Writing the introduction of an explanation text about mummification
I can write the introduction of an explanation text about mummification.
Writing the introduction of an explanation text about mummification
I can write the introduction of an explanation text about mummification.
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Key learning points
- An explanation text needs a title to signify what the text is about.
- The purpose of the introduction is to give general information to the reader.
- The introduction outlines what the reader will learn from the explanation text.
- The facts in the introduction are general about mummification; they become more specific in later paragraphs.
- An introduction ends with a command to the reader to continue reading.
Keywords
Introduction - the opening paragraph of a non-fiction text that encourages the reader to read on
Title - the name of the text
General facts - the most basic or necessary facts
Outline - tells the reader what the rest of the report is about
Command - a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something
Common misconception
Pupils try to include specific facts in the introduction.
An introduction's purpose is to introduce the topic and should only include general facts.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a doing, being or having word
a word that describes a noun
a person, place or thing
A word that describes a verba
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a piece of most basic or necessary information
informs the reader what the rest of the text is about
encourages the reader to continue reading
Mummification preserved deceased bodies for the afterlife.
Then, the body was covered in natron salt.
The body was left for 40 days.