Starter quiz
- Which of these sentences is punctuated correctly with a capital letter and full stop?
- My sister is kind
- my sister is kind.
- My Sister Is Kind
- My sister is kind. ✓
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- Match the term to its example from this sentence: I sing happily in a tall tree.
- verb⇔sing ✓
- adverb⇔happily ✓
- adjective⇔tall ✓
- noun⇔tree ✓
- What must a sentence include?
- capital letter at the beginning ✓
- a proper noun
- a punctuation mark at the end, such as a full stop ✓
- a verb ✓
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- Which of these is an adjective?
- helpful ✓
- tree
- travelled
- happily
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- Which of these is an expanded noun phrase?
- cousin
- kind, friendly cousin ✓
- moves quickly
- I like trees.
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- Match the sense to the adjective that could best describe it.
- sight⇔bright ✓
- hearing⇔noisy ✓
- touch⇔hard ✓
- taste⇔delicious ✓
- smell⇔smoky ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of these might a letter start with?
- From...
- And...
- To..., ✓
- Dear..., ✓
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- Which of these is a question mark?
- .
- !
- ,
- ? ✓
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- Match the punctuation type to its name.
- .⇔full stop ✓
- ,⇔comma ✓
- !⇔exclamation mark ✓
- ?⇔question mark ✓
- Which of these are questions?
- What is it like where you live? ✓
- I love going to the shops.
- What do you do when you’re happy? ✓
- The big, red car travelled quickly.
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- Which of these words could you use if you were talking from the first person perspective?
- and
- I ✓
- me ✓
- the
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- Which of these is an answer to this question: 'Who do you love in your family?'
- I love chocolate.
- I go to the shops at the weekend.
- I love my kind brother. ✓
- My sister likes toys.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Writing a letter is a way to communicate to someone
- Letters start with a greeting such as 'Dear Anna' or 'To Anna'
- Writing in the first person uses words such as 'I', 'me' or 'my'
- When answering questions, you can include part of the question in the answer to create a full sentence.
Common misconception
Pupils may struggle to answer questions.
Previous lessons in the unit have had similar sentence structures and stems. Refer back to these to help the children to make links and develop their own sentences.
Keywords
Letter - a written form of communication sent to someone
Greeting - an introduction, a way to introduce or say hello
First person - the 'I/we' perspective
Question - a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark
Question mark - a punctuation mark used at the end of a question
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