Writing further specific sections of a non-chronological report about pandas
I can write the ‘habitat’ and ‘diet’ sections of a non-chronological report about pandas, using a range of cohesive devices.
Writing further specific sections of a non-chronological report about pandas
I can write the ‘habitat’ and ‘diet’ sections of a non-chronological report about pandas, using a range of cohesive devices.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Information in a section becomes more specific and detailed as the section goes on.
- Facts written in a section should be researched and organised prior to writing.
- A range of cohesive devices helps us to link facts within and between sentences.
- Before we write, we should orally rehearse sentences to ensure our sentences make sense and flow well.
- Parenthesis, varied sentence types and a range of fronted adverbials are all cohesive devices that can be used.
Keywords
Text cohesion - how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve text purpose
Cohesive devices - language structures that develop text cohesion
Subheading - a phrase, word or sentence used to introduce a section of a text
Introductory sentence - a sentence used at the start of a paragraph
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to choose appropriate cohesive devices to connect ideas.
Give pupils access to the Cohesive Devices Bank throughout their writing.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
(around 110 kilograms)
Pandas are tall and they are very heavy.
Although pandas rarely eat meat, they have sharp canines.
In addition, they grow up to 190 centimetre tall.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
As a result,
However,
Interestingly,