Year 3 - English
Identifying features of an explanation text in preparation for writing
How Bees Make Honey: explanation text
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils research how bees make honey in order to write a clearly-presented explanation text. Pupils focus on writing facts using subject-specific vocabulary within Year 3 level sentence structures. Pupils learn to join two ideas of cause and effect across more than one sentence.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to identify important linguistic features of an explanation text.
Key Notes
- An explanation text is a non-fiction text that explains a particular process or subject in detail.
- An explanation text can start with an introduction and then explains a sequenced process in chronological order.
- Vocabulary within an explanation text is subject-specific and factual, creating a formal tone.
- Formal fronted adverbials, ordering fronted adverbials and fronted adverbials of cause are used to enhance text flow.
- Explanation texts are written in the present tense.
Vocabulary To Learn
- explanation: a set of details and reasons given about how a process works
- linguistic feature: a structure of language that uses words
- chronological order: follows the order in which a series of events happens
- subject-specific vocabulary: vocabulary used when writing about a particular subject
- fronted adverbial: a sentence starter followed by a comma
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Explanation texts can be written in any order.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
An explanation text is a non-fiction text that explains a particular process or subject in detail. An explanation text can start with an introduction and then explains a sequenced process in chronological order.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'explanation'
a set of details and reasons given about how a process works.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Explanation texts can be written in any order. Correction: Explanation texts are written in chronological order; they explain a process in the order in which it happens.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Generating vocabulary for an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Planning the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Planning the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Understanding and ordering how bees make honey Study Guide
- Writing the first section of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
- Writing the second section of an explanation text about how bees make honey Study Guide
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