Aims:

1. Aims: • To develop understanding of the progression in sentence level work including content of sentences and sentence punctuation. • To give practical ideas to help support your child at home.

2. Writing Workshop 8th February 2011

3. Features of Writing Handwriting Spelling Punctuation Vocabulary Words on the page Text Structure Sentence Construction Cohesion

4. Features of Writing Handwriting Spelling Punctuation Vocabulary Words on the page Text Structure Sentence Construction Cohesion What have I done? Where have I been? What have I heard? What have I read? What have I thought? What have I imagined? What makes us laugh? What makes me sad? What makes me happy? Experience

5. Simple sentences Compound sentences Complex sentences

6. Simple sentence • Taught through use of ideas.

7. Simple Sentences – Noun Phrases Noun phrase = Object, Place or Person + Adjective. The wild things had bigeyes. Expanded noun phrase = Object, Place or Person + Adjective + .Adjective The wild things had big yelloweyes and sharp longclaws.

8. Simple Sentences – Adverbial phrases Adverbial phrases = gives more information to a verb - where, when or how

9. Simple Sentences – Adverbial phrases Adverbial phrases = gives more information to a verb - where, when or how bravely suddenly encouragingly courageously greedily amazingly incredibly angrily frantically

10. Simple Sentences – Figurative Language • Similes - like a OR as a • Metaphors – is

11. Simple Sentences – Figurative Language • Similes - like a OR as a • Metaphors – is As fast as lightning Like a bullet Like a high speed wind Like a lion after its prey The enemy was a pinball rolling through the city in pursuit. The enemy was a bulldozer

12. Other features • Alliteration The car collided causing chaos. • Power of 3 (adjectives, adverbials, verbs) Max ran, jumped and fell in a heap • Repetition to build suspense Something was coming, coming closer, coming towards us.

13. Compound Sentences furthermore therefore consequently contrary to in addition to despite nevertheless besides although however while also after if because then when so but and • Sentences joined by a connective.

14. Compound Sentences furthermore therefore consequently contrary to in addition to despite nevertheless besides although however while also after if because then when so but and • Sentences joined by a connective. After seeing Boo, Sulley quickly edged backwards in to the chair terrified and consequently catapulted the chair and himself on to the floor. Despite Sulley being so large and Boo being so small when he saw her, he was so terrified, he feel over in a heap!

15. Complex Sentences • A complex sentence is a sentence which has an extra clause added to it. Who: Tim, who was tired, ran home. Which: The cupboard, which was situated in the centre of the room, was made of oak.

16. Level 1 Level 2 Level 4 Level 3 Level 5 Punctuation

17. Questions • To encourage the reader to think. Do you really think it is acceptable to keep these magnificent creatures in captivity? • To develop and show viewpoint of characters.

18. Questions • To encourage the reader to think. Do you really think it is acceptable to keep these magnificent creatures in captivity? • To develop and show viewpoint of characters. Where did they come from? What was it? Should they run, hide or fight? Suddenly there was a loud smashing sound. What was it? Where did it coming from? They looked up at each other. It was clear they were thinking the very same thing. Who or what was causing chaos done stairs?

19. Exclamation Marks • For impact • To show volume Hold on! Oh no! Don’t let go! Almost there! Ahhhhh!

20. Speech Marks • Initially around spoken words • New speaker new line • Integrating additional speech punctuation. “What are you doing?” screamed Woody as Buzz lungedtowards him. “You have ruined the entire plan!What are we going to do Now?” Buzz replied angrily.

21. Level 1 Level 2 Level 4 Level 3 Level 5 Punctuation

22. Brackets & Dashes • To replace commas, semi colons or brackets. • To show additional information • For clarity • For aside comments “All you have to do is knock down that little spaceship there,” Gru looked at the tiny spaceship and smiled (he knew this would be no problem for the girls). Smiling in satisfaction, Gru had knocked over the spaceship – totally and completely knocked it over!

23. Colons : • Used in play scripts • Scrooge: (Slams his hand on the table) Bah humbug! • Used at the start of a list • For residential this year I need to take: a hat, a bag, my gloves and a book. • Used in sentences where the second part of • the sentence explains the first. • The dog was exhausted: he had been on a very long walk!

24. ; Semi Colons • Used to separate long lists with commas • On my journey I will be travelling to Germany, France and Spain, when in Europe; California, Florida and New York when in America; and Queensland when in Australia. • Before however, consequently, therefore or nevertheless • I spent so much money at Meadowhall; therefore I have very little money left to spend on anything else!

25. Features of Writing Handwriting Spelling Punctuation Vocabulary Words on the page Text Structure Sentence Construction Cohesion What have I done? Where have I been? What have I heard? What have I read? What have I thought? What have I imagined? What makes us laugh? What makes me sad? What makes me happy? Experience

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