Writing a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report
I can write a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report.
Writing a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report
I can write a section about Mary Seacole in a non-chronological report.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A complex sentence is a sentence formed of a simple sentence joined with subordination.
- Subordination means joining a simple sentence with a second idea of lower importance.
- Mary Seacole was a doctress who helped injured soldiers during the Crimean war.
- Mary set up her own hospital in Crimea called the British Hotel.
Common misconception
Pupils may think that the joining words used in compound sentences can also be used in complex sentences.
Teach pupils that there are only certain joining words that can be used to join subordinate ideas to main ideas. Remind pupils that a compound sentence is made up of two ideas that make complete sense.
Keywords
Complex sentences - a sentence formed of a simple sentences joined with subordination
Subordination - joining a simple sentence with a second idea of lower importance
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