Year 6 · SPaG · Summer: After the test: cohesion
Year 6 layout and organisation of texts worksheet and PowerPoint
To choose and use layout features such as headings, lists, tables and captions to organise a text for its reader.
How a text is laid out
The layout of a text helps readers find and understand information. Choose the layout feature that suits the text type and the reader.
| headings | heading (whole text), subheading (one section) |
|---|---|
| lists | bullet points (items), numbered list (steps in order) |
| tables and boxes | table (rows and columns), fact box (extra facts) |
| for reference | contents page, glossary, index, bibliography |
Examples
- A numbered list for the steps of a recipe.
- A caption under a photograph.
Key words
- layout
- how a text is arranged on the page
- subheading
- a heading for one section
- caption
- words that explain a picture
- glossary
- a list that explains difficult words
What is on the worksheet
Every sheet for this lesson has a short teaching box and 12 questions that get gradually harder: 8 fluency questions, then 4 reasoning questions that ask pupils to explain or choose. A writing challenge follows. The questions use the same styles as the key stage 2 grammar and punctuation test (circle, underline, tick, fill the gap, add punctuation, rewrite, explain). They are written for this website, not copied from past papers.
All the answers are on the last page of the same editable Word file. New questions are made every time, so you can print a different sheet for every group or for homework. The same sheet code always gives the same sheet.
Writing challenge: Design a leaflet about your school for new families. List the layout features you will use (heading, subheadings, bullet points, a table, a caption) and say why.
Pupil target: I can pick the right layout for a text.
The PowerPoint
A 20-slide lesson deck for the same lesson: a starter that revisits earlier learning, key words, an I do and a You do question on each slide with a countdown timer, answers that appear one click at a time, and a challenge. Download the layout and organisation of texts PowerPoint.
Where this lesson fits
This is lesson 70 of 72 in the Year 6 SPaG scheme, in the Summer term, block “After the test: cohesion”. It is taught after the SATs grammar test in May, as a writing skill the test does not ask.
Other lessons in this block
- Recognising cohesion: linking ideas
- Paragraphs in fiction
- Paragraphs in non-fiction
- Ordering sentences within a paragraph
- Linking paragraphs in a text
- Avoiding repetition
- Using cohesive devices
- Ellipsis
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