Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry
I can plan part two of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.
Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry
I can plan part two of the main body of a diary entry based on ‘How To Train Your Dragon’.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of the main body is to describe events, thoughts and feelings in detail.
- Sentences can be opened in a variety of ways to enhance text cohesion.
- Adverbial complex sentences consist of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause.
- Informal tone can be achieved through use of contractions and exclamations.
Keywords
Text cohesion - how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
Adverbial clause - a type of subordinate clause that starts with a subordinating conjunction
Common misconception
Pupils may be unclear in their understanding of different complex sentence types.
Ensure that pupils know that an adverbial clause is one **type** of subordinate clause. There are also relative clauses and non-finite clauses that pupils should be taught.
To help you plan your year 5 english lesson on: Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 5 english lesson on: Planning part two of the main body of a diary entry, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
clear, exact and particular information
basic, necessary information
pieces of knowledge
the writer explicitly names their emotions
feelings conveyed by describing physical sensations and actions
two words joined together to form one word
I'm filled with dread when I think about tomorrow ...
I was frozen to the spot!
My dad's going to be so disappointed in me.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader
a sentence with a main clause and an adverbial clause
a type of clause that begins with a subordinating conjunction
one main clause
two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating conjunction
a main clause and any type of subordinate clause