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Writing a section about Ancient Greek warfare for a non-chronological report

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Writing a section about Ancient Greek warfare for a non-chronological report

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Key learning points

  1. A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about.
  2. Careful selection of nouns and pronouns ensures cohesion within sentences and across sections of the report.
  3. A section about one feature of the report's subject contains specific facts and information to keep the reader engaged.
  4. Writers choose varied fronted adverbials and different sentence types to ensure the text flows for the reader.
  5. Sentences should be said aloud before writing to ensure they make sense and read back once written to check for errors.

Keywords

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

  • Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma

  • Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged

Common misconception

Pupils copy notes directly from their plans without forming full sentences.

Pupils should say the sentence aloud first, then write it out. Finally, pupils should check their writing for sense and punctuation.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which sentence needs a question mark at the end?

How interesting it is to see the armour of a hoplite
Hoplites had distinctive armour
Correct answer: What did hoplites wear as armour
Hoplites wore helmets and had round shields

Q2.
Which sentence would best suit ending with an exclamation mark?

Correct answer: How interesting it is to see the armour of a hoplite
Hoplites had distinctive armour
What did hoplites wear as armour
Hoplites wore helmets and had round shields

Q3.
Match the tense to its corresponding sentence.

Correct Answer:Present tense,They stand shoulder to shoulder in a phalanx formation.

They stand shoulder to shoulder in a phalanx formation.

Correct Answer:Past tense,They stood shoulder to shoulder in a phalanx formation.

They stood shoulder to shoulder in a phalanx formation.

Correct Answer:Future tense,They will stand shoulder to shoulder in a phalanx formation.

They will stand shoulder to shoulder in a phalanx formation.

Q4.
Which co-ordinating conjunction completes this sentence? "Hoplites were heavily armed foot soldiers __________ they were a key component of Greek warfare'"

, but
, or
Correct answer: and

Q5.
What type of clause is this? "because their formation was so strong".

Correct Answer: subordinate, dependent, adverbial subordinate, adverbial, Subordinate

Q6.
Tick the sentences that are main clauses.

But this was not a common feature of warfare.
Correct answer: It was the most iconic feature of warfare.
As they relied on the phalanx formation.
Correct answer: Hoplites were tightly packed in a rectangle or square formation.

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
When we write, we always try to do which of these things?

Only write two sentences.
Only showcase one sentence type.
Correct answer: Showcase each sentence type we know.
Write sentences without saying them first.
Correct answer: Plan and say each sentence before we write it.

Q2.
Which of these sentences is relevant to a section about warfare in a non-chronological report about Ancient Greeks?

Correct answer: Hoplites were heavily armoured citizen-soldiers.
The Olympian gods lived on Mount Olympus.
Correct answer: The phalanx formation was a key feature in Ancient Greek warfare.
They told myths and stories about supernatural beings.

Q3.
What is the definition of a subheading?

A subheading is a word, phrase or sentence used to describe an action.
A subheading is the main body of the text.
Correct answer: A subheading is a word, phrase or sentence used to introduce part of a text.
A subheading is a word, phrase or sentence used to label a picture.

Q4.
Which question would be suitable for a section on Ancient Greek warfare?

Correct answer: What was Ancient Greek warfare like?
What were the beliefs of the Ancient Greeks?
What is Ancient Greek mythology?

Q5.
Match the elements of Ancient Greek warfare to their corresponding definitions.

Correct Answer:Hoplite,Heavily armoured citizen-solider.

Heavily armoured citizen-solider.

Correct Answer:Phalanx ,Tightly packed soldier formation.

Tightly packed soldier formation.

Correct Answer:Armour,The equipment soldiers had in battle.

The equipment soldiers had in battle.

Q6.
Which sentence could coherently follow this sentence? "They were stood shoulder to shoulder with their shields overlapped."

However, they were able to form a solid wall of shields and spears.
Yesterday, they were able to form a solid wall of shields and spears.
Correct answer: As a result, they were able to form a solid wall of shields and spears.