Exciting Highlights of Oakfield Academy for Year 4 Teacher
THUNK
Write down 10 things that
you would tell your Year 4
teacher about Oakfield
Academy.
Challenge: Select the 5
most interesting or
exciting points. Rank
them 1-5
LO – Writing accurate simple
sentences.
Write down your five most
exciting points in simple
sentences.
In pairs, discuss:
What must a
simple sentence
contain?
Are your simple sentences
accurately written?
1)
I love my new Literacy
teacher.
2)
Oakfield has a great
reading scheme.
3)
I take part in a
competition for getting
100% on my reading
quizzes.
4)
I get to do Literacy seven
times a week!
5)
I’m so excited about how
much my writing will
progress.
What is a simple sentence?
Sentences can be
structured in different
ways.
A simple sentence has :
•
A subject
•
ONLY ONE verb
It starts with a capital
letter and has end
punctuation.
•
The girl stroked the
cat.
•
The cat purred.
LO - Punctuation to end a sentence.
What punctuation, other
than a full stop, can be
used to end a sentence?
1.
2.
LO – capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks
and question marks
To achieve 100 you need to
use capital letters, full stops,
exclamation marks and
question marks in the
correct places in sentences.
Have a go at the
exercises!
PAGE 44
What is a verb?
•
Verbs are action or states
happening now, in the
past or in the future.
•
Actions can be things you
can see happening – run,
jump, build, explore.
•
Actions can also be
invisible – think, imagine,
hear, like love.
•
Frequently used verbs are
– be, am, is, are, was,
have, has had.
Highlight the verbs in the
sentences:
1.
My baby sister sleeps in
the afternoon.
2.
Leaves fall from the
trees in autumn but
grow again in the spring.
3.
Alisha likes cake and she
is a good baker.
4.
Yesterday, she made
some lovely buns for us.
Challenge: Which of these
sentences are SIMPLE
SENTENCES?
What is a subject and an object?
•
All sentences contain a
subject. This tells you
who or what does the
action.
•
Some sentences contain
an object. The object is
who or what the action is
done to.
•
There can be more than
one subject and more
than one object in a
sentence.
Label the subject and the
object in this sentence:
Bethan trains her dog
everyday.
Highlight which sentences
below have an object:
•
Joshua sings in class.
•
Yuri plays tennis.
•
We visit our cousins at
the weekend.
LO – subject and object
To achieve 100 you need
to find the subject and
object in sentences.
Have a go at the
exercises!
PAGE 31
LO - complex sentences using commas
Two simple sentence can be
joined to make one complex
sentence using commas.
For example:
The gold necklace is very
valuable. It is kept in the
safe.
The gold necklace,
which
is
very valuable, is kept in the
safe.
Rules:
1.
Put in a comma after the
subject: The gold
necklace.
2.
Add in a relative
pronoun such as
which.
3.
Put in a second comma
at the end of the
subordinate clause.
4.
Remove the subject
from the last sentence.
LO - complex sentences using commas
Complete the worksheet
on ‘Complex Sentences’
where you are joining two
simple sentences into one
complex sentence using
commas.
LO – responding to marking
Green ‘Learning Objective
Met’ stamps – give yourself
one smiley for each green
stamp
Red ‘To improve you need to’
stamps - write all corrections
in green pen.
Write out all spelling
corrections three times in
green pen by your work.
Correct all capital letter and
punctuation errors in green
pen on your work.
DO NOT DO YOUR
CORRECTIONS ON COMPLEX
SENTENCES YET. We are going
to go through that work as a
class in a minute.
LO - complex sentences using commas
Now have a go at these in your books:
•
Chester is surrounded by an ancient wall. It is a city in
Northern England.
•
Ringo Star came from Liverpool. He was a drummer
for The Beatles.
•
The oak loses its leaves in Winter. It is a deciduous
tree.
•
Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952. She is Queen
of England.
•
The book ‘The Lord of the Rings’ has over a thousand
pages. It is by J.R.R. Tolkien.
•
The story of ‘Joseph’ is set in Egypt. It is a musical.
•
St. Paul’s was built by Sir Christopher Wren. It is a
famous cathedral.
LO - complex sentences using commas
Now have a go at these in your books:
•
Chester
, which
is surrounded by ancient wall
,
is a city in
Northern England.
•
Ringo Star
, who
came from Liverpool
,
was a drummer
for The Beatles.
•
The oak
, which
loses its leaves in Winter
,
is a deciduous
tree.
•
Elizabeth II
, who
came to the throne in 1952
,
is Queen
of England.
•
The book ‘The Lord of the Rings’
, which
has over a
thousand pages
,
is by J.R.R. Tolkien.
