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Y4E Flotsam Plan L9

Literacy Counts

Created on February 9, 2026

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Plan Lesson 9

Sentence Accuracy

Sentence Accuracy

Quick Build: single-clause sentence

Verb

have been searching

Who/What

aliens

Sentence

The aliens have been searching.

Add Detail: present perfect tense

have been

_______________

searching for signs of life.

The aliens

Re-read

Build

searching for signs of life.

have been

_______________

The aliens

___________________________________________________________________________

Check

My turn to write the sentence.

Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write a sentence.

Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?

Use your Sentence Checker

Sentence time over! Click to move on.

Quick Build: single-clause sentence

Verb

have travelled

Who/What

aliens

Sentence

The aliens have travelled.

Add Detail: noun choice

explorers

____________

The aliens have travelled far as these

like adventures.

Re-read

Build

explorers

____________

like adventures.

The aliens have travelled far as these

___________________________________________________________________________

Check

My turn to write the sentence.

Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.

Your turn to write a sentence.

Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?

Use your Sentence Checker

Sentence time over! Click to move on.

Can I choose effective vocabulary and Writer's Knowledge to plan my Secret Sea Creature Guide?

How Secret Sea Creature Guides Work

First: It welcomes the reader and introduces the strange sea creature.

Then:It explains what the creature looks like, how it behaves, what it eats, and where it lives.

Finally:It shares special powers or amazing facts about it.

Let me show you how to plan.

Teacher's Plan: Secret Sea Creature Guide: Pufferfish Hot Air Balloon
Example Text: Secret Sea Creature Guide: The Octopus Family
Your Plan: Secret Sea Creature Guide

Part 1: Welcome the reader and introduce an unusual sea creature and its setting

Part 2: Describe the unusual sea creature

What good writing looks like
This will show you how to plan and write

Part 3: Describe how it behaves and what it eats

Part 4: Describe its habitat

Part 5: Special powers/amazing facts

My Turn: Part 1

Your Turn: Part 1

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What will you plan? What ideas did you gather?
Writer's Knowledge
Words and phrases
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My Turn: Part 2

Your Turn: Part 2

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What will you plan? What ideas did you gather?
Writer's Knowledge
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WorkingWall

My Turn: Part 3

Your Turn: Part 3

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What will you plan? What ideas did you gather?
Writer's Knowledge
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WorkingWall

My Turn: Part 4

Your Turn: Part 4

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What will you plan? What ideas did you gather?
Writer's Knowledge
Words and phrases
WorkingWall

My Turn: Part 5

Your Turn: Part 5

Pictures
What will you plan? What ideas did you gather?
Writer's Knowledge
Words and phrases
WorkingWall

My Completed Plan

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Can I plan my Secret Sea Creature Guide?

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Feedback: Who did what well?

explorers

____________

The aliens have travelled far as these

like adventures.

have been

_______________

searching for signs of life.

The aliens