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Writing the introduction of an explanation text about mummification

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Key learning points

  1. An explanation text needs a title to signify what the text is about.
  2. The purpose of the introduction is to give general information to the reader.
  3. The introduction outlines what the reader will learn from the explanation text.
  4. The facts in the introduction are general about mummification; they become more specific in later paragraphs.
  5. 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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Pupils may benefit from some prior knowledge of mummification and Ancient Egypt. Provide them with a variety of texts from which they can gather facts. Consider providing cross curricular links to supplement pupils' understanding.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words to their definitions.
Correct Answer:verb,a doing, being or having word
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a doing, being or having word

Correct Answer:adjective,a word that describes a noun
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a word that describes a noun

Correct Answer:noun,a person, place or thing
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a person, place or thing

Correct Answer:adverb,A word that describes a verba
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A word that describes a verba

Q2.
Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
mummification is an old-fashioned process.
Mummification is an old-fashioned process
Correct answer: Mummification is an old-fashioned process.
mummification is an old-fashioned process
Q3.
Which of the following features would you find in an explanation text?
Correct answer: factual language
Correct answer: ordering fronted adverbials
metaphors
Correct answer: subheadings
speech sentences
Q4.
What type of verb do you use at the start of a command to tell someone what to do?
Correct Answer: imperative, Imperative, imperative verb, Imperative verb
Q5.
Put the sections of an explanation text in the correct order.
1 - introduction
2 - first themed section
3 - second themed section
4 - conclusion
Q6.
What is a main clause?
It only makes sense if there is a conjunction.
Correct answer: It makes sense on its own.
Correct answer: It contains a verb.
It must end with a question mark.
Correct answer: It is a group of words.

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6 Questions

Q1.
What are the purposes of the introduction?
Correct answer: to give the reader brief, general information about the subject
to set the scene for the reader
Correct answer: to inform the reader of the outline of the report
to describe a character for the reader
Q2.
Saying our sentences out helps us before we write them down.
Correct Answer: loud, Loud, lowd
Q3.
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
It was mainly important people who were mummified.
Correct answer: It was mainly important people who were mummified because it was so expensive.
It was mainly important people who were mummified and this included pharaohs.
Q4.
Match each feature to its purpose.
Correct Answer:general fact,a piece of most basic or necessary information
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a piece of most basic or necessary information

Correct Answer:outline,informs the reader what the rest of the text is about
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informs the reader what the rest of the text is about

Correct Answer:command,encourages the reader to continue reading
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encourages the reader to continue reading

Q5.
Match the facts to their fact types.
Correct Answer:general fact,Mummification preserved deceased bodies for the afterlife.
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Mummification preserved deceased bodies for the afterlife.

Correct Answer:specific fact,Then, the body was covered in natron salt.
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Then, the body was covered in natron salt.

Correct Answer:fact with numbers,The body was left for 40 days.
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The body was left for 40 days.

Q6.
Which of these sentences would appear in the introduction?
Then, the body was wrapped in linen.
Correct answer: Mummification is an ancient process that preserved bodies.
First, the body was cleaned with water or wine.
In this report, you have learned about the remarkable process of mummification.