Exploring cohesive devices in non-chronological reports
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can identify cohesive devices that are used in a non-chronological report about a shark.
Key learning points
- Text cohesion refers to how a text flows together to maintain the interest of the reader.
- We can improve text cohesion using cohesive devices that connect information within and between sentences.
- Compound and complex sentences can be used to join linked information in one sentence.
- Fronted adverbials can be used to show links between information in adjacent sentences.
- There are different types of complex sentence and fronted adverbials, which serve different purposes.
Keywords
Text cohesion - how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve text purpose
Compound sentence - a sentence formed of two main clauses and a co-ordinating conjunction
Complex sentence - a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause
Fronted adverbial - a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common misconception
Pupils may have difficulty recognising that there are different types of complex sentence.
Different types of complex sentence contain different types of subordinate clause, each starting with a different type of word.
Teacher tip
Throughout the lesson, relate the use of different sentence structures to the improved text cohesion that they bring - they allow us to join ideas together to give the text coherence.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following expanded noun phrases could replace 'many teeth' in a non-chronological report?
Q2.Which of these phrases use a hyphen correctly?
Q3.Which of the following features would we not find in a non-chronological report?
Q4.Which of these features help the reader find information in a non-chronological report?
Q5.Where in a non-chronological report are we most likely to find specific information about different aspects of the subject?
Q6.Which of these sentences could belong in a paragraph called 'Where do basking sharks live?'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Why do we want to improve text cohesion in our writing?
Q2.Which of these would we find in a compound sentence?
Q3.Which co-ordinating conjunction would best join these two sentences? 'Basking sharks have many sharp teeth. They do not use them for eating.'
Q4.Match each type of complex sentence to the type of word that begins its subordinate clause.
subordinating conjunction (as, because, while...)
relative pronoun (who, which, whose...)
-ing form of verb (using, allowing, consuming...)
Q5.Which is the best definition of a fronted adverbial?
Q6.Match the types of fronted adverbial to the examples.
However,... / In addition to this,...
Due to this,... / As a result of this,...
Amazingly,... / Of particular interest,...
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