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 that words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning

Editing narrative writing based on 'How To Train Your Dragon'

English

In this unit, pupils embed narrative skills including show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character and a were introduced to a range of cohesive devices. In 'The Viewer', pupils will further develop their use of cohesive devices and develop strategies to build suspense when describing a setting.

In 'Whale Rider', pupils developed their narrative writing skills by using show-not-tell and dialogue to convey character. In this unit, pupils will further embed these skills and use a range of devices to build cohesion. 

'How to Train Your Dragon': diary and narrative writing

the process of improving writing to improve text flow

standardised symbols and marks used in written language

how words are arranged and organised to convey meaning

to separate adjectives in an expanded noun phrase

to separate a non-finite subordinate clause from a main clause

Which of these are types of language choice that you would use in a narrative opening?

selecting which parts of the writing to improve

making edits to punctuation, grammar and sentence structure

Which of these are part of the editing process?

Select the fronted adverbials from the list:

explains when, where or how something happened

a sentence formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause

Which of these does 'text cohesion' mean?

a set of standardised symbols and marks to structure sentences

how words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning

Select the sentence that uses apostrophes for singular possession correctly.

Select the sentence that uses apostrophes for plural possession correctly.

Match the fronted adverbial types to their examples:

Match the subordinate clauses to their examples.

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