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- 1. Sentences Learning Objective: To effectively use a range of sentence structures and punctuation.
- 2. Drama Information Excitement Variety Tension Description You can create all these effects with different punctuation and a variety of sentences! When reading your work, your readers want….
- 3. It was midnight. It was silent. The villagers were asleep. A sound was heard. They woke up. A dragon was outside. It blew fire and landed on the bridge. A knight turned up and stabbed it with his sword. He felt sad. BORING!
- 4. In pairs, produce a mind map showing as many ways to use sentence and punctuation variety for purpose and effect. Exclamation sentence- creates a sense of urgency/ emphasis Questions - give the effect of mystery/ the unknown
- 5. It was midnight. It was silent. The villagers were asleep. A sound was heard. They woke up. A dragon was outside. It blew fire and landed on the bridge. A knight turned up and stabbed it with his sword. He felt sad. Putting theory into practice…
- 6. You must now write the next paragraph of this story Remember to include: • Variety of sentence lengths • Punctuation for emphasis • Complex and compound sentences to build detail • Simple sentences to show tension/ to shock. You have 10 minutes
- 7. Now swap your paragraph with your partner. • Highlight/ underline any examples of the different sentence types and punctuation variety that contribute to the text’s effect • 2 stars and a wish: 1. Write down 2 good examples your partner has used and WHY they are good “Joe used a short sentence which added to the effect of building tension” 2. Write down 1 thing your partner could improve. Is there anything to add/ too many questions?
- 8. Now you have explored sentences in more depth how confident do you feel? On a scale of 1- 10, how confident are you communicating using a variety of sentence structures and punctuation for clarity, purpose and effect? 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Completely Confused Completely Confident