Organising Paragraphs within Texts Year 6 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and application and reasoning resources. This pack is designed to work alongside our GPS Scheme of Work for Summer Block 1.
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This pack includes:
English Year 6: Linking ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices: repetition of a word or phrase, grammatical connections [for example, the use of adverbials such as on the other hand, in contrast, or as a consequence], and ellipsis
English Year 6: Layout devices [for example, headings, sub-headings, columns, bullets, or tables, to structure text]
Terminology for pupils:
Differentiation:
Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support organising paragraphs within texts by considering the order of a text and by identifying the following: adverbials used to link paragraphs, repetition of key words or phrases, and pronouns used to avoid unnecessary repetition. Includes simple sentences (with some adverbials) and questions on specific paragraphs.
Expected Questions to support organising paragraphs within texts by considering the order of a text and by identifying the following: adverbials used to link paragraphs, repetition of key words or phrases, and pronouns used to avoid unnecessary repetition. Includes multi-clause sentences and questions on specific paragraphs.
Greater Depth Questions to support organising paragraphs within texts by considering the order of a text and by identifying the following: adverbials used to link paragraphs, repetition of key words or phrases, and pronouns used to avoid unnecessary repetition. Includes extended sentences and questions relating to the entire text.
Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Rewrite a given sentence, changing the adverbial without changing the meaning.
Expected Rewrite two sentences, changing the adverbials without changing the meaning.
Greater Depth Locate an adverbial and rewrite the sentence using a different adverbial which does not change the meaning.
Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Write the next sentence in a story, starting with a given adverbial.
Expected Write the next sentences in a story, starting with a given adverbial.
Greater Depth Write the next paragraph in a story, starting with an adverbial.
Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain why a writer has chosen to repeat a specified word throughout a text consisting mainly of simple sentences.
Expected Explain why a writer has chosen to repeat a specified word throughout a text.
Greater Depth Explain why a writer has chosen to repeat a word or phrase throughout a text where the repeated word or phrase is not given in the question.
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