1. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk14919 Literacy Progress Units: Sentences

2. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk24919 Literacy Progress Unit Aiming for Level 4 Sentences

3. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk34919 The PP is adapted from the DfES publication under their Core Licensing Agreement. To read the notes that have been added, print out the slides as ‘notes pages’. Teachers may find it useful to order the original DfES Publication and a link is given in the final slide. Teacher notes

4. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk44919 Objectives: To understand how to develop sentence structure by using appropriate connectives. To select appropriate additional connectives for different audiences and purposes. Session 11 Causes and effect connectives

5. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk54919 From the last lesson

6. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk64919 Shrek is a really good film. The voice for Shrek is done by Mike Myers. The voice for the donkey is Eddie Murphy, the comedian. The donkey is funny. It has a princess, a dragon and a handsome prince. It has everything you want. Shrek, the main character, is upset. He is about to be thrown out of his house. The princess gets captured. He tries to rescue the princess. It is great to watch, the effects are good. Giving reasons

7. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk74919 Giving reasons Shrek is a really good film. The voice for Shrek is by Mike Myers. The voice for the donkey is Eddie Murphy, the comedian. As a result, the donkey is funny. It has a princess, a dragon and a handsome prince. It has everything you want. Shrek, the main character, is upset. He is about to be thrown out of his house. The princess gets captured. He tries to rescue the princess. It is great to watch, the effects are good.

8. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk84919 Shrek is a really good film. The voice for Shrek is by Mike Myers. The voice for the donkey is Eddie Murphy, the comedian. As a result, the donkey is funny. It has a princess, a dragon and a handsome prince. In fact, it has everything you want. Shrek, the main character, is upset. He is about to be thrown out of his house. The princess gets captured. He tries to rescue the princess. It is great to watch, the effects are good. Giving reasons

9. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk94919 Shrek is a really good film. The voice for Shrek is by Mike Myers. The voice for the donkey is Eddie Murphy, the comedian. As a result, the donkey is funny. It has a princess, a dragon and a handsome prince. In fact, it has everything you want. Shrek, the main character, is upset because he is about to be thrown out of his house. The princess gets captured. He tries to rescue the princess. It is great to watch, the effects are good. Giving reasons

10. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk104919 Shrek is a really good film. The voice for Shrek is by Mike Myers. The voice for the donkey is Eddie Murphy, the comedian. As a result, the donkey is funny. It has a princess, a dragon and a handsome prince. In fact, it has everything you want. Shrek, the main character, is upset because he is about to be thrown out of his house. The princess gets captured. Consequently, he tries to rescue the princess. It is great to watch, the effects are good. Giving reasons

11. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk114919 Your task… Each member of the class has been given a slip of paper with either a cause or an effect written on it like the one below. Your task is to match each cause and effect and then, between you, decide the most appropriate connective to link your statements together. Homer is naughty at school. He gets into trouble with his teachers. Therefore, Find your partner

12. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk124919 Each pair should now have a complete cause and effect. Now… Add another sentence that follows on from the first and also uses a cause and effect connective Homer is naughty at school. Therefore, he gets into trouble with his teachers. As a result of this, he does not do very well at school. And now you’ve found them…

13. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk134919 We have to use connectives _________ it makes your work flow. ____________, they can make your work more interesting. ___________, our work will improve. Fill in the blanks

14. © 2006 www.teachit.co.uk144919 Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. This PowerPoint should be used in conjunction with the National Strategy Document issued by the DfES. Ref: 0066-2003 The document, ‘Literacy Progress Unit: Sentences’ can be ordered or downloaded in pdf format free of charge from the website below: http://publications.teachernet.gov.uk/