Writing the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about tigers
I can use a plan to write the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about tigers.
Writing the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about tigers
I can use a plan to write the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about tigers.
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Key learning points
- Information in the adaptations section is specific for the reader.
- Fronted adverbials, subject-specific vocabulary, relative complex sentences and parenthesis enhance text cohesion.
- Parenthesis is additional information added to the sentence that can be demarcated using a pair of brackets.
- Plans should be used when writing to generate initial ideas and build upon them.
- Success criteria help us understand what to include in our writing.
Keywords
Specific information - clear, exact and particular information
Parenthesis - additional information that can be removed without compromising grammatical accuracy
Brackets - a punctuation mark used to add extra, factual information in a clause
Text cohesion - refers to how text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text’s purpose
Adaptations - special features that animals and plants develop to help them survive where they live
Common misconception
Pupils may forget the second bracket after parenthesis.
Teacher explicitly models making this mistake and correcting it when re-reading the final written outcome at the end of the lesson.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a sentence starter followed by a comma
vocabulary used to describe a particular topic
a subordinate clause that begins with a relative pronoun
extra information that can be removed from the sentence
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to grasp moving prey and bite through flesh
to enable tigers to jump up to 10 metres high
used to help see and hear prey when hunting at night
to enable tigers to remain camouflaged when hunting
to enable tigers to run and swim quickly
In addition to this,
incisors
(they eat other animals)
which are most commonly found in India