Hello children. I hope you are well. We have a very exciting topic this half term: . Our first project will be to write an fact file about an animal from the .

First of all to give us a bit of a background let’s watch the clip: https://www.youtube.com/watc h?v=3vijLre760w We will be looking at deforestation later on in this unit but firstly, we will be creating an animal fact file in the style of a non-chronological report about an animal that lives in the rainforest. First all let’s have a think about the that live in the rainforest.

The jaguar is a member of the wild cat family that can be found in the rainforest regions.

The scarlet macaw is one of at least 17 known of macaws. Most are intelligent, social birds.

The red-eyed tree frog is just one of many species of frog that lives in the rainforest. Potoos are a noisy, strange-looking bird, which can often be found in the canopy of the Amazon rainforest.

Sloths are nocturnal mammals and are known for being particularly slow-moving creatures.

The emerald tree boa is a non-venomous , which is often found in the Amazon rainforest. There are around 100 species of Lemurs. Many species are now endangered.

Orangutans are members of the great ape family. They spend 95% of their time in trees

Tapirs are large hoofed mammals. These are just a few animals that can be found in rainforests.

LO: To explore the features of a non chronological report

Your main task today:

In a home learning book or a piece of paper, write these two categories in bubbles:

Presentational Language features features

Read the example of an animal fact file on the following page. Either write on post-it notes and stick your ideas onto the paper or write your answers onto the bubble map. (Example answers on slide 10) The Emerald Tree Boa Habitat As indicated by their name, these Introduction spend most of their time Have you ever wondered where these inhabiting trees and are often beautiful snakes live? Are they are threat to found in the Amazon rainforest. humans? Read on to find out everything you Their habitat is 'arboreal', which need to know about the emerald tree boa means 'related to or resembling including where to find them, how to identify trees'. They usually coil them and what they like to eat for their themselves around branches lunch! You will be pleased to know it is a during the day and rest their non-venomous snake which means they are head in the middle of the coil. not poisonous! As they are nocturnal, they They can often be found near are mostly active at night. rivers or swamps but are not Diet dependent on open water. They feed mostly on small Appearance mammals, such as rats, bats The emerald tree boa is distinctively bright and possums. Younger green in colour with an electric yellow snakes may also eat other underside. They have an irregular, zigzag and amphibians. They pattern along their back, which is sometimes can be hunted themselves by compared to a lightning bolt, and they are birds of prey, such as the similar in appearance to the green tree eagle. It subdues its prey by python. Adult emerald tree boas can grow to wrapping its body around the reach up to 2 metres in length and over 1kg animal preventing it from in weight which is as heavy as an average breathing. pineapple! They have vertical pupils – similar to that of cats – which help them to detect Interesting Facts Emerald tree boas have a life expectancy of their prey’s movement. They have a pair of approximately 20 years in captivity or slightly less in the wild. long, sharp teeth, pointed backwards, and a They are not dangerous to humans and are therefore forked tongue. Their heads are relatively sometimes kept as pets. They give birth rather than laying eggs large and flat. and can give birth to 6 - 14 young at a time. Answers

Expanded Heading/ Relative noun title Subheadings clauses phrases

Presentational Language features features

Rhetorical sections questions Rule of three Pictures Technical and factual Fronted An Bold language subordinate introduction fonts/underlined clauses texts Lesson 2

LO: To explore the language and the effect of presentational features in a non-chronological report.

There are 2 tasks in this lesson Last lesson we looked at the presentational and language features of the text on the following page.

Today we are looking at examples of these features and the effect they have on the reader. The Emerald Tree Boa Habitat As indicated by their name, these Introduction snakes spend most of their time Have you ever wondered where these inhabiting trees and are often beautiful snakes live? Are they are threat to found in the Amazon rainforest. humans? Read on to find out everything you Their habitat is 'arboreal', which need to know about the emerald tree boa means 'related to or resembling including where to find them, how to identify trees'. They usually coil them and what they like to eat for their themselves around branches lunch! You will be pleased to know it is a during the day and rest their non-venomous snake which means they are head in the middle of the coil. They can often be found near not poisonous! As they are nocturnal, they Diet rivers or swamps but are not are mostly active at night. They feed mostly on small dependent on open water. Appearance mammals, such as rats, bats The emerald tree boa is distinctively bright and possums. Younger green in colour with an electric yellow snakes may also eat other underside. They have an irregular, zigzag reptiles and amphibians. They pattern along their back, which is sometimes can be hunted themselves by compared to a lightning bolt, and they are birds of prey, such as the similar in appearance to the green tree eagle. It subdues its prey by python. Adult emerald tree boas can grow to wrapping its body around the reach up to 2 metres in length and over 1kg animal preventing it from in weight which is as heavy as an average breathing. pineapple! They have vertical pupils – similar to that of cats – which help them to detect Interesting Facts Emerald tree boas have a life expectancy of their prey’s movement. They have a pair of approximately 20 years in captivity or slightly less in the wild. long, sharp teeth, pointed backwards, and a They are not dangerous to humans and are therefore forked tongue. Their heads are relatively sometimes kept as pets. They give birth rather than laying eggs large and flat. and can give birth to 6 - 14 young at a time. Task 1: Answer the following questions:

1. Why is it important to have a title and subheadings?

2. Why might the author use bold texts/underline the text?

3. Why is the text written in sections?

4. What would be the benefit of a picture? Either discuss the answers with an adult in your house or write the answers on paper or a home learning book. ANSWERS

1. Why is it important to have a title and subheadings? It is important to have a heading so that the reader knows what they are going to read about. Subheadings help direct the reader to the different sections.

