Year 2 Literacy Workshop

L.O – To understand different aspects of SPaG (d) Success Criteria To identify the correct use of capital letters, full stops and apostrophes To recognise the difference between four sentence types To identify sentences in the past and present tense To improve sentences by including expanded noun phrases

Which sentence is grammatically correct? A) The bear saw his mother in the distance and smile. B) The bear sees his mother in the distance and smile. C) The bear saw his mother in the distance and smiled. D) The bear was sees his mother in the park and waved.

Capital letters A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6 polar bears are the largest land carnivores in the world. they live in the arctic (also known as the north pole) and spend most of their time at sea. A) 3 B) 4 C) 5 D) 6

Apostrophe to show possession. The apostrophe Apostrophes are used in two ways: To show possession. For example, if you are talking about a football belonging to Ben, you would say... Apostrophe to show possession. Ben’s football.

Commonly mistaken with your! For contractions. If we join two words together to form a contraction, the apostrophe takes the place of the missing letter(s). I am I’m do not don’t you are you’re Commonly mistaken with your! we’ve we have hasn’t has not I will I’ll

Four main sentence types Something you say or shout that shows you are very happy, angry, or surprised. In writing you use an exclamation mark at the end. Statement A sentence that is used to find out information. It ends with a question mark. Exclamation A sentence that tells you something. They end with a full stop. Command A sentence which gives an order or instruction. An exclamation mark can also come at the end. They are usually very short and can start with a bossy (imperative) verb. Question

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Statement and question Exclamation and command

The comma Using a comma to correctly separate items in a list is a statutory requirement in Year 2. Here is a sentence: The Arctic is home to creatures such as polar bears and arctic foxes and killer whales and snowy owls and reindeers. Children – tell your parents what is wrong here!

The Arctic is home to creatures such as polar bears and arctic foxes and killer whales and snowy owls and reindeers. The Arctic is home to creatures such as polar bears, arctic foxes, killer whales, snowy owls and reindeers.

Simple verb tenses Past Present Future An action that is happening now (e.g. run, shout). I am _______________ He/she is _______________ Past An action that is yet to take place. Future tense sentences have two common forms: ‘will’ and ‘going to’. Present An action that has already happened and is finished. Normally shown by adding –ed (e.g. whispered, shouted, talked) but some verbs change completely (e.g. take becomes took, sleep becomes slept). Future

He can hear the cry of the raven. The mother is wrapping the baby in a bundle of fur.

The boy looked at the amber stones. The Northern Lights flashed in the sky and the stars twinkled.

What on earth is a suffix? Suffixes A suffix is a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning. Here are some examples of suffixes: –ing (to show an action, usually in the present tense, e.g. running) What on earth is a suffix? dancing laughing crying talking

–ful (full of, e.g. helpful) joyful thankful cheerful wonderful beautiful colourful

–est (most, e.g. highest) happiest hottest tallest funniest In this case, the suffix –est is used to form comparative adjectives (e.g. the tall tree, the tallest tree).

Describing nouns using adjectives What is a noun? A common noun refers to objects or things in general. Many common nouns are things you can touch (e.g. a jumper, a tree, a cat, a bridge). What is an adjective? An adjective is a word that modifies a noun. Adjectives are used to describe and specify nouns and can be used to create an expanded noun phrase (e.g. the large, ferocious polar bear).

The lonely boy saw the ghastly raven. The huge, white polar bear elegantly swam in the icy water.

The brave hunter held the razor-sharp spear. The inquisitive boy touched the polar bear’s soft fur, which was as fluffy as a cloud.

Finally… compound sentences! A compound sentence is a sentence made up of two main clauses. Main clauses can stand alone as a single sentence but can also be joined by co-ordinating conjunctions (e.g. and, but, so, or).

The bear felt sad and he had nowhere to go. A compound sentence is a sentence made up of two main clauses. Main clauses can stand alone as a single sentence but can also be joined by co-ordinating conjunctions. Example (1): The bear felt sad and he had nowhere to go. Main clause Main clause Co-ordinating conjunction

Main clause Main clause Co-ordinating conjunction Example (2): The hunter threw his spear but the raven managed to escape. Main clause Main clause Co-ordinating conjunction

Main clause Co-ordinating conjunction Main clause Example (3): The bear felt terrified so he hid inside a dark, spooky cave. Main clause Co-ordinating conjunction Main clause

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