Organising Writing into Paragraphs
Organise writing into paragraphs, grouping related material around a theme, and use simple organisational devices such as headings and sub-headings in non-narrative writing
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“When your child writes a longer piece — like a report or a story — do they organise it into paragraphs, with related ideas grouped together and, where appropriate, headings to help the reader navigate?”
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- Activity. Organise writing into paragraphs, grouping related material around a theme, and use simple organisational devices such as headings and sub-headings in non-narrative writing
What to notice. Divide a piece of writing into paragraphs, each focused on one main idea or aspect of the topic • Use headings and sub-headings to organise a non-fiction text (e.g., a report about animals with sections 'Habitat', 'Diet', 'Appearance') • Identify where a new paragraph should begin in a given text and explain why (e.g., 'A new paragraph starts here because the topic changes from appearance to diet')
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When your child writes a longer piece — like a report or a story — do they organise it into paragraphs, with related ideas grouped together and, where appropriate, headings to help the reader navigate?
Organise writing into paragraphs, grouping related material around a theme, and use simple organisational devices such as headings and sub-headings in non-narrative writing
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- Divide a piece of writing into paragraphs, each focused on one main idea or aspect of the topic
- Use headings and sub-headings to organise a non-fiction text (e.g., a report about animals with sections 'Habitat', 'Diet', 'Appearance')
- Identify where a new paragraph should begin in a given text and explain why (e.g., 'A new paragraph starts here because the topic changes from appearance to diet')
“When your child writes a longer piece — like a report or a story — do they organise it into paragraphs, with related ideas grouped together and, where appropriate, headings to help the reader navigate?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Writing Composition
- Age range
- Ages 7–10
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