Starter quiz
- What does a full sentence need to include?
- full stop ✓
- capital letter ✓
- verb ✓
- comma
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- Order these sections of an explanation text correctly.
- 1⇔Introduction
- 2⇔First themed section
- 3⇔Second themed section
- 4⇔Conclusion
- Match the type of fronted adverbial to its example.
- ordering fronted adverbial⇔Next, ✓
- fronted adverbial of cause⇔As a result, ✓
- formal fronted adverbial⇔However, ✓
- viewpoint fronted adverbial⇔Amazingly, ✓
- What does 'chronological order' mean?
- events organised in the order in which they happen or happened in time ✓
- events organised in alphabetical order
- events organised in random order
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- Which of these fronted adverbials shows the cause and effect of something?
- Interestingly,
- In addition,
- As a result, ✓
- Next,
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- Which subject-specific vocabulary would be found in an explanation text about the honey-making process?
- nectar ✓
- science
- hive ✓
- predator
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Exit quiz
- Which of the following are found in a plan for writing?
- full sentences with capital letters and full stops
- bullet points ✓
- paragraphs
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
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- Fill in the gap: The bee leaves the hive, searching for colourful flowers to collect __________.
- 'nectar' ✓
- Which of these is an example of an ordering fronted adverbial?
- Interestingly,
- Also,
- Next, ✓
- However,
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- Which of the following mix with nectar in the honey stomach to break it down into smaller molecules?
- saliva
- enzymes ✓
- cells
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- Which fronted adverbial could link these two sentences? 'The enzymes break down the nectar into smaller molecules.' and 'It can start to turn into honey'.
- However,
- As quick as a flash,
- As a result, ✓
- Surprisingly,
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- Order these steps of the honey-making process that take place outside the hive.
- 1⇔The bee leaves the hive.
- 2⇔It searches for colourful flowers.
- 3⇔It collects the nectar with its tongue.
- 4⇔The nectar travels into the honey stomach.
- 5⇔Nectar mixes with enzymes.
- 6⇔Nectar breaks down into smaller molecules.
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Key learning points
- Activity outside the hive is an important part of the honey-making process.
- The main sections in an explanation text follow a clear, sequenced order.
- Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to make notes clear.
- Facts become increasingly specific throughout one section of an explanation text.
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.
Planning should only have keywords and be written in note-form using bullet points.
Keywords
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 - written out of full sentences
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