Planning an explanation text about mummification | English

Starter quiz

What does a full sentence need to include?
- a full stop ✓
- a capital letter ✓
- a verb ✓
- a comma
Which of these needs capital letters?
- egyptian ✓
- mummification
- process
- read
In which sentence is the comma used correctly?
- First the body was washed with water or , wine.
- First, the body was washed with water or wine. ✓
- First the body, was washed with water or wine.
- First, the body was washed, with water or wine.
In which section of an explanation text about mummification would you find the following sentence? 'The body was tightly wrapped in linen.'
- Introduction
- How the body was prepared
- How the body was wrapped ✓
- Conclusion
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
Which of these fronted adverbials shows the cause and effect of something?
- Interestingly,
- In addition,
- As a result, ✓
- Next,

True or false? Full sentences are used in a plan.
- True
- False ✓
Which of these are subject-specific vocabulary for an explanation text on mummification?
- corpse ✓
- afterlife ✓
- history
- embalmer ✓
- person
Which of the following are found in a plan for writing?
- full sentences with capital letters and full stops
- paragraphs
- subject-specific vocabulary ✓
- bullet points ✓
- speech sentences
Which of these is an example of an ordering fronted adverbial?
- Interestingly,
- Also,
- Next, ✓
- However,
Which fronted adverbial could link the following two sentences? 'The body is cleaned with water and wine.' and 'Bacteria is removed from the corpse.'
- However,
- As quick as a flash,
- As a result, ✓
- Surprisingly,
Put these steps of the mummification process in chronological order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  cleaning the body
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  removing the internal organs
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  covering the body in natron salt
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  covering the body in oil
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  wrapping the corpse in linen
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  placing the body in the sarcophagus

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Notes should not be written in full sentences and bullet points can be used to order notes.
The main paragraphs in an explanation text follow a clear, chronological order.
Fronted adverbials of cause and ordering fronted adverbials are used at the start of sentences for cohesion.
A subheading signals part of a text and should stand out from the rest of the text.
The plan should include subject-specific vocabulary.

Planning needs to be detailed and include full sentences.

Planning should only have keywords and be written in note-form 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 - written out of full sentences