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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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Year 3
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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Key learning points
- The purpose of a conclusion is to summarise the information of the text for the reader.
- A summary sentence summarises the key information from the text.
- A conclusion can begin with a formal fronted adverbial.
- No new information about the subject is given to the reader in the conclusion.
- A conclusion finishes with the writer suggesting to the reader how to find out more.
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
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.
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?
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.
a story of someone's life
a text that provides information about real-life topics
a made-up story about characters who aren't real
Q3.
What is a fronted adverbial?
It makes sense by itself.
Q4.
The purpose of an information text is to give the reader .
Q5.
Which is not an example of formal language?
However,
Additionally,
In addition,
Q6.
What must a clause contain?
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is the purpose of the conclusion of a non-chronological report?
to hook the reader in
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,
After all that,
Q3.
Which of these sentences would be found in the conclusion?
Dice were made from animal bones.
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?
However,
In addition,
Q5.
Which of these are true of a conclusion?
It includes a diagram.
It repeats a specific fact from one of the sections in the report.
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.
Interestingly, the Neolithic people began domesticating animals.