Writing the first section of an explanation text about the digestive system

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The features of an explanation text

Writing the introduction of an explanation text about the digestive system

Writing the second section of an explanation text about the digestive system

Writing the conclusion of an explanation text about the digestive system

In this unit, pupils learn how to create cohesion across paragraphs. In 'The Amazon Rainforest', pupils will develop their cohesive writing skills to follow a line of argument from introduction to conclusion paragraph of an essay.

In 'Anglo-Saxons', pupils focused on creating cohesion within a paragraph. In this unit, pupils will learn how to create cohesion across paragraphs.

In this unit, pupils research the human digestive system to write an informative and clearly-presented explanation text. Pupils focus on using an array of subject-specific vocabulary appropriately, set within Year 4 level sentence structures, applying causal conjunctions to explain certain features.

The digestive system: explanation writing

While the walls of the oesophagus contract,

Which of these are examples of an ordering fronted adverbial?

Select the body parts that are involved in the digestive process when food first enters the body.

Which of these are examples of fronted adverbials of place?

a type of subordinate clause that starts with a conjunction

a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial clause

Match the vocabulary to the correct definition.

As the walls of the oesophagus contract and relax,

Which of the following are examples of adverbial clauses?

What is the adjective in the following sentence? 'Nutrients absorb into the bloodstream in the small intestine.'

Identify the nouns in the following sentence: 'Stomach acids and enzymes break down food particles.'

the organ that digests food using acid and enzymes

the tube carrying food from the throat to the stomach

the process of the body breaking down food for nutrients

Match the key vocabulary to the definition.

Choose the correct spelling for the word in bold: 'The **throwt** directs food into the digestive system from the mouth.'

In the mouth, food starts breaking down through chewing.

Nutrients absorb into the blood in the small intestine.

Stomach acids and enzymes break down food particles.

Match the sentences with the appropriate subheadings.

First, food enters the mouth where it's chewed and mixed with saliva.

Next, the food travels down the oesophagus into the stomach.

Then, in the stomach, acids and enzymes break down the food.

Finally, the nutrients are absorbed in the small intestine.

Put these sentences in order from the first step of digestion to the last.

Starter Quiz

What is the adjective in the following sentence? 'Nutrients absorb into the bloodstream in the small intestine.'