Writing to explain: Part two

Teacher notes

This is the second of two lessons on writing to explain. If you haven't already done so, you may want to start with the lesson titled 'Writing to explain: Part one' In this second of two lessons on writing to explain, students will explore model answers which demonstrate the features of a broadsheet newspaper article. Students will then go on to writing their articles, self-assessing against a checklist of criteria which are aligned against the GCSE writing assessment objectives. **Lyfta core theme**: Learning and growth. **Lyfta core skills and values**: Communication, Critical Thinking, Organisation and Planning. **UN SDGs**: 4. **KS3+ KS4 English skills** - Planning - Organising information and ideas - Writing non-fiction - Audience, purpose and form - Using language effectively - Vocabulary.