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Simple and compound sentences revision
Pupil outcome: I can practise simple and compound sentence test questions. Key learning points: - A simple sentence has one main clause. - There are four types of simple sentence: statement, question, command and exclamation. - A...
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Writing about your future job
Pupil outcome: I can write about what I want to be when I grow up. Key learning points: - Writing about what someone will be when they grow up means writing in the future, using phrases such as 'I want to...' - Rehearsing a sentence out...
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Writing simple sentences about people who help us
Pupil outcome: I can write a sentence about people who help me. Key learning points: - A sentence is one idea that makes complete sense - A space must be left in between each word so someone can read our writing - Sounding out a word...
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Describing yourself
Pupil outcome: I can describe my own skills and personality in a sentence. Key learning points: - An adjective describes a noun, including ourselves, such as "I am helpful." - Adjectives are describing words - A person's character traits...
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'The Twisted Tree': writing an article about Mormor's death
Pupil outcome: I can write an article about Mormor’s death that includes a variety of sentence types for different effects. Key learning points: - Writing with focus – one sentence at a time – allows you to carefully craft each sentence....
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Exploring the characters' emotions in 'The Day the Crayons Quit'
Pupil outcome: I can understand the reasons that the different characters write a letter in ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ by exploring their emotions. Key learning points: - The crayons in ‘The Day the Crayons Quit’ use letters to explain...
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Five sentence types
Pupil outcome: I can say and write five different sentence structures for text cohesion. Key learning points: - A sentence composed of one main clause is a simple sentence. - A sentence composed of at least two main clauses joined by a...
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Past tense
Pupil outcome: I can say and write a simple sentence in the simple past tense. Key learning points: - The tense of a simple sentence changes the time frame of the action. - Fronted adverbials of time tell the reader the time frame of the...
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Three ways for co-ordination in compound sentences
Pupil outcome: You can use each of the three co-ordinating conjunctions. Key learning points: - A simple sentence is a main clause about one idea. - A compound sentence is a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word. -...
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Present tense
Pupil outcome: I can say and write a simple sentence in the simple present tense. Key learning points: - A simple sentence is about one idea and it makes complete sense. - A simple sentence can be written in the present tense. - A simple...
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Present and past tense
Pupil outcome: I can vary the tense of a simple sentence. Key learning points: - A simple sentence can be written in the past or present tense. - The tense of a simple sentence changes the time frame of the action.
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Four sentence types
Pupil outcome: I can say and write four different sentence structures. Key learning points: - A sentence composed of one main clause is a simple sentence. - A sentence composed of at least two main clauses joined by a co-ordinating...
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Three sentence types
Pupil outcome: I can say and write three different sentence structures. Key learning points: - A sentence composed of one main clause is a simple sentence. - There are four types of simple sentence: statement, question, command and...
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Writing about characters, setting and plot: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
Pupil outcome: I can write part of a story. Key learning points: - Rehearsing a sentence out loud before writing it helps us to remember it - Reading a sentence back after writing helps to check it makes sense - Every sentence must start...
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Writing the end of the story: 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff'
Pupil outcome: I can write the end of a story. Key learning points: - Rehearsing a sentence out loud before writing it helps us to remember it - Reading a sentence back after writing helps to check it makes sense - Every sentence must...
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Statements, questions and commands
Pupil outcome: I can recognise the difference between a statement, question and command. Key learning points: - There are four types of simple sentence. - Any simple sentence is a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense. - Each...
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One Thought or Two?
Mr. Griot teaches the elements of a simple sentence. He also explains the process of joining simple sentences with a coordinating conjunction to create a compound sentence.
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Review for You:Prepositions, Interjections, and Conjunctions
Mr. Griot reviews prepositions, interjections, and conjunctions and provides discussion and strategies for the identification and function of each in the sentence.
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Nouns and Adjectives
This video entitled "Noun and Adjectives" discusses the relationship between nouns and adjectives and explains how to diagram a simple sentence.
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Complex Sentences
Complex Sentences explores complex sentences by writing complete sentences that contain one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses each.
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Simple Sentences
Simple Sentences explores simple sentences by writing independent clauses that contain at least one subject and one verb each.
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Compound Sentences
Compound Sentences explores compound sentences by combining pairs of independent clauses with coordinating conjunctions to make compound sentences.
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Main Sentence Types
Main Sentence Types practices identifying the three main sentence types by deciding if sentences are simple, compound, or complex.