To summarise means to pull out the key information.

A conclusion is the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text.

A compound sentence is a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word.

A complex sentence is a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause.

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

Writing the second section 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 give the reader specific details about a part of the process

to give the reader a summary of the information provided

to review everything that was explained in the main section

What is the purpose of a conclusion in an explanation text?

Which of the following are helpful when writing your conclusion?

The digestive process is complex and it involves many steps.

The digestive process, which has many steps, is complex.

Match the following sentence types to the examples given.

the closing paragraph of a non-fiction text

to sum up or conclude the main body of the text

a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word

a sentence formed of a main clause/s and a subordinate claus

Match the vocabulary to the correct definitions.

and it has explained why this process is vital for humans.

by explaining what happens when food enters the body and leaves the stomach.

but there is so much more you could discover.

Complete the following sentence to turn it into a complex sentence: 'This explanation text has provided information about the complex process of human digestion __________.'"

This explanation text has provided information about the digestive process.

The oesophagus, stomach and intestines are vital for the delivery of nutrients.

If you would like to find out more, use your local library or the internet.

When you have researched more, you could present your findings to your class.

Which of the following sentences reviews subject-specific vocabulary?

to provide information about how or why something works

What is the purpose of an explanation text?

Section 1: What happens when food enters the body?

Section 2: What happens to food when it leaves the stomach?

Place the following in order to show the structure of the explanation text on the digestive process.

Which of the following are subject-specific vocabulary for an explanation text about the digestive system?

What kind of fronted adverbials are useful for explaining the **order** of the steps in the digestive process?

Which of the following fronted adverbials would be useful in a concluding paragraph?

a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense

a sentence formed of a main clause and a subordinate clause

Match the following sentence types to their definitions.

Writing the conclusion of an explanation text about the digestive system

Lesson outcome