Agree One Common Connector
Choose one useful relationship word for the unit and plan where each teacher will model it.
Worked model: Agree One Common Connector
- 1Choose one useful relationship word for the unit and plan where each teacher will model it
- 2Identify whether the relationship is cause, contrast, sequence or qualification
- 3Combine using language that expresses that relationship accurately
- 4Read back and check that no fact or limitation was lost
Agree one connector such as whereas for a comparison task. Check that it links a genuine contrast; a common connector is a shared language tool, not a compulsory opening for every answer.
Teach the move
Prepare · 5 minutes
Choose two or three short statements with a meaningful relationship.
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Choose one useful relationship word for the unit and plan where each teacher will model it.
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Identify whether the relationship is cause, contrast, sequence or qualification.
- 3
Combine using language that expresses that relationship accurately.
- 4
Read back and check that no fact or limitation was lost.
EAL upgrade
Remove suggested connectives and ask learners to explain their own choice.
Keep the subject challenge. Offer one model, visual or language prompt where needed, then check a fresh independent response.
Try it tomorrow
Choose two or three short statements with a meaningful relationship.
Choose one useful relationship word for the unit and plan where each teacher will model it. Identify whether the relationship is cause, contrast, sequence or qualification.
Offer a contrast rather than a cause and check whether the learner changes the connective.
Remove suggested connectives and ask learners to explain their own choice.
What to look for
Offer a contrast rather than a cause and check whether the learner changes the connective.
Teacher language
Adapt these prompts to the task and your learners.
Our purpose is: Choose one useful relationship word for the unit and plan where each teacher will model it.
Show the relationship and explain the choice you made.
Try the new case on your own. Show the detail or reasoning that supports your answer.
Which support do you still need, and which part can you now do independently?
Across subjects
Maths: join a result to its justification. Humanities: combine a claim with evidence and a qualification.
Adjust language support
Use a small word bank, visuals and partner rehearsal when needed. Extend with precise explanations and qualifications. Judge the support from the response to this task.