Big Writing

“Look at the ducks.” “Can you see that lovely mallard duck swimming in the pond. Look at the lovely bright plumage that the beautiful mallard has. Will we give it some delicious crusts of bread?”

Vocabulary Connectives Openers Punctuation

WOW WORDS yelp vision grated stern exhausted rapidly timidly reassured debate shelter anxiety murderous peak outspoken wasteland longing communication ego unfortunate WOW WORDS chandelier explosion experience corpse marvellous silhouette ladle doubtful companion fierce panic vibration echo ally dread revolting glinted emotion prefer ecstatic capture dine

CONNECTIVES because but and besides despite if however also when so as to as well as while although even though after so then never the less

OPENERS Soon… Sometimes… The … So… Having decided… First… Besides… In addition to this… OPENERS Despite… Next… I felt that… Eventually… Before very long… Afterwards… At last… Due to… Even though… Also… Because… After a while…

Eventually she scrambled unsteadily to her feet. In addition to this, there was a disgusting odour hanging in the air. At last everyone had a balloon and they were ready to go. Meanwhile Roger had hidden his sweets under the bed.

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Long Term strategy Termly assessments Use Criterion Scale Classes to introduce VCOP