Transcript Superb Sentences

Superb Sentences.
Activities and
Games
CPD
Summer 2 –
Compiled by
K.Coates
Start Simple…
Turn each picture into a
simple sentence…
What do
you
notice?
Simple sentence ..?
• A big dog chased me.
• A big dog chased me all the way down the long lane to the
shops.
• A big dog chased me all the way down the lane to the shops
and I escaped by hiding in a shop.
What have you
learnt?
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Compound sentences
• I am happy and I’m feeling relaxed.
• I like tea but I don’t like coffee.
• I can get up enthusiastically and run for miles in the mornings or I can
fall asleep again, just like that!
What do you know
about compound
sentences? How will
you use this when
you write?
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Complex = drop in a phrase
Drop in a phrase…
what sentence
type have you
made?
Fran, …………………. , began shouting.
Angela, ………………………., ate them all up.
The cupcakes,………………….. all disappeared
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More Drop ins….
Drop in an adjective
Drop in an adverb
Drop in a relative clause using – who, whose, which, that
Drop in an –ed, -ing, -ly phrase.
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Mr Sidcup flew his kite
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The bus bumped down the street.
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The axe was blunt.
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Bibi wore her brother’s trousers.
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Boris cuddled the python.
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The dragon grinned.
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The superhero ate his packed lunch.
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What type of sentences are these?
How do you know?
1. Although I am happy, I am tired.
2. It was raining when we went out.
3. You’ll hurt yourself if you’re not careful.
4. Because it was bitterly cold, the weather was unpleasant at
Easter.
5. Feeling enthusiastic, she decided to walk.
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Make a sentence
Create a sentence with as
many of these words as
possible….
cat
shark jellyfish
zebra humbug
India heat because
teachers tired thinking hope
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Combine and Connect…
The cat crept.
It was a Siamese cat.
It went along the wall.
It crept cautiously.
Combine these
sentences
The fox slept.
It was very tired.
It had travelled far.
It dreamed of sunlit forests.
It slept for hours on end.
Queen Victoria escaped many assassination
attempts.
She escaped seven.
She was seemingly invincible.
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Re-order
The rain fell gently like diamonds, sparkling
on the leaves in the warm sunlight.
How many
different ways
can you
reorder this
sentence?
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All Change…
The frog sat on the log.
Top Tips..
Change words
Add in..
Add on..
Reorder..
Use special effect such
as a simile, metaphor,
alliteration
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How many
different
ways can you
rewrite this
sentence?
Sentence doctor.
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after eating the pie they flew away
The gloves what I got last week won’t
fit you.
Why don’t he want no puddin.
I seen him done it.
I goed there with my older brother.
Will you pass sandwich to me.
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Punctuation Doctor.
Joe ran as he did so a hand snatched at his shirt and grabbed him
lashing out with his arms he kicked as hard as he could someone seized
his hair and tugged him back he screamed fell backwards and rolled on
the ground at the same moment his attackers smashed into each other
without thinking joe leaped up and started to run fortunately he and
managed to escape.
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Sentence Variety is the spice of life!
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Short- Food Is fuel.
Compound- humans need water and …
Complex- Whilst many people…
Question- is your diet healthy?
Exclamation- Smoking Kills!
List -You will need…
Drop in- owls, which are nocturnal. Usually feed at dusk
Tagged on-Owls fly at dusk, scanning the fields.
Imperative- Turn the oven off.
Topic- Owls have a limited diet.
X3 for action- it is important to eat well, drink water and
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Vary Openers too…
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Adverb- Desperately
Time – Earlier
Preposition – Towards
Adjective – Brave
Simile – Like
One word- Sad
-ing – Hoping
-ed – Frightened
Verb – Swim
-ly- Reluctantly
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Have a go at making up
some examples
What have you learnt about sentences?
• Talk to a partner
• What do you know now
that you didn’t before?
• Where could you use this?
Varying the structure of sentences
• Simple sentences-( a single main clause- as subject and a verb) eg:
It rained on Sunday. The boy ran.
• Compound sentence- (2 or more main clauses joined by a
conjunction) eg: It rained on Sunday but it was sunny on Monday
morning!
• Complex sentences- ( a main clause with one or more subordinate
clauses- not making sense on their own) eg: Although it rained, we
still enjoyed the walk.
ALWAYS ESTABLISH THE SIMPLE SENTENCE FIRST.
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Play with sentences for EFFECT. Writing is about effect.
Build the habit of re-reading the sentence with you pupils
Say them out loud- does it sound right?
Keep reading quality texts to the children
Keep modelling- LOTS and LOTS and LOTS
Then practice , practice , practice- APPLY
Grammar is the job words do in a sentence
Match your word/sentence work to your text type
Lay down grammar patterns with young children orally
Talk about ‘how did the writer do that?’
Let the children do the thinking, problem solving and learning
BE CLEAR- about what you are focussing on- use AFL
Be RUTHLESS with Capital letters and full stops at all times!
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… and literacy health warnings!
• Don’t shy away from using
the correct terminology
• Don’t over teach the
structure at the expense of
good writing
• Don’t do the work for the
children by telling them- let
them discover
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For teachers who want to know
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http://www.oxfordschoolimprovement.co.uk/professionaldevelopment/video/pie-corbett/bring-writing-alive-complex-sentences
http://www.oxfordschoolimprovement.co.uk/professionaldevelopment/video/pie-corbett/writing-powerful-sentences
http://www.oxfordschoolimprovement.co.uk/professionaldevelopment/video/pie-corbett/improving-sentences
http://www.oxfordschoolimprovement.co.uk/professionaldevelopment/video/pie-corbett/what-works-writing-active-sentences
Oxford School Improvement website link- Pie Corbett Grammar through
Talk for Writing- video clips.
Remember vary sentences and sentence openings to create different
EFFECTS- it all depends on the CONTEXT.
THINK- what grammatical features does this text type need?
What level am I aiming for- therefore what grammar features do I teach
next?
What have I noticed my children need to make progress?