ERIC Number: ED472397
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2001-Jun
Pages: 151
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Sentences. Literacy Progress Unit (Adapted for Whole Class Use). Key Stage 3: National Strategy.
Department for Education and Skills, London (England).
Adapted for whole class use, this unit of study is aimed at helping children in England who have reached Level 3 in English at Key Stage 2 and who need further help with the skills of writing to enable them to achieve Level 4. It focuses on extending pupils' range and control of sentences in writing. The sessions include the proper use of punctuation, expanding sentences by adding different kinds of information (subordination), avoiding clumsy expression, building a repertoire of different sentence structures, the use of active and passive verbs, expanding nouns, and writing short sentences to create suspense. The sessions follow a structured teaching sequence, common to all units, which promotes progression. The 18 sessions, each of 20 minutes, are faced-paced and interactive. There is a deliberate emphasis on enjoyment and on poetry. Many of the sessions include game-based routines and activities intended to make learning fun and to build pupils' delight in language. Pupils are given a Writer's Notebook which is linked closely with the structure of the sessions. The Notebook is for students to use for notes and responses, and when completed it can be helpful for revision. (RS)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Class Activities, Foreign Countries, Literacy, Punctuation, Secondary Education, Sentence Structure, Sentences, Supplementary Education, Units of Study, Verbs, Writing Instruction
Department for Education and Skills (DfES), PROLOG, P.O. Box 5050, Sherwood Park, Annesley, Notts NG15 0DJ. Tel: 0845 6022260; Fax: 0845 6033360; e-mail: dfes@prolog.uk.com. For full text: http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/publications/?template=down&pub_id=1715.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners; Teachers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Department for Education and Skills, London (England).
Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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