Writing the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

English

In 'How Bees Make Honey', pupils learnt how to use ordering devices to explain the process of bees' honey-making chronologically. In the next unit, pupils will revert to writing out of chronological order in a non-chronological report with subheadings.

In 'The Stone Age', pupils used subheadings to maintain cohesion. In this unit, pupils will write the steps of bees' honey-making process chronologically with ordering devices. 

How Bees Make Honey: explanation text

Honey bees work collaboratively to produce honey. 

As slowly as a tortoise, the awesome bee places the nectar inside the cells. 

Which of these sentences would be found in an explanation text about the honey-making process?

Which of the following is an example of a fronted adverbial of cause?

A {{}} is a word that has the same or similar meaning to another word. 

Which ordering fronted adverbial would be used to show the last step of the honey-making process?

Which conjunction is appropriate in this sentence? 'The bee rapidly flaps its wings __________ it needs to evaporate the water.' 

 joins two main clauses to form a compound sentence

a sentence formed of a main clause and subordinate clause

a word that starts an adverbial subordinate clause

Which of the following are examples of co-ordinating conjunctions?

Which type of bees work hard inside the hive?

This lesson will soon be taken down.

Writing the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

Lesson outcome