•
The story of ‘Joseph’
, which
is set in Egypt
,
is a musical.
•
St. Paul’s
, which
was built by Sir Christopher Wren
,
is a
famous cathedral.
LO – commas
To achieve 100 you need
to find the subject and
object in sentences.
Have a go at the
exercises!
PAGE 46
How can I create a complex sentence
using conjunctions?
•
Complex sentences are
two, or more simple
sentences which are
joined together.
•
They are often joined
together with
conjunctions.
•
They can be joined
together with internal
punctuation like colons
and semi-colons.
The different types of
conjunctions are:
Coordinating conjunctions
:
for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so.
Subordinating conjunctions
:
because, as, if, although,
despite, unless, when, after,
before, while, since, until,
during, once, where.
LO – subordinating and co-ordinating
conjunctions
To achieve 100 you need
to identify and use
punctuation correctly.
Have a go at the
exercises!
PAGE 29
How can I create a complex sentence
using internal punctuation?
Colons, semi-colons and single
dashes can all be used to join
two simple sentences together.
Add a semi-colon to the
passage below:
Ross didn’t want to go
swimming he was afraid of
going under water.
Add a dash to the sentence
below:
It’s your birthday tomorrow I
know you will have lots of fun.
LO – Colons, semi-colons, single dashes,
hyphens and bullet points.
To achieve 100 you need
to identify and use
punctuation correctly.
Have a go at the
exercises!
PAGE 53
Paragraphing
Remember this?
Write down your five most
exciting points in simple
sentences.
In pairs, discuss:
What must a
simple sentence
contain?
Are your simple sentences
accurately written?
1)
I love my new Literacy
teacher.
2)
Oakfield has a great
reading scheme.
3)
I take part in a
competition for getting
100% on my reading
quizzes.
4)
I get to do Literacy seven
times a week!
5)
I’m so excited about how
much my writing will
progress.
LO – Draft and peer assess
Example paragraphs:
1: Intro, why are you writing?
2: School and play area.
3: Teachers and lessons.
4: The food!
5: Reading scheme and quizzes.
6: Summary about Oakfield.
7: Final words, will next year’s pupils
enjoy it?
Your letter
WILL
have:
•
Two addresses
•
Your sincerely
•
A
question
•
An
exclamation
•
A
simple
sentence
•
A compound sentence with
commas
•
A compound sentence with a
coordinating
conjunction
•
A compound sentence with a
subordinating
conjunction
•
A compound sentence with a
dash,
colon
or semi-colon
LO – Draft and peer assess
Use your ‘5 most exciting
points’ as your paragraph
topics.
Draft a detailed and
accurate paragraph for
each of these points.
You must include the
features we have learnt
this term.
LO – Write up your letter into your
Perfect Piece books
Letter to my First
School
At Oakfield Academy, students are engaged with exciting literacy activities, including a new Literacy teacher, a great reading scheme, reading competitions, frequent Literacy classes, and anticipation for writing progress. Students learn about simple sentences, punctuation, capitalization, verbs, subjects, and objects through interactive lessons.
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THUNK Write down 10 things that you would tell your Year 4 teacher about Oakfield Academy. Challenge: Select the 5 most interesting or exciting points. Rank them 1-5
LO Writing accurate simple sentences. Write down your five most exciting points in simple sentences. 1) I love my new Literacy teacher. 2) Oakfield has a great reading scheme. 3) I take part in a competition for getting 100% on my reading quizzes. 4) I get to do Literacy seven times a week! 5) I m so excited about how much my writing will progress. In pairs, discuss: What must a simple sentence contain? Are your simple sentences accurately written?
What is a simple sentence? The girl stroked the cat. The cat purred. Sentences can be structured in different ways. A simple sentence has : A subject ONLY ONE verb It starts with a capital letter and has end punctuation.
LO - Punctuation to end a sentence. Image result for punctuation posters What punctuation, other than a full stop, can be used to end a sentence? 1. 2.
LO capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks and question marks To achieve 100 you need to use capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks and question marks in the correct places in sentences. Have a go at the exercises! PAGE 44
What is a verb? Verbs are action or states happening now, in the past or in the future. Actions can be things you can see happening run, jump, build, explore. Actions can also be invisible think, imagine, hear, like love. Frequently used verbs are be, am, is, are, was, have, has had. Highlight the verbs in the sentences: 1. My baby sister sleeps in the afternoon. 2. Leaves fall from the trees in autumn but grow again in the spring. 3. Alisha likes cake and she is a good baker. 4. Yesterday, she made some lovely buns for us. Challenge: Which of these sentences are SIMPLE SENTENCES?
