the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality

a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences

the way words are arranged within a sentence to convey meaning

the use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning

Peer editing the paragraph about King Tut’s death

English

In this unit, pupils use previously-taught features of a non-chronological report to write more extensively for purpose. In the Angler Fish unit, pupils will increase the quantity of writing across a similar structure.

In the Stone Age unit, pupils learnt how to write a non-chronological report following a similar structure. In this unit, pupils will use the same features of a non-chronological report to write more extensively for purpose.

King Tut or Healthy Lifestyle: non-chronological report

making improvements to sentence structure

the way words are arranged and organised within sentences

a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences

Which conjunction should join the following two clauses together? 'Scientists are not exactly sure how King Tut died, __________ they believe it was malaria or an infected leg.' 

Check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader.

Check that we've used a range of different sentence types to make the text flow.

Which one of these should we do **first** when editing sentence structure?

Check that language choices are ambitious.

Check the language matches the text type.

What should we do when making improvements to language choices?

Interestingly King Tut was buried with a crown, jewellery and a throne. 

Interestingly, King Tut was buried with a crown, jewellery, and a throne. 

Interestingly, King Tut was buried with a crown, jewellery and a throne. 

Interestingly King Tut was buried with a crown jewellery and a throne. 

'two unborn, mummified children' is an example of which of these?

When King Tut died his body was mummified.

When King Tut died, his body was mummified.

When, King Tut died his body was mummified.

When, King Tut died, his body was mummified.

A {{}} sentence is formed of two main clauses joined with a co-ordinating conjunction. 

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