English // Grammar & Punctuation

Paragraph Cohesion

Link ideas across paragraphs using a wider range of cohesive devices including word repetition, grammatical connections such as adverbials, and ellipsis to create coherent extended texts

Ages
10 to 11
Type
Method
Builds on
2 topics
Leads to
1 topic
Standards
1 code

Quick check

When the learner writes a long piece across several paragraphs, do the sections feel connected — with repeated key words, linking phrases, and occasional gaps (ellipsis) used deliberately to hold the whole text together?

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Topic // Mastery

What mastery looks like

What a learner can do once this topic is secure.
  • Use adverbials such as 'on the other hand' and 'as a consequence' to connect paragraphs
  • Apply ellipsis to avoid repetition while maintaining clarity across sentences
  • Create cohesion by repeating key words or using synonyms to link ideas between paragraphs

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

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Paragraph Cohesion

Ages 10 to 11 // Method

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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.Y6.Text.1

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