The features of an explanation text

English

Writing the introduction of an explanation text about the digestive system

Writing the first section 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

to persuade the reader of a certain viewpoint

to provide information about how or why something works

What is the purpose of an explanation text?

Select the subject-specific vocabulary that you are likely to use when writing an explanation text about the human digestive system.

Order these sections of an explanation text in the order you would write them.

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

Which of the following are examples of ordering fronted adverbials?

Select an appropriate subordinating conjunction to complete the following sentence. " __________ the food is being chewed by the teeth, it is mixed together with a watery fluid called saliva."

a naming word for people, places or things

A non-fiction text is full of facts to inform the reader.

A non-fiction text has two characters who speak to each other.

There are different types of non-fiction text.

A non-fiction text will often include a glossary.

Which of these are true for non-fiction texts?

Digestion is the process of breaking down food in the body.

digestion is the process of breaking down food in the body.

digestion is the process of breaking down food in the body

Digestion is the process of breaking down Food in the body.

vocabulary that is exciting and descriptive

Which sentence has the comma accurately punctuated?

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

The features of an explanation text

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