Lesson 4 – I can identify the key features of a recount.This first question has been designed to be used alongside the Oak Primary Academy video for lesson 4. Miss Emms will complete this on the screen with you. When you have finished the video, there are some more activities for you to complete.

Underline one of each of the different features in the paragraph below. You could use different colours to make it really clear.

Challenge 1Tick the correct answers.

Which of these are features of a recount? (Tick 4)o First persono Different sentence typeso Past tenseo Adverbs of timeo Headline

Which of these is an adverb of time? (Tick 1)

o Becauseo Theno Buto So

Which of these shows the first person? (Tick 1)o Youo Sheo Io He

Challenge 2What sort of recount is the example shown? (Tick 1)

o Newspaper reporto Diary entry

o Retelling a story

How do you know?___________________________________________________________

Write a sentence about your day today using the first person.___________________________________________________________

Rewrite this sentence to turn it into the past tense:I play in the park when the sun is shining.

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Challenge 3You could use adjectives in a recount to add some description. Why might this be a good idea?___________________________________________________________

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What punctuation is used after an adverb of time when writing a recount?

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Put these statements in order of when they happen in the recount.

o They swam in the water

o They walked to the river

o They had a picnic

o They got their things ready at home