1. Close Reading Learning Intentions Revision of punctuation and how it is used Answering questions on Punctuation Practice past paper

2. Starter Read through the punctuation worksheet. Punctuate the sentences on the right hand side. Work on the apostrophes in the bottom right hand box. You have 10 minutes.

3. Colons, semi-colons and dashes A colon introduces a quotation or an explanation. EG: Dr Uher told New Scientist magazine:“This could be related to biological differences between men and women.” EG: There can be only one explanation of his behaviour: he is completely mad.

4. A semi-colon marks the edn of a sentence, but less firmly than a full stop does. It is most often used where a sentence is closely related to the one that folloows it. The second one might provide a contrast or a balance to the previous one. EG: My parents like to get up early at the weekend; I would rather have a long lie.

5. A dash can be used in a similar way to a colon – to introduce an explanation. “For centuries women have had a providing role – preparing and cooking food for their families. Two dashes can mark of an extra piece of information in the middle of a sentence – known as PARENTHESIS. Eg “They found that the occipitotemporal cortex – the area of the brain that monitors and reflects how other parts of the brain react to food – registered the strongest activity.”

6. On Page 21 Every computer games player has dreamt of working in the electronic games industry. If you are one of those, now might be your chance to shine: the market is booming and companies need all the gifted people they can get. But creating fantastic games takes more than just programming; platforms are becoming more powerful by the day and consumer’s expectations have grown – increasing the demand for cutting edge artwork, graphics and sound. If you are passionate about games and would rather be saving – or destroying!- the world on your computer than anything else, that’s a good start to your career. Ken Levine, CEO and creative director of US developed irrational Games, says: “if you are giong to come home from your job or school at night and spend your time preparing game mods – customised modifications – it’s because you are passionate about games.

7. Sentence Structure Now you are going to work individually on a set of questions which focus on Sentence Structure. For sentence structure questions you are looking for: Punctuation, Length, Repetition, Word Order, Lists. You then write down an explanation of what impact this has on the passage as a whole.

8. Homework For Tuesday the 15 th - – ‘London: A Timeless City’ p91 -93. – Read the passage and answer the questions to the best of your ability.