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Writing a section about Anglo-Saxon farming for a non-chronological report

I can use my plan to write a section about Anglo-Saxon farming.

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Writing a section about Anglo-Saxon farming for a non-chronological report

I can use my plan to write a section about Anglo-Saxon farming.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about.
  2. Careful selection of nouns and pronouns ensures cohesion within sentences and across sections of the report.
  3. A section about one feature of the report's subject contains specific facts and information to keep the reader engaged.
  4. Writers choose varied fronted adverbials and different sentence types to ensure the text flows for the reader.
  5. Sentences should be said aloud before writing to ensure they make sense and read back once written to check for errors.

Common misconception

Pupils copy notes directly from their plans without forming full sentences.

Pupils should say the sentence aloud first, then write it out. Finally, pupils should check their writing for sense and punctuation.

Keywords

  • Subheading - a word, phrase or sentence used to introduce part of a text

  • Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma

  • Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged

Encourage pupils to practise writing their sentences on mini-whiteboards after saying their sentences aloud.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence needs a question mark at the end?
Draw me the layout of an Anglo-Saxon farm
The farming practices of Anglo-Saxons were innovative
How productive it is to use a plough and ox to till soil
Correct answer: Where did Anglo-Saxons hunt and fish
Q2.
Which sentence would best suit ending with an exclamation mark?
Draw me the layout of an Anglo-Saxon farm
The farming practices of Anglo-Saxons were innovative
Correct answer: How productive it is to use a plough and ox to till soil
Where did Anglo-Saxons hunt and fish
Q3.
Match the tense to its corresponding sentence.
Correct Answer:present tense,They use oxen and ploughs in their farming practices.

They use oxen and ploughs in their farming practices.

Correct Answer:past tense,They used oxen and ploughs in their farming practices.

They used oxen and ploughs in their farming practices.

Correct Answer:future tense,They will use oxen and ploughs in their farming practices.

They will use oxen and ploughs in their farming practices.

Q4.
Which co-ordinating conjunction completes this sentence? 'Producing crops played an important role __________ the main grains grown were barley, oats and wheat'.'
, but
, or
Correct answer: and
Q5.
What type of clause is this? 'because their diet was largely based on the seasons'
Correct Answer: subordinate, dependent, adverbial subordinate, adverbial
Q6.
Tick the sentences that are main clauses.
but not a common farming practice
Correct answer: they produced enough food for the community
as they relied on the seasons
Correct answer: livestock were raised for other products too

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6 Questions

Q1.
When we write, we always try to do which of these things?
Only write two sentences.
Only showcase one sentence type.
Correct answer: Showcase each sentence type we know.
Write sentences without saying them first.
Correct answer: Plan and say each sentence before we write it.
Q2.
Which of these sentences is relevant to a section about farming in a non-chronological report about Anglo-Saxons?
Correct answer: The main grains grown were barley, oats and wheat.
Anglo-Saxon houses were commonly made from timber.
Correct answer: They raised cattle, sheep and pigs for meat and other products.
They had a central hearth for cooking and heating.
Q3.
What is the definition of a subheading?
A subheading is a word, phrase or sentence used to describe an action.
A subheading is the main body of the text.
Correct answer: A subheading is a word, phrase or sentence used to introduce part of a text.
A subheading is a word, phrase or sentence used to label a picture.
Q4.
Which questions could be suitable for a section on Anglo-Saxon farming?
What were Anglo-Saxon settlements like?
Correct answer: What did Anglo-Saxon farms look like?
Correct answer: What were the Anglo-Saxon farming practices like?
Q5.
Match the elements of Anglo-Saxon farming to their corresponding food types.
Correct Answer:crops,grains, vegetables and fruit

grains, vegetables and fruit

Correct Answer:livestock,sheep, cattle, pigs and chickens

sheep, cattle, pigs and chickens

Q6.
Which sentence could coherently follow this sentence? 'The diet of Anglo-Saxons was largely based on the availability of crops.'
Correct answer: As a result, they had a seasonal and cyclical diet.
However, they had a seasonal and cyclical diet.
Yesterday, they had a seasonal and cyclical diet.