Post on 30-Dec-2015
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
The...My... I...VCOP
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...
VCOP
Opportunities for Writing
Blogs
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.
I spy with a difference -