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Writing the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

I can use my plan to write the section about how honey bees collect nectar outside the beehive.

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Writing the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey

I can use my plan to write the section about how honey bees collect nectar outside the beehive.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The steps in the honey-making process are written in chronological order.
  2. Ordering fronted adverbials indicate the order of the steps in a process.
  3. Using the full range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
  4. Explanation texts include subject-specific vocabulary that is related to the subject of the text.

Common misconception

Pupils might include steps of the process that take place inside the hive.

This section explains the first two steps of the honey-making process that take place outside the hive.

Keywords

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

  • Compound sentence - a sentence formed of two main clauses and a co-ordinating conjunction

  • Complex sentence - a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause

  • Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma

Ensure the pupils are confident with the details of each step before starting the writing process. You can review the learning from Lesson 2, which clearly sequences the whole honey-making process.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a plan?
an answer sheet
lined paper
Correct answer: a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Q2.
Match the term to its definition.
Correct Answer:clause,a group of words that contains a verb

a group of words that contains a verb

Correct Answer:verb,a doing or being word

a doing or being word

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial,a sentence starter followed by a comma

a sentence starter followed by a comma

Correct Answer:phrase,a group of words that does not contain a verb

a group of words that does not contain a verb

Q3.
What kind of text is an explanation text?
fiction
narrative
Correct answer: non-fiction
poem
Q4.
Match the type of fronted adverbial to its example.
Correct Answer:viewpoint fronted adverbial,Interestingly,

Interestingly,

Correct Answer:formal fronted adverbial,In addition,

In addition,

Correct Answer:ordering fronted adverbial,Next,

Next,

Correct Answer:fronted adverbial of cause,As a result,

As a result,

Q5.
Facts in the introduction of an explanation text are general. In the later sections, the facts become...
vague.
short.
Correct answer: detailed and specific.
more general.
Q6.
Which of the following are examples of co-ordinating conjunctions?
because
Correct answer: and
when
Correct answer: or
Correct answer: but

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6 Questions

Q1.
When we write, we always try to do which of these things?
Do not say a sentence before we write it.
Only showcase one sentence type.
Correct answer: Plan and say each sentence before we write it.
Q2.
Which of these sentences would be found in an explanation text about the honey-making process?
As quick as a flash, the bee leaves the hive.
Correct answer: Next, the worker bee returns to the hive.
The worker bee is an awesome creature!
Q3.
Order these ordering fronted adverbials as they would appear in an explanation text.
1 - First,
2 - Next,
3 - Finally,
Q4.
Which is the first step of the honey-making process?
The bee collects nectar with its tongue.
The enzymes and proteins mix with the nectar.
Correct answer: The bee leaves the hive searching for flowers.
The nectar travels into the honey stomach.
Q5.
Which of these adjectives are appropriate to describe nectar in an explanation text?
yummy
Correct answer: sticky
Correct answer: transparent
scrumptious
Q6.
Fill in the gap: A complex sentence is formed of a main clause and at least one ___________ clause.
Correct Answer: subordinate, Subordinate