English // Grammar & Punctuation

Linking paragraphs with adverbials

Link ideas across paragraphs using adverbials of time (later, meanwhile, after a while), place (nearby, far away, beyond the wall), and number (secondly, finally, in addition) to guide the reader through a multi-paragraph text

Ages
9 to 11
Type
Method
Builds on
2 topics
Leads to
2 topics
Standards
2 codes

Quick check

When the learner writes a multi-paragraph story or report, do they use linking phrases — like "Meanwhile, far away…" or "By the following morning…" — to guide the reader smoothly from one section to the next?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Begin a new paragraph with an adverbial of time to signal a shift in time or sequence, e.g. 'Meanwhile, back at the castle...' or 'Several hours later, the storm finally passed'
  • Use adverbials of place to move the reader to a new location between paragraphs, e.g. 'Beyond the forest, the land was flat and dry'
  • Use numbering or addition adverbials to structure non-fiction across paragraphs, e.g. 'The first reason... The second reason... In addition...'

Topic // Map

Where this fits

What to learn first and what this topic opens up, with the reason for each link. Required links come first.
  • RequiredMust come first
  • HelpfulHelps, but not essential

Before this

2 topics
  • Cohesion within paragraphsRequired

    Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 9 to 11

    Linking across paragraphs builds on within-paragraph cohesion; learners must achieve cohesion within paragraphs before linking between them

  • Fronted Adverbials and CommasHelpful

    Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 8 to 9

    Fronted adverbials are one of the key mechanisms for linking paragraphs (e.g. Meanwhile, Later that day)

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Linking paragraphs with adverbials

Ages 9 to 11 // Method

Leads to

2 topics
  • Paragraph CohesionRequired

    Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 10 to 11

    Extended cohesive devices builds on basic paragraph linking

  • Cohesion and Transitions Across WritingRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 11 to 14

    Cross-paragraph linking extends KS2 linking ideas across paragraphs with adverbials

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
Eng.App2.Y5.Text.2Eng.UKS2.Write.Comp.2d

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