Literacy FocusHalf Term 1

Apostrophes

What are apostrophes and how are they used?

How can you incorporate apostrophes into your lessons?

As starters…

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa is the largest volcano on the planet.

1. How does this link to what we learnt last lesson?

2. Why is the apostrophe used?

As starters…

Write a sentence showing what you learnt last lesson. You must use an apostrophe accurately within your

sentence (use the literacy mat to help you if you need).

As starters…

Based on what you learnt last lesson, which of the following is true:

1. Pythagoras' Theorem states that for all right-angled triangles, 'The square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides'. (The hypotenuse is the longest side and it's always opposite the right angle).

2. Pythagoras' Theorem states that for all right-angled triangles, 'The square on the hypotenuse is not equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides'. (The hypotenuse is the longest side and it's always opposite the right angle).

Challenge: What are the different uses of the apostrophes in the facts above?

In the main body of a lesson…

As you are reading the extract, identify any apostrophes used. Why are they used?

In the main body of a lesson…

When students are peer or self-assessing their work they could be asked to focus on apostrophes, after recapping them using the literacy mats.

For plenaries…

Based on your learning, complete the following sentences and add apostrophes where necessary:

1. Darwins theory of evolution explains…2. Darwins theory was controversial

because…3. Mutations cause…

For plenaries…

Write 3 sentences about what you learnt this lesson. You must use at least one apostrophe and be able to explain its use.

For plenaries…

“Marketing is only partly about responding to consumers' needs.”

1. Based on your learning this lesson, do you agree or disagree with this statement and why?

2. Why has the apostrophe been used?