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Writing the conclusion of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders
The Portia Spider: non-chronological report
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils research the appearance features and hunting strategies of the Portia Spider in order to write a non-chronological report about them. Pupils focus on using a range of fronted adverbials and subject-specific vocabulary to present their research in a well-structured report.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write the conclusion of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders.
Key Notes
- The purpose of a conclusion is to summarise the information from the text.
- A summary sentence summarises the key information from the text.
- A conclusion begins with a formal fronted adverbial.
- No new information about the subject is needed in the conclusion.
- A conclusion finishes with the writer suggesting to the reader to find out more.
Vocabulary To Learn
- conclusion: the final part of something and summarises the main points of a text, providing closure to the subject
- summarising: the process of capturing key points in a concise way
- formal fronted adverbial: a sentence starter followed by a comma that is formal in tone and often found in non-fiction texts
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may want to introduce new ideas or information in the conclusion.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The purpose of a conclusion is to summarise the information from the text. A summary sentence summarises the key information from the text.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'conclusion'
the final part of something and summarises the main points of a text, providing closure to the subject.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may want to introduce new ideas or information in the conclusion. Correction: It should not introduce new information that wasn't previously stated in the sections before it. Its purpose is to summarise the key points.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Editing two sections of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Linguistic features of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Planning a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Planning a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Presenting a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
- Structural features of a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section on Portia spiders' appearance for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing a section on Portia spiders' hunting for a non-chronological report Study Guide
- Writing the introduction of a non-chronological report about Portia spiders Study Guide
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