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Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age

I can write the conclusion of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age.

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Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age

I can write the conclusion of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The purpose of a conclusion is to summarise the information of the text for the reader.
  2. A summary sentence summarises the key information from the text.
  3. A conclusion can begin with a formal fronted adverbial.
  4. No new information about the subject is given to the reader in the conclusion.
  5. A conclusion finishes with the writer suggesting to the reader how to find out more.

Common misconception

Pupils may want to introduce new ideas or information in the conclusion.

A conclusion does not introduce new information. Its purpose is to summarise the key points made previously through the text.

Keywords

  • Conclusion - the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text

  • Summarise - to sum up or conclude the main body of a text

  • Formal fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma that is formal in tone and often found in non-fiction texts

Pupils should re-read the previous sections in pairs and pull out the key ideas they have made. They could then make notes on mini-whiteboards using bullet points.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What is a non-fiction text?
Correct answer: a text that provides information about real-life topics
a text about someone's life
a story that is made up
a text that actors use to act from
Q2.
Match the words to the correct definitions.
Correct Answer:biography,a story of someone's life

a story of someone's life

Correct Answer:non-fiction text,a text that provides information about real-life topics

a text that provides information about real-life topics

Correct Answer:fictional story,a made-up story about characters who aren't real

a made-up story about characters who aren't real

Q3.
What is a fronted adverbial?
Correct answer: It starts a sentence.
It makes sense by itself.
Correct answer: It is followed by a comma.
Q4.
The purpose of an information text is to give the reader .
Correct Answer: information, facts, knowledge
Q5.
Which is not an example of formal language?
However,
Correct answer: Cool!
Additionally,
In addition,
Q6.
What must a clause contain?
Correct Answer: a verb, A verb, Verb, verb

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the purpose of the conclusion of a non-chronological report?
to hook the reader in
Correct answer: to summarise key information from the text
Correct answer: to tell the reader where to find out more information about the subject
to tell the reader what the report will be about
Q2.
Which fronted adverbial would complete the following sentence in a conclusion? '__________, the Stone Age is a fascinating period of history.'
The end.
Every day,
Correct answer: In conclusion,
After all that,
Q3.
Which of these sentences would be found in the conclusion?
Dice were made from animal bones.
Correct answer: The Stone Age is a significant period in British history.
They hunted for animals such as wild boar and deer.
Houses in the Mesolithic period were made from stone.
Q4.
Which of these formal fronted adverbials could be used in a conclusion?
Correct answer: To conclude,
However,
Correct answer: In summary,
In addition,
Q5.
Which of these are true of a conclusion?
Correct answer: No new information about the subject is given in a conclusion.
It includes a diagram.
It repeats a specific fact from one of the sections in the report.
Correct answer: It contains a summary sentence.
Q6.
Which of these sentences is an example of a summary sentence?
The Neolithic people were nomadic.
Skara Brae is a well-preserved Neolithic settlement.
Correct answer: The Stone Age has fascinated historians and archaeologists for years.
Interestingly, the Neolithic people began domesticating animals.