What is a subject and an object? All sentences contain a subject. This tells you who or what does the action. Some sentences contain an object. The object is who or what the action is done to. There can be more than one subject and more than one object in a sentence. Label the subject and the object in this sentence: Bethan trains her dog everyday. Highlight which sentences below have an object: Joshua sings in class. Yuri plays tennis. We visit our cousins at the weekend.
LO subject and object To achieve 100 you need to find the subject and object in sentences. Have a go at the exercises! PAGE 31
LO - complex sentences using commas Two simple sentence can be joined to make one complex sentence using commas. Rules: 1. Put in a comma after the subject: The gold necklace. 2. Add in a relative pronoun such as which. 3. Put in a second comma at the end of the subordinate clause. 4. Remove the subject from the last sentence. For example: The gold necklace is very valuable. It is kept in the safe. The gold necklace, which is very valuable, is kept in the safe.
LO - complex sentences using commas Complete the worksheet on Complex Sentences where you are joining two simple sentences into one complex sentence using commas.
LO responding to marking Green Learning Objective Met stamps give yourself one smiley for each green stamp Write out all spelling corrections three times in green pen by your work. Correct all capital letter and punctuation errors in green pen on your work. Red To improve you need to stamps - write all corrections in green pen. DO NOT DO YOUR CORRECTIONS ON COMPLEX SENTENCES YET. We are going to go through that work as a class in a minute.
LO - complex sentences using commas Now have a go at these in your books: Chester is surrounded by an ancient wall. It is a city in Northern England. Ringo Star came from Liverpool. He was a drummer for The Beatles. The oak loses its leaves in Winter. It is a deciduous tree. Elizabeth II came to the throne in 1952. She is Queen of England. The book The Lord of the Rings has over a thousand pages. It is by J.R.R. Tolkien. The story of Joseph is set in Egypt. It is a musical. St. Paul s was built by Sir Christopher Wren. It is a famous cathedral.
LO - complex sentences using commas Now have a go at these in your books: Chester, which is surrounded by ancient wall, is a city in Northern England. Ringo Star, who came from Liverpool, was a drummer for The Beatles. The oak, which loses its leaves in Winter, is a deciduous tree. Elizabeth II, who came to the throne in 1952, is Queen of England. The book The Lord of the Rings , which has over a thousand pages, is by J.R.R. Tolkien. The story of Joseph , which is set in Egypt, is a musical. St. Paul s, which was built by Sir Christopher Wren, is a famous cathedral.
LO commas To achieve 100 you need to find the subject and object in sentences. Have a go at the exercises! PAGE 46
How can I create a complex sentence using conjunctions? Complex sentences are two, or more simple sentences which are joined together. They are often joined together with conjunctions. They can be joined together with internal punctuation like colons and semi-colons. The different types of conjunctions are: Coordinating conjunctions: for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so. Subordinating conjunctions: because, as, if, although, despite, unless, when, after, before, while, since, until, during, once, where.
LO subordinating and co-ordinating conjunctions To achieve 100 you need to identify and use punctuation correctly. Have a go at the exercises! PAGE 29
How can I create a complex sentence using internal punctuation? Colons, semi-colons and single dashes can all be used to join two simple sentences together. Add a semi-colon to the passage below: Image result for punctuation posters Ross didn t want to go swimming he was afraid of going under water. Add a dash to the sentence below: It s your birthday tomorrow I know you will have lots of fun.
LO Colons, semi-colons, single dashes, hyphens and bullet points. To achieve 100 you need to identify and use punctuation correctly. Have a go at the exercises! PAGE 53
Remember this? Write down your five most exciting points in simple sentences. 1) I love my new Literacy teacher. 2) Oakfield has a great reading scheme. 3) I take part in a competition for getting 100% on my reading quizzes. 4) I get to do Literacy seven times a week! 5) I m so excited about how much my writing will progress. In pairs, discuss: What must a simple sentence contain? Are your simple sentences accurately written?
LO Draft and peer assess Example paragraphs: 1: Intro, why are you writing? 2: School and play area. 3: Teachers and lessons. 4: The food! 5: Reading scheme and quizzes. 6: Summary about Oakfield. 7: Final words, will next year s pupils enjoy it? Your letter WILL have: Two addresses Your sincerely A question An exclamation A simple sentence A compound sentence with commas A compound sentence with a coordinating conjunction A compound sentence with a subordinating conjunction A compound sentence with a dash, colon or semi-colon
LO Draft and peer assess Use your 5 most exciting points as your paragraph topics. Draft a detailed and accurate paragraph for each of these points. You must include the features we have learnt this term.
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LO Write up your letter into your Perfect Piece books Letter to my First School
