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Grammar
Teaching and Learning Activities

Year 6
Reg

Outcomes
WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing. WEEK 1

Paragraphs What is a paragraph? How are paragraphs structured/written? https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eppcontent/glossary/app/resource/factsheet/4100.pdf http://www.growingwithgrammar.com/files/www4samplelessfinal3.pdf http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/e4topic.cfm?TopicID=45 Identify the main idea from sample paragraphs. Create a topic sentence for a given topic. Students write a paragraph after being given a simple topic sentence. Organise a short piece of writing into paragraphs. Identify the key idea from each paragraph. WEEK 2 Direct and indirect speech/ Speech marks What is direct (quoted) and indirect (reported) speech? http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/reportedspeech.htm What do direct and indirect speech look like in text. http://www.onlinegrammar.com.au/using-quotation-marks/ Decide where quotation marks are/are not needed in examples. Create own sentences using quotation marks where needed. Change examples from direct to indirect or vice versa. WEEK 3 Direct and indirect speech/ Speech marks Revise what direct (quoted) and indirect (reported) speech are? http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/reportedspeech.htm http://www.onlinegrammar.com.au/using-quotation-marks/ Use direct and indirect speech to create a short dialogue with a partner or small group or add quotation marks to a jointly constructed short dialogue. Perform dialogue to class.

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WEEK 4 REVISION Revisit topics which caused problems. Finish missed lesson ideas Group activities Quiz Test http://onlinegrammar.com.au./for-fun/ http://www.copyblogger.com/grammar-goofs/ WEEK 5 Adjectival Phrases and Adverbial Phrases Briefly revise the terms adjective and adverb. What is a phrase? What is the difference between Adjectival Phrases and Adverbial Phrases? https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eppcontent/glossary/app/resource/factsheet/4101.pdf http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/phrases Look at and discuss examples of Adjectival Phrases and Adverbial Phrases. Jointly construct Adjectival Phrases and Adverbial Phrases. http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/adverbial_phrases.htm http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/adverbial_clauses_phrases.htm Independently construct Adjectival Phrases and Adverbial Phrases (for those that are capable). WEEK 6 Adjectival Clauses and Adverbial Clauses Briefly revise the terms adjective and adverb. Establish the difference between Phrases and clauses. http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/clauses http://oxforddictionaries.com/words/phrases What is the difference between Adjectival Clauses and Adverbial Clauses? https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eppcontent/glossary/app/resource/factsheet/4083.pdf Look at and discuss examples of Adjectival Clauses and Adverbial Clauses. Jointly construct Adjectival Clauses and Adverbial Clauses. http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/gram_clauses_n_phrases.html http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/adverbclause.htm http://www.grammar-monster.com/lessons/adverbial_clauses_phrases.htm Change the adverbial clause in a given sentence. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/docs/Adverbial_Clauses.doc

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WEEK 7 Embedded clauses Revise the term clause https://www.det.nsw.edu.au/eppcontent/glossary/app/resource/factsheet/4083.pdf Introduce the term embedded to describe a clause Look at some examples of embedded clauses. http://grammar.about.com/od/e/g/embeddingterm.htm Sample activities from link below underline embedded clauses, add missing commas around embedded clauses, insert given embedded clauses to a given sentence to make it more interesting, follow the steps to write your own sentence with an embedded clause. http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/docs/Embedded_Clauses.doc WEEK 8 REVISION Revisit topics which caused problems. Finish missed lesson ideas Group activities Quiz Test Pairs Teach a concept to peers/class http://onlinegrammar.com.au./for-fun/ http://www.copyblogger.com/grammar-goofs/ http://www.creativeteachingsite.com/humorgrammar.htm WEEK 9 Nominalisation What is nominalisation? http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/english/english-a-to-z//english_glossary/8Qum/3157/nominalisation http://www.onlinegrammar.com.au/normalisation-power-of-verbs/ Work though slideshow on nominalisation (at your own pace). http://www.decd.sa.gov.au/eyreandwestern/files/links/Nominalisation_Powerpoint.ppt - Complete activities throughout slideshow either individually, in pairs, small groups or as a class (depending on level of understanding). Use nominalisation to change verbs into nouns in simple sentences.

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WS3.10 Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.

WEEK 10 Noun groups What is a noun group? http://www.schoolatoz.nsw.edu.au/homework-and-study/english/english-a-to-z//english_glossary/8Qum/1200/noun+group http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/learning/712assessments/naplan/teachstrategies/yr2011/index.php?id=literacy/language/ll_arti/ll_arti_o Turn a simple noun into a noun group e.g. frog, boy, shoe, horse, donut, book. Identify the noun in a given noun group.

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