Writing the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes
I can use my plan to write the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes.
Writing the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes
I can use my plan to write the diet section of a non-chronological report about aye-ayes.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A section of a non-chronological report contains specific information for the reader.
- Writers can use a range of cohesive devices to ensure their sentences flow and the text’s purpose is achieved.
- The diet section includes an introductory sentence, followed by specific information, then a linking sentence.
- We can use success criteria to help us identify what a successful piece of writing includes.
- The writing process involves planning, drafting, editing and publishing.
Keywords
Paragraph - a section of a piece of writing that is indicated by a new line and an indentation.
Specific information - clear, exact and particular information
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
Text cohesion - refers to how text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve the text’s purpose
Diet - the food that an animal eats
Common misconception
Pupils include relative clauses that include information that is not relevant to the main clause.
Task A and the quizzes specifically address the issue of relevance when selecting a relative clause.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
a sentence starter followed by a comma
vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative clause
Exit quiz
6 Questions
one
more than one