the process of improving writing to ensure coherence 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 meaning

Editing the first half of a non-chronological report about Anglo-Saxons

English

In this unit, pupils write two paragraphs per subheading. In 'The Aye-Aye or Wild Cats', pupils will write longer paragraphs and sections per subheading.

In 'The Angler Fish', pupils wrote one paragraph per subheading. In this unit, pupils will write two paragraphs per subheading.

Ancient Greeks or Anglo-Saxons: 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 meaning

The Anglo-Saxons were a group of people that lived in England.

The anglo-saxons were a group of people that lived in England.

The Anglo-Saxons were a group of people that lived in england.

The anglo-saxons were a group of people that lived in england.

Which sentence is accurately punctuated with capital letters?

Match the word types to their corresponding words or phrases.

Interestingly the main grains grown were barley oats and wheat. 

Interestingly, the main grains grown were barley oats and wheat. 

Interestingly, the main grains grown were barley, oats and wheat. 

Interestingly the main grains grown were barley, oats and wheat. 

Which sentence is accurately punctuated with commas?

check that language choices are ambitious to engage the reader

check that the tone of the vocabulary matches the text's purpose

check for missing or incorrectly used capital letters, full stops and commas

Tick **two** things we should do when editing language.

reviewing, checking and improving a piece of writing

to join a subordinate clause and a main clause

What is the purpose of a co-ordinating conjunction in a compound sentence?

They were skilled farmers ________ they were also artistic.

They were brave ________ they had to be careful of invaders.

They could harvest now _______ they could wait.

Match the co-ordinating conjunctions to the gaps in the compound sentences. 

they harvested their crops when it was ready

Which **two** of these are subordinate clauses?

Which **two** elements does a complex sentence have to contain?

they only ate food available at that time of the year.

they became more efficient with their farming practices.

Make **three** complex sentences by matching the subordinate clauses to the main clauses.

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