Starter quiz
- Which sentence needs a question mark at the end?
- Draw me the layout of an Anglo-Saxon farm
- The farming practices of Anglo-Saxons were innovative
- How productive it is to use a plough and ox to till soil
- Where did Anglo-Saxons hunt and fish ✓
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- Which sentence would best suit ending with an exclamation mark?
- Draw me the layout of an Anglo-Saxon farm
- The farming practices of Anglo-Saxons were innovative
- How productive it is to use a plough and ox to till soil ✓
- Where did Anglo-Saxons hunt and fish
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- Match the tense to its corresponding sentence.
- present tense⇔They use oxen and ploughs in their farming practices. ✓
- past tense⇔They used oxen and ploughs in their farming practices. ✓
- future tense⇔They will use oxen and ploughs in their farming practices. ✓
- Which co-ordinating conjunction completes this sentence? 'Producing crops played an important role __________ the main grains grown were barley, oats and wheat'.'
- , but
- , or
- and ✓
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- What type of clause is this? 'because their diet was largely based on the seasons'
- 'subordinate' ✓
- Tick the sentences that are main clauses.
- but not a common farming practice
- they produced enough food for the community ✓
- as they relied on the seasons
- livestock were raised for other products too ✓
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Exit quiz
- When we write, we always try to do which of these things?
- Only write two sentences.
- Only showcase one sentence type.
- Showcase each sentence type we know. ✓
- Write sentences without saying them first.
- Plan and say each sentence before we write it. ✓
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- Which of these sentences is relevant to a section about farming in a non-chronological report about Anglo-Saxons?
- The main grains grown were barley, oats and wheat. ✓
- Anglo-Saxon houses were commonly made from timber.
- They raised cattle, sheep and pigs for meat and other products. ✓
- They had a central hearth for cooking and heating.
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- 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.
- 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.
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- Which questions could be suitable for a section on Anglo-Saxon farming?
- What were Anglo-Saxon settlements like?
- What did Anglo-Saxon farms look like? ✓
- What were the Anglo-Saxon farming practices like? ✓
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- Match the elements of Anglo-Saxon farming to their corresponding food types.
- crops⇔grains, vegetables and fruit ✓
- livestock⇔sheep, cattle, pigs and chickens ✓
- Which sentence could coherently follow this sentence? 'The diet of Anglo-Saxons was largely based on the availability of crops.'
- As a result, they had a seasonal and cyclical diet. ✓
- However, they had a seasonal and cyclical diet.
- Yesterday, they had a seasonal and cyclical diet.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about.
- Careful selection of nouns and pronouns ensures cohesion within sentences and across sections of the report.
- A section about one feature of the report's subject contains specific facts and information to keep the reader engaged.
- Writers choose varied fronted adverbials and different sentence types to ensure the text flows for the reader.
- Sentences should be said aloud before writing to ensure they make sense and read back once written to check for errors.
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.
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
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