Lesson based on Jurassic Park extract for AQA Paper 1.
NOTE: these are an outline of activities- some will need unpacking and thinking through yourself, although much of it is self explanatory!
This includes terminology which students can learn weekly, as well as a corresponding test for teachers to give once a week. It's split by teacher A and B but can obviously be edited.
This ‘Mastery’ grammar booklet is covers advanced elements of grammar, for when pupils have a solid knowledge of grammar in place. Each element of grammar has a pupil friendly explanation followed by a ‘why we need to know this’ explanation too
It includes interleaved and spaced retrieval practice. Can be used ‘stand alone’ as intervention or homework booklets, or as part of wider curriculum
Mastery Contents:
Commas to list and insert additional information: fiction 3
Commas to list and insert additional information: non-fiction 13
Handling dialogue 19
Semi-colons and colons 31
Brackets and dashes 38
Front-shifting 45
Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions 51
Relative and non-finite clauses 64
Progressive and continuous tense: fiction 69
Progressive and continuous tense: non-fiction 77
Passive and active voice 82
Phrases for clarity 89
Adverbial phrases in fiction 97
Adverbial phrases in non-fiction 104
Metaphor and motif in fiction 108
Metaphor and motif in non-fiction 113
Two booklets with distinct pathways. ‘Core’ focusses on the basics skills as pupils transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3, and ‘Mastery’ is more advanced, when pupils have a solid knowledge of grammar in place. Each element of grammar has a pupil friendly explanation followed by a ‘why we need to know this’ explanation too
Both include interleaved and spaced retrieval practice. Can be used ‘stand alone’ as intervention or homework booklets, or as part of wider curriculum
Core Contents:
Nouns: including concrete and abstract 2
Verbs 5
Adjectives 8
Verbs and adverbs 9
Adjectives and noun phrases 11
Capital Letters 15
Phrases 17
Adverbial phrases 20
Questions, commands and exclamations 22
Paragraphing in fiction 25
Paragraphing in non-fiction 30
Verbs re-visited 32
Adjectives re-visited 34
Adverbs revisited 37
Inserting detail into simple sentences 39
Commas: non-fiction 41
Commas: fiction 43
Compound and complex sentences 45
Metaphor 47
Mastery Contents:
Commas to list and insert additional information: fiction 3
Commas to list and insert additional information: non-fiction 13
Handling dialogue 19
Semi-colons and colons 31
Brackets and dashes 38
Front-shifting 45
Coordinating and subordinating conjunctions 51
Relative and non-finite clauses 64
Progressive and continuous tense: fiction 69
Progressive and continuous tense: non-fiction 77
Passive and active voice 82
Phrases for clarity 89
Adverbial phrases in fiction 97
Adverbial phrases in non-fiction 104
Metaphor and motif in fiction 108
Metaphor and motif in non-fiction 113
This ‘Core’ boklet focusses on the basics skills as pupils transition from Key Stage 2 to Key Stage 3 Each element of grammar has a pupil friendly explanation followed by a ‘why we need to know this’ explanation too
Includes interleaved and spaced retrieval practice. Can be used ‘stand alone’ as intervention or homework booklets, or as part of wider curriculum
Core Contents:
Nouns: including concrete and abstract 2
Verbs 5
Adjectives 8
Verbs and adverbs 9
Adjectives and noun phrases 11
Capital Letters 15
Phrases 17
Adverbial phrases 20
Questions, commands and exclamations 22
Paragraphing in fiction 25
Paragraphing in non-fiction 30
Verbs re-visited 32
Adjectives re-visited 34
Adverbs revisited 37
Inserting detail into simple sentences 39
Commas: non-fiction 41
Commas: fiction 43
Compound and complex sentences 45
Metaphor 47