English Writing Compositionusually ages 11–14

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

How to tell they’ve got it

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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

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

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Cohesion within paragraphsages 9–11Text-level cohesion extends KS2 cohesive devices within paragraphs

Linking paragraphs with adverbialsages 9–11Cross-paragraph linking extends KS2 linking ideas across paragraphs with adverbials

Paragraph Cohesionages 10–11KS3 transitions build on KS2 cohesive devices across paragraphs with ellipsis

Cohesion and Transitions Across Writingthis skill · ages 11–14

Unlocks

Developed Informational and Explanatory Writingages 11–14Writing 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

Persuasive Writingages 11–14Writing 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 & Dialogueages 11–14Writing 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

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9E5LA04medium confidenceYear 5 · Language

understand how texts can be made cohesive by using the starting point of a sentence or paragraph to give prominence to the message and to guide the reader through the text

AC9E6LA04medium confidenceYear 6 · Language

understand that cohesion can be created by the intentional use of repetition, and the use of word associations

AC9E6LA03low confidenceYear 6 · Language

explain how texts across the curriculum are typically organised into characteristic stages and phases depending on purposes, recognising how authors often adapt text structures and language features

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

EN3-CWT-01medium confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

EN3-VOCAB-01low confidenceEnglish K-10 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2E5LA04medium confidenceEnglish · Level 5 · Language strand

VC2E6LA04medium confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Language strand

VC2E6LA03medium confidenceEnglish · Level 6 · Language strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

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Developed Informational and Explanatory Writingages 11–14 Persuasive Writingages 11–14 Planning, Revising and Editing Writingages 11–14 Research & Source Evaluationages 11–14

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