Explaining coastal processes and features

Topics Year 4/5

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Objectives

English

Plan, draft, edit and write a concise explanation text.
Be clear about an appropriate standard of handwriting, e.g. an unjoined style for labelling a diagram.

Lesson Planning

Add a high quality coastal process explanation to the model and then present the finished work to an audience of children or parents and carers.

Teaching Outcomes:

To write a high-quality explanation for 1 of the coastal processes represented in the model.

Children will:

Write a high-quality explanation of 1 of the coastal processes represented in their model.

Provided Resources

Explanation text success criteria
Suggested paragraph starters for explanation texts

You Will Need

Plain paper
Line guides
Card for mounting
Sticky notes

Weblinks

Beach formation from bbc.co.uk