KEY STAGE 2 LITERACY WORKSHOP

Longfield Primary SchoolHiral Kelly

We will be looking at:

Grammar Improving writing - VCOP Up levelling Features of different Genres Talk for Writing Opportunities for writing Games

Grammar

Basic sentence structure – verbs / nouns / adverbs / adjectives / pronouns / prepositions

Compound sentences – and / so etc

Complex Sentences

Main clause / sub-ordinate clause

Punctuation

Word Types

Can you identify the different word types in the sentence below? :

Jim accidently crashed his car into the huge tree.

Conjunction VerbsPronoun

Adjective PrepositionNouns

Adverbs

Word Types...

Noun adverb pronoun preposition

Jim accidently crashed his car into the huge tree.

verb nounadjective

Compound Sentences

Compound sentence –2 sentences joined with a connective.

I enjoy reading. I don’t enjoy cooking

Becomes :

I enjoy reading BUT I do not like cooking.

I enjoy reading HOWEVER I do not enjoy cooking.

Examples of connectives:

Although because since if

While when which next

afterhowever later although

Despite so even though in addition to

Your go...

Ben is thoughtful. He always plays with me when I’m lonely.

Kate walked home from school slowly. She was tired.

Babies cry all of the time. They can get some attention from their mum.

Complex sentences

The girl walked into the classroom.

A sentence becomes complex when MORE detail or INFORMATION is

added to the sentence.

This information cannot stand on its own as a sentence.

The girl, who had long red hair, walked swiftly into the classroom.

The girl walked into the classroom.

The girl, who had long red hair, walked swiftly into the classroom.

The girl, who was now feeling extremely nervous, walked steadily into the classroom, which by now was filled with people who were busily getting ready for the start of the day.

The girl walked into the classroom.

Complex Sentences cont..

ClausesAlthough I was scared, I crept into

the house.

Subordinate Clause Main Clause

The boy, who was 10, jumped.

The boy, who was 10, jumped.

Main Clause

Here, the main clause has been split to include the subordinate clause.

I wasn’t being very sensible.

I had a detention at

school.I was awarded

top prize at school.

My Mum was very happy.

I was really tired.

I walked all of the way there.

I still stayed up late to watch

the film.

I wasn’t invited to the party.

I decided never to talk to Fred

again.

I wanted to watch the football.

I was worried when the dog disappeared.

I went to bed early.

It was raining.

Grammar - Tenses...PastI went/ I have goneI ran/ I have run I ate/ I have eatenI playedI drank/ I have drunk

I boughtI workedI foughtI triedI satI walkedI cookedI flew/ I have flownI shopped

FutureI will goI will runI will eatI will playI will drink

I will buyI will workI will fightI will tryI will sitI will walkI will cookI will flyI will shop

PresentI am goingI am runningI am eatingI am playingI am drinking

I am buyingI am workingI am fightingI am tryingI am sittingI am walkingI am cookingI am flyingI am shopping

VCOP

Vocabulary – varying words for nice/said/went/large/small etc

Connectives – building on and / but / so

Openers – What can a sentence start with?

Punctuation – Yes, please!

Up levelling..

Spoken language – Talk for Writing

Written language

Punctuation Pyramid

“ ” ; , ... ( ) ? . !

. ‘ , ... ? ! “ ”

. ? , !

. ?

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Openers Pyramid

Having...Use complex sentences appropriately.

Vary sentence length and word order to keep the reader interested.

Never... Always... Besides... Even though... Before the/theMeanwhile... Before very long... However... In addition to... Despite...

An important thing... We always... If/then... I felt as... Although I had...I discovered... Having decided... I actually... Due to... As time went...

Use of adjectives e.g. The golden sun, The grumpy old man, etc.

Another thing... After a while...Although... Afterwards... Before...Eventually... Sometimes... Often...

First... Then... Next... So...Last... But... Another thing...

The last time... Soon... At lastIf... Another time... Because... After

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Connectives Pyramid

Use complex sentence structures appropriately.Vary sentence length and word order to keep your reader interested.

in addition to contrary to despite so as to

if after while as well asalthough however also besides

even though never the less

but so thenbecause when

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Vocabulary Pyramid

outstanding/ly... tender/ly... biological/ly... formidable... outspoken... stern... comical... pathetic...yearning... dwell... dine... progress (verb)... create... adore... foreboding... speculation... silhouette...

terrain... apparel... vision... atmosphere...

sensitive/ly... timid/ly... aggressively... imaginatively... unfortunate... murderous...echoing... doubtful... emotion... anxiety... longing... progress (noun)... system...

communication... ingredient... vibration... prefer... nourish... demonstrate... enjoy... leap...

thunderous... fearful... marvellous... attractive... generously...echo... nervously... worriedly... patiently... feelings... courage...

experience... peak... patience... wasteland... container... furnishings...robe...

gigantic... weird... freezing... quietly...braveness... happiness... joy... sadness... fear...

transport... shelter... baggage... companion... vehicle...

beautiful... awful...enormous... fierce...

adventure... accident... magic...

so...first...

because...exciting...

afraid... lonely...next... interesting...

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Opportunities for Writing

Blogs

Email

Letters / postcards

Diary

Lists

Games

Silly SentencesIn pairs, 1 person writes a noun on their board and 1 writes a adjective; create a sentence using the 2 – can be extended to include different word types.

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