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English / Year 8 / Language / Text structure and organisation

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Curriculum content descriptions

Understand how cohesion in texts is improved by strengthening the internal structure of paragraphs through the use of examples, quotations and substantiation of claims (ACELA1766)

Elaborations
  • writing paragraphs of extended length that explain and substantiate a particular personal viewpoint
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
ScOT terms

Cohesion (Language)

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Imagine agreeing with your opponent in a debate. How could that possibly help your argument? Many successful speakers, however, realise that concession is an important persuasive technique. In this clip, explore how two speakers discussing the effectiveness of Vietnam War protest marches both use concession to improve their ...

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BBC Bitesize: compound sentences - revision

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