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Planning the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

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Planning the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes

I can use research to plan the adaptations section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes.

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Key learning points

  1. Information in the adaptations section is specific for the reader.
  2. Text cohesion refers to how a piece of writing flows, engages the reader and achieves its purpose.
  3. Brackets can be used for parenthesis.
  4. Planning is an essential part of the writing process.
  5. Plans should include notes, bullet points and initial ideas that can be developed further when writing.

Common misconception

Pupils may want to list adaptations in their plan without explaining how they benefit survival.

Make explicit reference to functions of adaptations throughout the planning stage and set aside space on plans to refer to each function.

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

You may want to show pupils videos of aye-ayes using echolocation for hunting.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Non-chronological reports are a type of __________ writing.
Correct answer: non-fiction
fiction
creative
Q2.
Tick the definition of 'adaptations':
the food an animal eats
where an animal lives
Correct answer: features that animals and plants develop to help them survive where they live
Q3.
Match each cohesive device to an example:
Correct Answer:fronted adverbial,Of significant interest,

Of significant interest,

Correct Answer:subject-specific vocabulary,camouflage

camouflage

Correct Answer:relative clause,, which are special features that help them survive,

, which are special features that help them survive,

Q4.
Match the keywords to their definitions:
Correct Answer:paragraph,a section of writing indicated by a new line and indentation

a section of writing indicated by a new line and indentation

Correct Answer:specific information ,clear, exact and particular information

clear, exact and particular information

Correct Answer:text cohesion,how text flows to interest the reader and achieve purpose

how text flows to interest the reader and achieve purpose

Q5.
Tick the features of an effective non-chronological report plan:
paragraphs
Correct answer: bullet points
full sentences
Correct answer: notes
Correct answer: specific facts
Q6.
Which of these are relative clauses?
Correct answer: which are solitary animals
if they are hunted
because of their strange appearance
Correct answer: which have continuously-growing incisor teeth

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the key words to their definitions:
Correct Answer:specific information,clear, exact and particular information

clear, exact and particular information

Correct Answer:parenthesis,extra information that can be removed from the sentence

extra information that can be removed from the sentence

Correct Answer:brackets,a punctuation mark used to add extra, factual information

a punctuation mark used to add extra, factual information

Correct Answer:text cohesion,how a text flows and keeps the reader interested

how a text flows and keeps the reader interested

Correct Answer:adaptations,features that animals develop to help them survive

features that animals develop to help them survive

Q2.
Order the parts of our non-chronological report.
1 - Introduction
2 - Diet
3 - Adaptations
4 - Conclusion
Q3.
Order the parts of the adaptations section:
1 - introductory sentence
2 - specific information written across several sentences
3 - linking sentence
Q4.
Tick which information is relevant to the 'adaptations' section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes:
Aye-ayes live in Madagascar.
Aye-ayes are omnivores.
Correct answer: Aye-ayes' dark fur camouflages them.
Correct answer: Aye-ayes have very sensitive hearing.
Aye-ayes are seen as 'bad omens'.
Q5.
Match the key terms to their definitions:
Correct Answer:parenthesis,extra information that can be removed from the sentence

extra information that can be removed from the sentence

Correct Answer:brackets,punctuation used to add extra facts to a sentence

punctuation used to add extra facts to a sentence

Q6.
Which sentence uses brackets correctly?
Correct answer: Aye-ayes are nocturnal (active at night) so their night vision is excellent.
Aye-ayes are nocturnal active at night so their (night vision) is excellent.
(Aye-ayes) are nocturnal active at night so their night vision is excellent.