This Real Grammar KS2 resources pack provides everything that you need to learn how to create cohesion and cohesive devices within paragraphs by linking information.
Pupils will learn how to use a variety of cohesive devices to create cohesion when writing.
Teaching slides, worksheets, games and an opportunity to apply the new learning in a writing task are all included to cover cohesion and cohesive devices with pupils in Year 5 or to revisit this area of learning.
The model text and writing text give pupils the opportunity to explore short explanatory texts linked to the science and geography curriculum to explain processes.
Alternatively, pupils could write explanations linked to your current topic, areas of interest or a book you are currently reading.
Pupils will need to be familiar with paragraphs, pronouns, adverbials, conjunctions and word families. Real Grammar resource packs are available to revisit or teach these areas if required.
A Year 6 Real Grammar resource pack is available to explore cohesion across paragraphs.
What is cohesion and cohesive devices?
Cohesion refers to how a writer links different parts of a text together. It helps the reader understand main points and how they are linked and helps the writing flow.
We can use a range of cohesive devices to create writing that is cohesive. Cohesive devices are the structures, words or phrases we use to connect ideas in a text.
Pronouns
We can use pronouns to link back to nouns or noun phrases that we've already mentioned. They also help to avoid repetition when writing.
- There are many people who have tried camping and hated it!
Adverbials
We can use these to link paragraphs, showing contrasting views, where or when events take place or sequencing ideas and events. Fronted adverbials are often used.
- On camping holidays, children have freedom to explore the landscape.
- In contrast, some people do not enjoy having nature quite so close.
Conjunctions
Conjunctions can create cohesion by linking related sentences to create compound sentences. We can use subordinate conjunctions to link ideas by showing cause and effect.
- The kit is expensive to purchase initially but is also often uncomfortable.
- Despite many sites having excellent shower blocks, many first-time campers hate having to used shared facilities.
Word families
Words within the same word family can help to create cohesion when writing.
What's inside this cohesion and cohesive devices resource pack?
We've divided this cohesion and cohesive devices pack into five parts:
TEACH
This section includes PowerPoint teaching slides and teaching notes with an optional script to introduce cohesive devices within paragraphs. You can also use it to revisit this aspect of grammar with pupils.
PRACTISE
An independent activity for pupils to practise using what you've taught them, allowing you to assess understanding.
REVISIT
A series of short, 10-minute activities that you can use following the TEACH session to revisit and rehearse what you've taught. These may be short writing tasks, grammar games or editing/proofreading activities.
APPLY
A short writing task where pupils can use the grammar skills taught in context to produce independent writing.
REVISE
Five SATs style test questions, including cloze activities and multiple choice quiz questions, based on the grammar you've taught.
Teachers can choose which section of the resource pack to use according to their pupils’ needs and could use the activities over a series of lessons or weeks
Teacher notes are provided to show how these quality resources could be used with pupils.
How is this cohesion and cohesive devices resource differentiated?
The PRACTISE and REVISE sections include three activities differentiated for three levels of ability:
- Worksheet 1 for pupils who may need support. Questions will have a lower cognitive domain (what is being asked of pupils) and/or vocabulary used may be simplified where possible.
- Worksheet 2 for pupils working at age related expectations.
- Worksheet 3 for pupils who may need an additional challenge and may be working at a greater depth in this area. Questions will have a higher cognitive domain with more challenging vocabulary.
SUPPORT and CHALLENGE ideas are also included in the teacher notes of each section where relevant, with ideas of how to support pupils working towards the expected standard or at greater depth in this area.
What pupil-facing resources are included?
- TEACH – PPT slides; model text ‘ ‘How can I separate the salt from a salt solution?’; cohesive devices word mat
- PRACTISE – Practise 1, Practise 2 and Practise 3 worksheets
- REVISIT – Game 1, game 2
- APPLY – Planning sheet, explanation cards
- REVISE – PPT slides; Revise 1, Revise 2 and Revise 3 worksheets
Answer sheets for all worksheets are provided, where appropriate.