurse?

Example

Florence NightingaleWho was Florence Nightingale?

Florence Nightingale was born in Italy and she was named after the town she was born in. Florence was born in 1820. She lived with her mother, father and sister. Her sister was also born in Italy but that is not where Florence Nightingale spent her childhood.

Lesson 4 - Thursday

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Today we are going to write the final three paragraphs of our biography using the following subheadings:What did Florence Nightingale do in the Crimean War?What did Florence Nightingale do after the Crimean War?How is Florence Nightingale remembered?

Example

Florence NightingaleWho was Florence Nightingale?

Florence Nightingale was born in Italy and she was named after the town she was born in. Florence was born in 1820. She lived with her mother, father and sister. Her sister was also born in Italy but that is not where Florence Nightingale spent her childhood.

Lesson 5 - Friday

LearnWatch the following video.

Practise

Watch the video again. Make any notes about the

video that you want to help you with your creative

writing.

Today you are going to write about going through a door into the unknown.

Think about:

• How you felt before going through?

• What the setting was like?

• Where did you go?

• What did you do?

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Don’t forget to proof read your work and correct mistakes ☺

Example

I hadn't seen the wardrobe before. It wasn't there last night. Cautiously, I turned the handle... Inside there were old, moth-eaten, fur-coats that hung down like furry bats to block my path. They tickled my bare hands and wrists as I pushed them apart and made my way into the wardrobe. I began to feel cold; my breath floated away in a ghostly stream as I went further. Then the furs ended. And the magic began. I couldn’t believe it. Is this real? I thought. In front of me was a forest of colossal, ancient trees that rose up so high I couldn’t see the top of them. My feet were aching from the cold as I had sunk into snow as white and squishy as a marshmallow. The cold air smelt so fresh, especially after being surrounded by the musty stink of the old furs.