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.
Writing Workshop8th February 2011
Features of WritingHandwritingSpellingPunctuationVocabulary
Text StructureSentence ConstructionCohesion
Words on the page
Features of WritingHandwritingSpellingPunctuationVocabulary
Text StructureSentence ConstructionCohesion
Words on the page
Experience 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?
Simple sentences
Compound sentences
Complex sentences
Simple sentence• Taught through use of ideas.
Simple Sentences – Noun PhrasesNoun phrase = Object, Place or Person + Adjective.
The wild things had big eyes.
Expanded noun phrase = Object, Place or Person + Adjective + .Adjective
The wild things had big yellow eyes and sharp long claws.
Simple Sentences – Adverbial phrases Adverbial phrases = gives more information
to a verb - where, when or how
Simple Sentences – Adverbial phrases Adverbial phrases = gives more information
to a verb - where, when or how
bravelysuddenlyencouraginglycourageouslygreedilyamazinglyincrediblyangrilyfrantically
Simple Sentences – Figurative Language
• Similes - like a OR as a• Metaphors – is
Simple Sentences – Figurative Language
• Similes - like a OR as a• Metaphors – is
As fast as lightningLike a bulletLike 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
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.
Compound Sentences• Sentences joined by a connective.
furthermore therefore
consequentlycontrary to
in addition todespite
neverthelessbesidesalthoughhowever
whilealsoafter
ifbecause
thenwhen
sobutand
Compound Sentences• Sentences joined by a connective.
furthermore therefore
consequentlycontrary to
in addition todespite
neverthelessbesidesalthoughhowever
whilealsoafter
ifbecause
thenwhen
sobutand
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!
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.
PunctuationLevel 1
Level 2
Level 3 Level 4
Level 5
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.
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.
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?
Where did they come from?
What was it? Should they run, hide or
fight?
Exclamation Marks•For impact •To show volume
Hold on! Oh no!Don’t let go! Almost there!Ahhhhh!
Speech Marks• Initially around spoken words• New speaker new line• Integrating additional speech punctuation.
“What are you doing?” screamed Woody as Buzz lunged towards him.“You have ruined the entire plan! What are we going to do Now?” Buzz replied angrily.
PunctuationLevel 1
Level 2
Level 3 Level 4
Level 5
Brackets & Dashes• To show additional
information• For clarity• For aside comments
• To replace commas, semi colons or brackets.
“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!
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!
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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!
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Features of WritingHandwritingSpellingPunctuationVocabulary
Text StructureSentence ConstructionCohesion
Words on the page
Experience 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?
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