Over the next two weeks, the children in 3V will be designing their own Roman city, and then using their designs as a stimulus for descriptive writing. This unit links with and complements their new History topic, which explores the changes to life in Britain following the Roman invasion in AD43.
In order to help them design their Roman cities with some historical accuracy, the children have been carrying out some research using a variety of different non-fiction resources. They have been practising their retrieval skills and recording their findings so that, later in the unit, they can write their own setting description all about the buildings and atmosphere in their bustling, Ancient Roman cities.
Reading for a specific purpose in this way really helps to build and develop the children's reading comprehension skills.
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