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

How Bloomi helps with this

This is a NAPLAN-year topic. Bloomi teaches it with a short explainer, guided practice, and NAPLAN-style questions — every one traceable to this exact code.

What this looks like in the classroom

• observing how writers use the beginning of a sentence to signal to the reader how the text is developing; for example, “Snakes are reptiles. They have scales and no legs. Many snakes are poisonous. However, in Australia they are protected.”
• recognising that a sequence of clauses may use different tenses but remain connected through a topic; for example, “Snakes were a problem in Australia. However, urban sprawl is ruining their habitats and they are now a protected species.”
• recognising that sentence openers signal what the sentence will be about, and the rest of the sentence typically elaborates on the sentence opener by providing new information