Starter quiz
- What is the correct spelling for this blank? '__________, some of these remarkable creatures are found thousands of metres below sea level in perpetual darkness.'
- Significontly
- Signeficantly
- Significantly ✓
- Significantlee
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- Which of these is accurately punctuated?
- They consume small sea animals such as shrimp, baby fish and sea snails. ✓
- they consume small sea animals such as shrimp baby fish and sea snails
- they consume small sea animals such as shrimp, baby fish and sea snails.
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- Which co-ordinating conjunction completes this sentence? 'Interestingly, the anglerfish diet is carnivorous __________ they consume small sea animals.'
- and ✓
- , but
- , or
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- What type of clause is this? 'because they have large jaws and flexible stomachs'
- 'adverbial subordinate' ✓
- Which of these are subordinating conjunctions?
- and
- although ✓
- but
- because ✓
- when ✓
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- What subordinating conjunction would fit in the blank? '__________ the anglerfish inhabits the darkest depths of the ocean, it uses its bioluminescent lure to attract prey.'
- Once
- Before
- Although ✓
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Exit quiz
- When we write, we always try to do which of these things?
- Write sentences without saying them first.
- Use punctuation where we know the rules. ✓
- Only write two sentences.
- Use spelling strategies to spell words accurately. ✓
- Plan and say each sentence before we write it. ✓
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- Which of these sentences is relevant to a section about habitat and diet in a non-chronological report about anglerfish?
- The anglerfish has a distinctive bioluminescent illicium on its head.
- The anglerfish lives in the deep, dark ocean depths. ✓
- It hunts smaller fish, crustaceans and deep-sea creatures for its diet. ✓
- Its body is typically rotund to make it adapted for life in the deep sea.
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- Where are different anglerfish species found?
- in all oceanic habitats ✓
- nowhere because they are extinct
- only in two oceanic habitats
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- Which question would be suitable for a section's subheading about the anglerfish habitat?
- What is the appearance of anglerfish?
- What is the habitat of anglerfish? ✓
- How do anglerfish reproduce?
- What is the difference between female and male anglerfish?
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- Match the elements of anglerfish habitat to their corresponding definitions.
- abyssal zone⇔deepest region of the ocean ✓
- extreme pressure⇔significantly high levels of force or stress ✓
- freezing temperatures⇔temperatures at or below the freezing point of water ✓
- Which sentence could coherently follow this sentence? 'The anglerfish has a large jaw and a flexible stomach'.
- Despite this, it is able to consume prey twice its size.
- However, it is able to consume prey twice its size.
- As a consequence, it is able to consume prey twice its size. ✓
- Tomorrow, it is able to consume prey twice its size.
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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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