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TED-ED: Beware of nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns) - Helen Sword
Few mistakes sour good writing like nominalizations, or, as Helen Sword likes to call them, zombie nouns. Zombie nouns transform simple and straightforward prose into verbose and often confusing writing. Keep your nouns away from...
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TED-ED: Why should you read Charles Dickens? - Iseult Gillespie
The starving orphan seeking a second helping of gruel. The spinster wasting away in her tattered wedding dress. The stone-hearted miser plagued by the ghost of Christmas past. More than a century after his death, these remain...
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How to Use "El" or "La" in Spanish Based on Noun Endings
Howcast - Learn how to know if you should use "el" or "la" based on the noun ending from Spanish teacher Andrea Cukier in this Howcast video.
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When to Add "Ly" to a Word
Howcast -Learn when to add "ly" to a word from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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How to Use Adjectives
Howcast -Learn how to use adjectives correctly from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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When to Add "Er" vs. "Est" to a Word
Howcast -Learn when to add "er" versus "est" to a word from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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When to Use "Good" vs. "Well"
Howcast -Learn when to use "good" versus "well" from Gotham Writers' Workshop instructor Stephanie Paterik in this Howcast grammar video.
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Generating ideas and vocabulary for instructions for how to make a monster pizza
Pupil outcome: I can generate ideas and vocabulary to use when writing instructions for how to make a monster pizza. Key learning points: - Your imagination can help you to think of things that do not exist in real life. - A noun is a...
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Developing vocabulary associated with sadness
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with sadness. Key learning points: - 'Heartbroken' is an adjective which means feeling very upset and sad about something. - 'Sulky' is an adjective which means being quiet...
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Developing vocabulary associated with inspiration
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with inspiration. Key learning points: - 'Inspired' is an adjective which means feeling full of ideas and excited to do something. - 'Passionate' is an adjective which means...
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Developing vocabulary associated with happiness
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with happiness. Key learning points: - 'Blissful' is an adjective which means feeling completely happy in every way. - 'Euphoric' is an adjective which means feeling extreme...
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Developing vocabulary associated with anger
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with anger. Key learning points: - 'Fuming' is an adjective which means you are feeling lots of anger building up inside. - 'Grumpy' is an adjective which means you are...
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Developing vocabulary associated with friendship
Pupil outcome: I can effectively use new vocabulary associated with friendship. Key learning points: - 'Compassionate' is an adjective which means feeling somebody else’s pain and wanting to help. - 'Shy' is an adjective which means...
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Planning to write a recount about a school trip
Pupil outcome: I can make a plan for writing a recount about a school trip. Key learning points: - A recount will involve you describing events and experiences in detail. - An expanded noun phrase is a group of words with no verb that...
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Adjectives: to compare
Pupil outcome: I can use an adjective to compare nouns. Key learning points: - Adjectives are words that can compare nouns. - Comparing nouns is another way to describe them. - Adjectives most often compare common nouns.
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Using question prompts to plan a recount
Pupil outcome: I can answer questions about a trip and add descriptive language. Key learning points: - Answering questions helps us to remember the details of the school trip - Detail can be added to answers using descriptive adjectives...
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Using and spelling suffixes: -est
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -est. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - If the adjective ends in two consonant letters, the ending is...
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Using and spelling suffixes: -er
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -er. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - Adding '-er' creates an extra syllable to the word. - If the...
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Applying the new 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey'
Pupil outcome: I can apply four new spellings for the 'ee' phoneme: 'e', 'ie', 'y' and 'ey'. Key learning points: - 'e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found in short high frequency words. - 'y' is a representation...
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Using and spelling suffixes: -less
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -less. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - If the suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is usually added...
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The 'l' spellings, including 'il' and 'al'
Pupil outcome: I can spell words containing the representations of the ‘l’ phoneme: 'il' and 'al'. Key learning points: - The 'il' and 'al' representations are usually found in polysyllabic words. - There are not many words ending in...
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Writing the end of the story, building suspense: 'Jack and the Beanstalk'
Pupil outcome: I can write the end of a traditional tale, building suspense. Key learning points: - Two ideas can be joined using a joining word, 'and' - Exclamation marks can be used to show surprise, such as when the giant follows Jack...
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New 'ee' spellings, including 'e', 'y', 'ie' and 'ey'
Pupil outcome: I can know four new spellings for the 'ee' phoneme: 'e', 'ie', 'y' and 'ey'. Key learning points: - 'e' is a representation of the 'ee' phoneme that is often found in short high frequency words. - 'y' is a representation...
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Using and spelling suffixes: -ly
Pupil outcome: I can spell words using the suffix -ly. Key learning points: - A suffix is a letter or group of letters at the end of a word which creates another word. - If the suffix starts with a consonant letter, it is usually added...