Paul Jordan, November 2011 Developing Writing at Sentence Level and Marking

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Time Connectives (TSV) (words for ‘then’) First, we went to the recycling bins. Other examples: Later, After that, Next, Finally…

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Describing words (adjectives) First, we went to the green, big recycling bins. Other examples: Smelly, dirty, large, plastic…

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Adverbs (‘__ly’ words) – An adverb describes how the verb happens. We went quickly to the recycling bins. Other examples: Slowly, nicely, sensibly, politely…

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Alternatives for ‘went’ We walked to the recycling bins. Other examples: Jumped, jogged, ran, hopped, skipped…

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Alternatives for ‘said’ Mr Jordan whispered, “line up”. Other examples: Shouted, asked, cried,…

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Connectives We walked to the recycling bins, because we wanted to recycle our rubbish. Other examples: Since, as, so, but, if, and although, however, therefore

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Positional Vocabulary We walked to the recycling bins on the street corner. Opposite the park, the old man would sadly stand. Other examples: By the, across the, next to, against the…

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Subject-Specific Vocabulary The waterproof umbrella. Other examples: Flyover, plastic, recycle, materials… etc

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Clauses The bin, that was smelly, was full up. The table, which is strong, is made from food. The teacher, who was strict, shouted loudly.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Similes (‘noun’ + “as (something) as”) His ran as quick as a flash. The room was as hot as an oven.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Adverbial Phrases (‘verb’ + “as (something) as”) We ran as quickly as we could up the stairs. She sulked for as long as she dared. He hit him quickly for as long as he could.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Expanded Noun Phrases The adventurous explorer climbed the beanstalk. The strict head teacher shouted loudly.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Brackets (teach as a “whisper”) Later, we put the delicious cake into the oven (be careful its hot!) Amy was on playground duty today, she forgot her coat (isn't she silly!)

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Hyphens - an after thought or additional info about the noun or object (demonstrating authorial intent). His aftershave –smelly – really made the room stink! Cabbage – gross – is full of vitamins and minerals.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Persuasive Phrases – Invitations/persuasive letter Oh, please say you’ll come! Oh please say you will come ………….. You will really enjoy ………. Other examples: If you come, you’ll have a nice time!

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Semi-colons Link clauses together, in the same way as a connective does. I went to the shop because I was hungry. I went to the shop; I was hungry. Colon Shows an example or list is to follow. The hungry caterpillar ate: 1 apple, 2 cherries, 3 black- berries.

Paul Jordan, November 2011 Using 3 __ed words together Frightened, terrified, exhausted, they ran from the creature. Amused, amazed, excited, he left the school eager to get home.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Double adjective – puts emphasis on the adjective She was a fast runner, fast because she needed to be. It was a foolish animal, foolish in a way that will become obvious as this story unfolds. She was a kind teacher, kind to everyone she met.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Apostrophe Shows possession or omission. The book belongs to James > The book is James’s > James’s book It is not > It isn’t

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Double Adverbs – emphasis on adverb She chopped the carrots carefully, carefully so she did not cut her finger. He ran away quickly, quickly as he feared for his life.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Personification – gives a non-living thing a living quality The chair groaned under the weight of the man. The sun smiled at the children down below.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Alliteration The cheeky, cheerful chimpanzee swung from the trees. The slithery, slimy snake slide slowly across the rocks.

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Magical Phrases 1 (ad-hoc phrases) As quick as a flash. There was a chill in the air. Then it ended. He was quite still. What a big mistake! The star filled sky…

Paul Jordan, November 2007 Paragraphs – a collection of related sentences All of these sentences are related, somehow, to an event, topic or part of a story. (miss a line) More sentences related to another event, topic or different part of a story. (miss a line) More sentences related to another event, topic or different part of a story. Other examples: Text might start with a brief introduction and end with a conclusion.