English // Writing Composition

Cohesion and Transitions Across Writing

Use varied transitions, cohesive devices, and paragraph-linking strategies to create coherence across a whole piece of writing — including temporal transitions, causal connectives, and techniques for signalling shifts in argument, time, or setting

Ages
11 to 14
Type
Method
Builds on
3 topics
Leads to
3 topics
Standards
3 codes

Quick check

When the learner writes several paragraphs, do they use linking phrases like "however," "as a result," or "on the other hand" to connect ideas smoothly between sections?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Use a range of causal and logical connectives (consequently, nevertheless, as a result) appropriately across a discursive essay
  • Signal a shift in time or setting within a narrative using a transitional phrase or paragraph break
  • Link paragraphs using a cohesive device such as a topic sentence that refers back to the previous paragraph

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

3 topics
  • Linking paragraphs with adverbialsRequired

    Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 9 to 11

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

  • Cohesion within paragraphsRequired

    Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 9 to 11

    Text-level cohesion extends KS2 cohesive devices within paragraphs

  • Paragraph CohesionRequired

    Grammar & Punctuation // Ages 10 to 11

    KS3 transitions build on KS2 cohesive devices across paragraphs with ellipsis

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Cohesion and Transitions Across Writing

Ages 11 to 14 // Method

Leads to

3 topics
  • Persuasive WritingRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 11 to 14

    Writing arguments with logically organised reasons, acknowledged counterclaims, and a formal concluding statement requires command of varied transitions, cohesive devices, and paragraph-linking strategies

  • Writing Character & DialogueRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 11 to 14

    Writing narratives with pacing, point of view, and varied transitions depends on command of the full toolkit of transitional and cohesive devices for signalling shifts in time, setting, and perspective

  • Developed Informational and Explanatory WritingRequired

    Writing Composition // Ages 11 to 14

    Writing informative/explanatory texts with logical organisation and clear development of ideas across sections requires the ability to use cohesive devices and transitions to create coherence at whole-text level

Topic // Standards

Curriculum standards

Codes for the curriculum statements this topic maps to. Each publisher owns its standard text.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
W.8.2.cW.8.3.c
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document
KS3-ENG-W-1c

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