Writing the paragraph about the death of King Tut | English

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In which section of a non-chronological report about King Tut would you find the following sentence? 'Scientists believe King Tut died from malaria or an infected leg.'
- Introduction
- What happened to King Tut when he died? ✓
- Conclusion
- What was King Tut's life like?
Which of these are suitable fronted adverbials for a non-chronological report about King Tut?
- Suddenly,
- In addition, ✓
- As quick as a flash,
- However, ✓
Which formal fronted adverbial completes the following sentence? '__________, they discovered thousands of artefacts in his tomb.'
- At night time
- Additionally ✓
- Excitedly
- As slow as a snail
Match the terms to their definitions.
- clause
  
  ⇔
  
  a group of words that contains a verb ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  a doing, a being or a having word ✓
- fronted adverbial
  
  ⇔
  
  a sentence starter followed by a comma ✓
Is the following statement true or false? 'Facts in the introduction of the non-chronological report are detailed and specific.'
- 'false' ✓
Match the word class to its example.
- adjective
  
  ⇔
  
  young ✓
- adverb
  
  ⇔
  
  badly ✓
- verb
  
  ⇔
  
  believe ✓
- noun
  
  ⇔
  
  Egypt ✓

Which of the following is an example of a formal fronted adverbial that builds on a point from the previous sentence?
- Interestingly,
- As a result,
- In addition, ✓
- Next,
Match the term to its example.
- subordinating conjunction
  
  ⇔
  
  because ✓
- formal 'but' fronted adverbial
  
  ⇔
  
  However, ✓
- formal 'and' fronted adverbial
  
  ⇔
  
  Additionally, ✓
- fronted adverbial of cause
  
  ⇔
  
  As a result, ✓
Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'Howard Carter discovered the tomb in 1922.'
- the
- Carter
- discovered ✓
- tomb
Which of the following is an example of a compound sentence?
- King Tut died when he was nineteen years old.
- King Tut died at the age of nineteen.
- King Tut died aged nineteen and it is not certain what caused his death. ✓
- King Tut ruled for ten years.
Which of these sentences is most likely to be found in a non-chronological report about King Tut?
- King Tut died WAY too young.
- As a result, King Tut was unable to pass the throne to his children. ✓
- I think King Tut died from malaria.
Which sentence could follow this sentence to build on an idea? 'King Tut was found surrounded by around 5000 artefacts.'
- In addition, he ruled Egypt for ten years.
- In addition, his two unborn, mummified babies were in the tomb with him. ✓
- However, scientists are not completely sure what caused his death.

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A subheading signals to the reader what the section is about.
A section about one feature of the report's subject contains specific facts and information to keep the reader engaged.
Using the full range of sentence types (simple, compound and complex) improves text flow for the reader.
Sentences should be said aloud before writing to ensure they make sense and read back once written to check for errors.
Fronted adverbials of cause and formal fronted adverbials are used at the start of sentences for cohesion.

Pupils write facts in a non-coherent order.

Ensure pupils are following the order of the facts on their plans when writing full sentences.

Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Subheading - a word, phrase or sentence used to introduce part of a text
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