Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about pandas
I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about pandas using cohesive devices.
Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about pandas
I can write the introduction of a non-chronological report about pandas using cohesive devices.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A non-chronological report is written to inform the reader about a subject or event out of time order.
- The introduction of a non-chronological report summarises the general information about the subject.
- Within the introduction, text that flows well and cohesively is important.
- Text cohesion can be achieved by using a range of cohesive devices.
- We can use compound sentences, complex sentences, fronted adverbials and parenthesis as cohesive devices.
Common misconception
Pupils may find it difficult to select which facts to connect using cohesive devices.
Give pupils plenty of time to orally rehearse grouping information together using different cohesive devices.
Keywords
Text cohesion - refers to how text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text's purpose
Cohesive devices - language structures that contribute to text cohesion
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Parenthesis - additional information that can be removed from a sentence
Complex sentence - a sentence composed of a main clause and any type of subordinate clause
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