Writing the section about Harriet Tubman's activism
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use my research and plan to write the activism section of a biography about Harriet Tubman.
Key learning points
- The main body of a biography is split into paragraphs, which are organised by theme.
- Using a range of cohesive devices can enhance text flow and achieve text purpose.
- A complex sentence includes a main clause and any type of subordinate clause.
- Adverbial complex, relative complex and non-finite complex sentences can all be used in biographies.
- In biographies, extra, factual information can be added to clauses using brackets.
Keywords
Cohesive devices - linguistic structures that can enhance text flow
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause
Non-finite complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a non-finite subordinate clause
Parenthesis - extra information that can be added or removed from a sentence and it still makes sense
Brackets - punctuation marks that can be used to add additional information to a sentence
Common misconception
Pupils may use a lot of subject-specific vocabulary without clearly explaining its meaning to the reader.
Pupils should be taught how to use parenthesis demarcated using brackets to add additional information to sentences. Brackets are a great tool with which to explain meaning of tricky vocabulary to the reader.
Teacher tip
Ensure that pupils say each sentence aloud and read it back to ensure that writing makes sense and is cohesive.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Information in the activism section be ...
Q2.Select facts that are appropriate to use in the activism section.
Q3.Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'A __________ clause is a group of words containing a verb that makes sense on its own.'
Q4.Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'A __________ clause is a group of words containing a verb that does not make sense on its own.'
Q5.Match the cohesive devices to their definitions.
Q6.Match the cohesive devices to their examples.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the keywords to their definitions.
Q2.Match the cohesive devices to their definitions.
Q3.Match the cohesive devices to their examples.
Q4.Select the subordinating conjunctions we can use in adverbial complex sentences.
Q5.Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'A non-finite subordinate clause can begin with a verb in the __________ tense.'
Q6.Fill in the gap in the following sentence: 'A relative clause starts with a __________.'
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