Writing the second section of an explanation text about the digestive system
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write detailed paragraphs to explain what happens to food when it leaves the stomach.
Key learning points
- The main paragraphs in an explanation text tell the reader how the process of digestion is carried out.
- Subject-specific, scientific vocabulary ensures the reader learns accurate information.
- Fronted adverbials of cause and viewpoint are an important part of explanation texts and support text flow.
- Using a variety of simple, compound and complex sentences helps to effectively communicate the process being explained.
- Adverbial complex sentences and relative complex sentences are a key part of explanation texts and support text flow.
Keywords
Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Fronted adverbial of cause - a sentence starter that tells the reader the cause and effect of something
Viewpoint fronted adverbial - a sentence starter that introduces facts and emphasises the writer's opinion
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause
Common misconception
Pupils might include steps in the process from when the food arrives in the mouth.
This section of the explanation text is about what happens after the food leaves the stomach.
Teacher tip
Ensure children are confident with the grammar involved in this lesson. You may want to precede the lesson with discrete grammar teaching.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which body parts are involved in the digestive process?
Q2.Match the sentence types to the correct definitions.
a sentence about one idea that make sense.
formed of two main clauses and a joining word.
formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause
Q3.Match the vocabulary to the correct examples given.
and, or, but, yet
when, because, as, after
first, next, then, finally
Q4.What type of subject-specific vocabulary do you need to use when writing about the human digestive system?
Q5.Which of the following features are used to structure an explanation text?
Q6.Which of the following are examples of a complex sentence?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which body parts are involved in the digestive process when food leaves the stomach?
Q2.Match the sentence types to their uses.
used to tell the reader the order of events of a process
used to tell the reader where something is or happens
used to tell the reader the cause and effect of something
used to introduce facts and emphasise the writer's opinion
Q3.Which of the following are examples of fronted adverbials of cause?
Q4.Which of the following are examples of viewpoint fronted adverbials?
Q5.Which of the following is an example of an adverbial complex sentence?
Q6.Which of the following is an example of a relative complex sentence?
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