Paragraphs in Fiction Year 6 Cohesion Resource Pack

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Paragraphs in Fiction 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.

What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

• Paragraphs in Fiction Year 6 Teaching PowerPoint.
• Paragraphs in Fiction Year 6 Varied Fluency with answers.
• Paragraphs in Fiction Year 6 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

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.

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support using paragraphs in fiction, including some cohesive devices.
Expected Questions to support using paragraphs in fiction, with multi-clausal sentences and a variety of cohesive devices.
Greater Depth Questions to support using paragraphs in fiction, with extended sentences and multiple examples of cohesive devices.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Include an appropriate sentence opener to mark a change in either time, location, character or theme. Key words included for support.
Expected Include an appropriate sentence opener at the beginning of a new paragraph to emphasise a specified change of time, location, character or theme.
Greater Depth Include an appropriate sentence opener at the beginning of a new paragraph to emphasise an unspecified change of time, location, character or theme.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether the author is correct in not starting a new paragraph. Includes a single-clause sentence.
Expected Explain whether the author is correct in not starting a new paragraph. Includes a two-clause sentence.
Greater Depth Explain whether a new paragraph is needed. Includes extended sentences.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application)
Developing Write one sentence to begin a new paragraph that shows a change in time, location, character or theme.
Expected Write two sentences (one at the end of the paragraph and one at the start of a new paragraph) to clearly demonstrate a change in time, location, character or theme.
Greater Depth Write two sentences (one at the end of the paragraph and one at the start of a new paragraph) to clearly demonstrate a change in time, location, character or theme. Include a specific cohesive device.

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