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

Editing two sections of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders

English

In this unit, pupils use previously-taught features of a non-chronological report to write more extensively for  purpose.  In the Stone Age unit, pupils will follow a similar structure, using more substantive subject-specific vocabulary.

In the Florence Nightingale 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.

The Portia Spider: non-chronological report

making improvements to sentence structure

a set of symbols and marks used to structure sentences

the way words are arranged and organised within sentences

use of specific words and phrases to convey a meaning

The Portia spider Can jump up to fifty times its own size. 

The Portia spider can jump up to fifty times its own size. 

the Portia spider can jump up to fifty times its own size. 

the Portia spider Can jump up to Fifty times its own size. 

Which sentence is accurately punctuated with capital letters?

Which conjunction should join these two clauses together? The Portia spider has superb vision _______ it has eight eyes. 

Check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader.

Use a mix of sentence types to ensure our writing flows for the reader.

Tick **one** thing we should do when editing sentence structure.

Check the language matches the text type.

Tick **two** things we should do when making improvements to language choices.

Interestingly the Portia spider has eight eyes. 

Interestingly the, Portia spider has eight eyes. 

Interestingly, the Portia spider has eight eyes. 

Interestingly the Portia spider has eight, eyes. 

a naming word for people, places or things 

contains a verb and does not make complete sense 

a word that joins a main and subordinate clause

What punctuation mark separates two adjectives in an expanded noun phrase?

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