Non chronological report on Ancient Greece

Non-Chronological Report Writing Unit: The Ancient Greeks (KS2)

Focus: Coordinating Conjunctions and Apostrophes for Singular Possession
Content Areas: Life in Athens, Life in Sparta, The Ancient Gods, Alexander the Great

This KS2 writing unit guides pupils through the process of researching, planning and writing a non-chronological report about key aspects of Ancient Greece. The resource focuses specifically on four core areas of content: Life in Athens, Life in Sparta, The Ancient Gods, and Alexander the Great.

Alongside historical knowledge, the unit teaches pupils how to apply key grammar skills within their writing.

Grammar Focus
Coordinating Conjunctions

Pupils learn to join ideas using coordinating conjunctions (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so). This helps them extend factual sentences, link related details and create smoother, more cohesive paragraphs.

Apostrophes for Singular Possession

Children are taught how to use apostrophes correctly to show ownership (e.g. the soldier’s shield, the god’s temple, the hero’s journey). These are practised at sentence level before being applied in their final report.

What This Resource Includes
Research Lessons

Fact-finding tasks and guided reading materials covering:

Daily life in Athens

Daily life in Sparta

Key Ancient Greek gods and their roles

Alexander the Great and his significance

These research stages help children gather accurate information ready for planning and writing.

Grammar and Transcription Practice

Short, focused sessions designed to build accuracy and fluency, including:

Writing compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions

Practising apostrophes for singular possession

Editing and improving example sentences

Securing key grammar skills ahead of extended writing

Planning Lessons

Structured planning resources to support pupils in organising their report, including:

Boxed-up plans
Fact-sorting templates

Subheading organisers

Sentence-stacking tasks using the grammar focus

Writing Lessons

A sequence of modelled and independent writing lessons where pupils:

Write an introduction

Develop clear paragraphs under subheadings

Apply conjunctions and apostrophes in context

Edit, refine and improve their report

Suitable For:

Year 3 and Year 4

Lower-attaining Year 5

Schools following a structured, mastery-based English curriculum