Planning a section about Anglo-Saxon settlements for a non-chronological report | English

Starter quiz

Which two of these need a capital letter?
- village
- england ✓
- home
- anglo-saxons ✓
- farm
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
- An Anglo-Saxon house is made from timber, mud, straw, sticks.
- An Anglo-Saxon house is made from timber, mud, straw and sticks. ✓
- An Anglo-Saxon house is made from timber, mud straw and sticks.
- An Anglo-Saxon house is made from timber mud straw and sticks
In which sentence is the comma used correctly?
- In the late 5th century, the Anglo-Saxons arrived from different places. ✓
- In the late 5th century the Anglo-Saxons arrived, from different places.
- In the late 5th century the Anglo-Saxons, arrived from different places.
What is the purpose of a subheading?
- to make a text longer
- to summarise the text
- to signal the reader to each section of the text ✓
Which two of these fronted adverbials show that another idea is being added to the previous sentence?
- Interestingly,
- However,
- In addition to this, ✓
- Also, ✓
Which of these conjunctions are contrasting conjunctions?
- but ✓
- however ✓
- and
- as well as

Which three of these are subject-specific vocabulary?
- warrior ✓
- house
- food
- shield ✓
- kingdom ✓
Order these people in Anglo-Saxon society according to their importance where 1 = most important and 4 = least important.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  kings and nobles
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  landowners and warriors
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  commoners
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  slaves
What is in a plan?
- full sentences with capital letters and full stops
- bullet points for notes ✓
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- unnecessary information
Which three of these fronted adverbials are used to give the writer's viewpoint?
- Intriguingly, ✓
- Significantly, ✓
- Cautiously,
- Impressively, ✓
- Rapidly,
Which of these are fronted adverbials of cause?
- As a result, ✓
- In addition,
- As a consequence, ✓
- Also,
Match the type of fronted adverbial to its use.
- formal fronted adverbial
  
  ⇔
  
  to introduce information in a sentence in a formal way ✓
- viewpoint fronted adverbial
  
  ⇔
  
  to convey the opinion of the writer ✓
- fronted adverbial of cause
  
  ⇔
  
  to explain the cause and effect of two statements ✓

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The plan includes keywords and subject-specific vocabulary related to the section.
Taking notes is a skill.
Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes.
Key vocabulary and linguistic devices should be logged in a plan.
The plan should be clearly structured in the order of the section.

Planning needs to be detailed and plans should be written in full sentences.

Planning should log key vocabulary, linguistic devices and be written in note-from using bullet points.

Subject-specific vocabulary - vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - short reminders or pieces of information you write down to help you remember things when you're making a plan