English Mastery

How Texts Are Built

Pupils use titles, headings, paragraphs and topic sentences to navigate a text and retrieve information quickly.

English MasteryAge 9+25 minutes

What this topic covers

  • Name the parts a text is built from: title, headings, paragraphs.
  • Use headings and topic sentences to find information fast.
  • Explain why a new paragraph begins.

Core concept summaries

Key IdeasThe Text: Volcanoes (a page from a fact book)The Frame of a TextSee It WorkThe Trap

Practice formats pupils may meet

NeurofiED uses varied practice to help pupils apply the idea actively, check understanding and build confidence over time.

clozematchingflashcardsquizsemantic writing