how a text is written to keep the reader engaged

a word, phrase or sentence used to introduce part of a text

a sentence formed of two main clauses and a co-ordinating conjunction

a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause

Writing the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age

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Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about the Stone Age

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

Planning the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age

Writing the paragraph about diet in the Stone Age

Planning the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age

Writing the paragraph about houses in the Stone Age

Planning the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age

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

Publishing a non-chronological report about the Stone Age

In this unit, pupils use previously-taught features of a non-chronological report to write more extensively for purpose.  In the King Tut unit, pupils will increase the quantity of writing across a similar structure.

In the Portia Spider unit, pupils learnt how to write a non-chronological report following a similar structure.   In this unit, pupils will use the same features of a non-chronological report to write more extensively for purpose.

In this unit, pupils research the diet, housing and artefacts of people in the Stone Age to write a non-chronological report. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials, subject-specific vocabulary and facts to write a clearly-structured full report. Pupils publish their reports at the end.

The Stone Age: non-chronological report

Which of the following is an example of a formal fronted adverbial that builds on?

Choose a viewpoint fronted adverbial to start the following sentence: __________, they used spears for hunting and fishing not fighting. 

Crack! The flint broke off into smaller flakes!

Interestingly, the Stone Age people used spears for hunting not fighting. 

Which of these sentences is most likely to be found in a non-chronological report about the Stone Age?

However, they settled in small communties.

In addition, they used animal bones to make dice and jewellery. 

Additionally, they gathered nuts and berries. 

Which sentence could follow this sentence to build on an idea? 'They made pots out of clay.' 

Which subordinating conjunction is appropriate in this sentence? 'Tools were made of flint __________ it was strong.' 

A section in a non-chronological report can be introduced by a ...

to build on a point from the previous sentence

to introduce a contrasting idea from the previous sentence

Match the fronted adverbial to its purpose.

Facts in the introduction of the non-chronological report are general. In later sections, what do the facts become?

a naming word for people, places or things

a word that joins two main clauses to form a compound sentence

a word or words that can tell the reader where a noun is

Writing the paragraph about artefacts in the Stone Age

Lesson outcome