the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text

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

looking at the differences between two things

comparing the similarities between two things

an overview of a text's main points or ideas

Writing the conclusion of a report on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole

English

In this unit, the pupils have learned about Florence Nightingale's life and used this information to write a non-chronological report. In 'Florence Nightingale: Dairy Entry', pupils will use their knowledge to write a diary entry from the viewpoint of Florence Nightingale herself. 

In 'Nocturnal Animals: Non-Chronological Report', pupils learned how to use different conjunctions to join their ideas. In this unit, pupils will use viewpoint fronted adverbials to make their writing more interesting to read. 

In this unit, pupils write a non-chronological report in four paragraphs based on Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole. Pupils use research as the starting point for their reports, which will include an introduction, a paragraph on each historical figure and a conclusion.

Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole: non-chronological report

Depiction of war, threats of war, death or the aftermath of war.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Put these sections of a non-chronological report in the correct order. 

To tell the reader what the report will be about.

To summarise the information from the report.  

What is the job of a conclusion in a report?

A conclusion will **not** contain any ...

Formal fronted adverbials start a conclusion and are followed by a ... 

True or false? Comparing means looking at how things are the same or similar.

one main idea and another idea of less importance. 

A simple sentence is a sentence about ...

What type of sentence is important in its own right?

Which of these is a subordinate joining word?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

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