Connect! You will see a picture of a natural wonder appear on the screen as well as a connective. Can you think of a sentence in 30 seconds to describe the natural wonder using the connective either to join sentences or as a connective opener?

Great Barrier Reef although

Victoria Falls because

The Northern Lights so

The Grand Canyon however

Mount Everest As a result of

Rio de Janeiro Harbour and

Paricutin Volcano therefore

On the screen you will see different ambitious words, without using a thesaurus or a dictionary, can you say them in an opening sentences about the 8 th wonder of the world?

spectacular

diversity

ecosystem

tourist

considered

Natural wonder

species

indigenous

volume

incredulous

natives

Use your Kung Fu moves to put the correct punctuation in its place!

A day in the foothills of Mount Everest will be one of the most exhilarating days of your life

Ben Nevis, located in Scotland, is the largest Mountain in the UK

The volcano exploded

The Northern Lights glow can be seen as far as Northern Scotland at the right time of year

Read the following sentences. Use your knowledge of VCOP to uplevel them.

mount everest is in nepal

the amazon is long

millions visit the great barrier reef every year

the northern lights are nice

the grand canyon is big

10 mins Check your punctuation! 20 mins Check your WOW words! 40 mins Check your targets! 30 mins Check your openers and connectives. 45 MINS

.. ?. ?, !. ?,... ! ’ “”. ?,... !’“”: ; - () What punctuation will you use in your Non Chronological Report?

Using your research and your plan you are going to write a Non Chronological Report naming the 8 th Natural Wonder of the World. Remember you could be in with a chance to have your work published on our BLOG! nrj5p2006.blog.co.uk