Transcript Writing Workshop

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 Workshop
8th February 2011
Features of Writing
Handwriting
Spelling
Punctuation
Vocabulary
Words on the page
Text Structure
Sentence Construction
Cohesion
Features of Writing
Handwriting
Words on the page
Spelling
Text Structure
Sentence Construction
Punctuation
Cohesion
Vocabulary
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 Phrases
Noun 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
bravely
suddenly
encouragingly
courageously
greedily
amazingly
incredibly
angrily
frantically
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 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
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
consequently
contrary to
in addition to
despite
nevertheless
besides
although
however
while
also
after
if
because
then
when
so
but
and
Compound Sentences
• 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!
furthermore
therefore
consequently
contrary to
in addition to
despite
nevertheless
besides
although
however
while
also
after
if
because
then
when
so
but
and
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.
Punctuation
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 5
Level 4
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.
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?
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.
Punctuation
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 5
Level 4
Brackets & Dashes
• To show additional
information
• For clarity
• To replace commas,
semi colons or
brackets.
• 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!
•Used in play scripts
Colons
:
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!
;
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!
Features of Writing
Handwriting
Words on the page
Spelling
Text Structure
Sentence Construction
Punctuation
Cohesion
Vocabulary
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?
Thank you for coming