See free Year 4 paragraphs and cohesion worked examples with clear strategies and answers, aligned to the England primary curriculum.
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Four worked examples
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Topic
Write a topic sentence for a paragraph about rainforest animals.
How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.
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Answer: Any clear topic sentence.
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Pronoun
Improve cohesion: 'Maya found the map. Maya opened the map.'
How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.
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Answer: Maya found the map. She opened it.
3
Link
Choose a connector for contrast: however / therefore / first.
How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.
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Answer: however
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Order
Put three sentences in a logical paragraph order.
How to think about it: Plan the idea before writing: decide the purpose, choose the strongest detail, then write a complete sentence or short section and reread it for clarity.
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Answer: Logical coherent order.
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