Breadcrumbs
English-tuition - Part 1
Grammar Part 1
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- Simple sentences - Understanding the need for a sentence to make complete sense.
- Capital letters - Using a capital letter at the beginning of a sentence, for a proper name and for a title.
- Question marks and exclamation marks - Understanding that question marks and exclamation marks are special cases of full stops and where to use them.
- Nouns - Understanding that a noun is a naming word. It is the name of a person, animal, place or thing.
- Verbs - Understanding that a verb is a being word. It tells us what a person, animal or thing does.
- Simple sentence construction, subject – verb – object - Recognising and building sentences.
- Subject-verb agreement - The verb ‘to be’. Understanding the concepts of past and present, singular and plural.
- Conjunctions - Linking sentences with and or but.
- Improving sentences using a range of conjunctions - Understanding when to join sentences and when not to.
- Verb tenses, past and present - Understanding the need for consistent use of verb tenses.
- Direct and indirect speech - Introducing speech marks.
- The use of the comma to separate a list.
- The language of time - Using the vocabulary of time to establish chronology in a story or recount.
- Statements and questions - Changing from one to the other. Understanding and using questions.
- Talking about writing - Why do we write? – purpose and audience.
- Using a dictionary and thesaurus - Understanding alphabetical order and how and why we use dictionaries and thesauruses.
- Using a glossary and index - Understanding what the terms mean and how each is used.
- Writing instructions - Starting with a verb or a time connective and using the present tense to write clear and precise instructions.
- Writing letters - Understanding how to set out and write a personal letter and a postcard. Using capital letters and new lines to set out an address.
- A chronological recount - How to recall, order and write an accurate account of a real event. Using time connectives to link events.
- An information book - Understanding title, contents, chapters, headings and subheadings. Using contents, chapters and index to find information. Constructing simple information sheet.
- Re-telling a story - Adapting the techniques used to write a chronological report to retell a well-known story.
- Story structure - Understanding the basic structure of beginning, middle and ending. Using a spider diagram to plan a simple story based on questions. Writing a short story.
- Setting the scene - Using descriptive language to tell the reader more about how a place looks, sounds and feels.
- Character profiles - Using descriptive language to tell the reader more about the people in a story.
- Poetry - Shape poems, acrostic poems. A first look at rhythm and rhyme.
- Comprehension - Reading for meaning. Finding information and answering questions.
- A book review - Stating a reasoned opinion and recommendation.
- Making notes - Identifying the important information. Using words and phrases rather than complete sentences. Key facts.