2. Why might the author use bold texts/underline the text? This is used to signal these are the subheadings and ensure they stand out.

3. Why is the text written in sections? The text is written in sections to ensure information is easily accessible to the reader and not all muddled. It gives a clear structure for the reader.

4. What is the benefit of a picture? It engages the reader and helps to further explain the appearance of the animal. It might show the animal in their habitat or hunting their prey to help demonstrate certain facts. Task 2: Find an example of the following features in the text and write the example in the outer bubble.

Subordinate Factual clause information Relative openers clause Rhetorical Language device

question Rule of Expanded noun three phrase

Either print out this page or write it out in a home learning book or on paper. Task 2: ANSWERS

Adult emerald tree boas can grow to reach up to 2 metres As they are nocturnal, in length and over 1kg in they are mostly active at weight. They have an night. irregular, zigzag

Subordinate Factual pattern along clause information their back, Relative openers which is clause sometimes compared to a Have you ever Rhetorical Language device Rule of lightning bolt... wondered question three where these ...including beautiful snakes Expanded noun where to find live? phrase them, how to identify them and what they EXTENSION: The emerald tree boa is like to eat for Now think about why the author distinctively bright green in their lunch! used these language features in the colour with an electric yellow text. Was it to engage the reader? underside. Perhaps it was to add extra information. Discuss each feature with an adult or think about it yourself. Lesson 3

LO: To revise relative clauses and expanded noun phrases

There are 2 tasks in today’s lesson. We’ve identified in the text that expanded noun phrases and relative clauses are an important language feature in a non chronological report.

Examples from the text we looked at were:

Expanded noun phrase:

The emerald tree boa is distinctively bright green in colour with an electric yellow underside.

Relative clause:

...which is sometimes compared to a lightning bolt... We looked at relative clauses and expanded noun phrases in depth when we did our object description. Do you remember? However, it’s definitely worth revising.

Here is a reminder of what a noun phrases is:

What is an expanded noun phrase?

Starting with Describe it with Extend it a noun adjectives To make your expanded A troll noun phrase even better, An ugly troll A dragon A fierce, silvery add a prepositional phrase: An ugly troll on the bridge, A frog dragon A bright green, A fierce, silvery dragon in the speckled frog midnight sky, A bright green speckled frog with a yellow tummy. Have a look at this: You could play a game of making up crazy sentences to help you understand how to write a detailed expanded noun phrase. And let’s recap relative clauses:

● Relative clauses include relative pronouns: who, whose, which, that, where or when.

● Relative clauses are not main clauses.

● A relative clause refers back to the noun.

● Relative clauses can tell us extra information about the noun.

The slow movements of the sloth are mainly because of their leaf-based diet, which is low in energy and creates a slow metabolism. The relative clause can be added at the end of a main clause to provide extra information:

Jaguars are solitary creatures who tend to live and hunt alone.

Or dropped into the middle of the sentence after a noun with a pair of commas to separate the relative clause from the rest of sentence.

Orangutans, who are members of the great ape family, spend 95% of their time in trees. The relative clause always refers back to the noun that came before it:

Refers back to Jaguars Jaguars, who are famous for their beautiful spotted coats, can reach up to six feet in length.

Jaguars have very powerful jaws and sharp teeth which are strong enough to crack bones or pierce a turtle shell. Refers back to teeth

The sentence will always make sense if you remove the relative clause. Task 1 Fun Quiz

In this quiz there are 8 questions. See how many you get right.

Question 1:

Answer yes or no Has this relative clause been used correctly?

Jaguars have razor sharp teeth who are famous for their beautiful coats.

Question 2:

Which relative clause is punctuated correctly? a. Red-eyed tree frogs, who are generally considered to be carnivores mainly eat at night. b. Red-eyed tree frogs, who are generally considered to be carnivores, mainly eat at night. c. Red-eyed tree, frogs who are generally considered to be carnivores, mainly eat at night. Question 3:

Fill in the missing relative pronoun:

His teeth, ______were as sharp as razors, pierced through his prey.

Question 4: Which of the following include an expanded noun phrase? a. Red Eyed Tree Frog are known for their huge, bright red eyes. b. The frogs use their eyes as a way of startling predators. c. The rest of their body is neon green in colour with a hint of blue and yellow at the sides. Question 5

Which is the noun being expanded in this sentence?

The emerald green snake with long sharp teeth coiled around the branches.

Question 6 Has the relative clause been used correctly?

James, which owned the boa constrictor, held him confidently around his neck. Question 7: Which of the following is an expanded noun phrase?

a. The lion roared intensely at the crowds of people. b. The enormous elephant with a mottled grey coat, stood waiting to be admired. c. In the forest, a lion stood waiting to attack.

Question 8:

Is this relative clause used correctly?

The river, where the creature waited, was narrow and shallow. ANSWERS

Q1. No. ‘Who are famous for their beautiful coats’ refers back to jaguars the relative clause would need to link to teeth if placed at the end of the sentence since that is the last noun.

Q2. b is correct

Q3. ‘which’

Q4. a and c

Q5. snake

Q6. No ‘which’ should be ‘who’ as refers to a person

Q7 b is the expanded noun phrase

Q8. Yes Task 2: Create 2 expanded noun phrases and 2 relative clauses for an animal of your choice. It doesn’t have to be a rainforest animal it can be a pet or an animal at the zoo.

Example: The adorable, two-week-old kitten with a soft fluffy coat, wobbled as he shuffled towards me.

The irritated tiger, who had fiery eyes, bellowed out a thunderous roar.