Many pupils already know how to write simple sentences. Writing Exciting Sentences: Age 7 Plus will help pupils to write more varied sentences which engage and captivate the reader. Twenty-five different sentence types are described in the book. They have all been used, successfully, with pupils aged between seven and 14. Each sentence type is given a title, which should be used regularly with pupils, as it is one of the keys to remembering the sentence types. This is followed by some examples for class use, a brief explanation of the sentence type and a range of teaching 'tips' which have worked for teachers piloting the approach. The range will help pupils to use a varied range of sentence types at appropriate points in both their fiction and non-fiction writing.

 

There are 70 pages in this book. This book was published 2008 by Creative Educational Press Limited .

Alan Peat is an author and Independent Literacy Consultant. His unique INSET, conference and school based training provides teachers and school leaders with practical, effective and enjoyable strategies for raising pupil achievement in both writing and reading. His inspiring approach to practical pedagogy, which has been used to effect in 22 countries, draws on experience gained as a primary school teacher, LEA Advisor and author of numerous books, including the popular series IMPROVING LITERACY / CREATIVE APPROACHES (Nash Pollock Publishing) and a range of titles published by Creative Educational Press Ltd.

This book has the following chapters: CONTENTS - SENTENCE TYPES 1. BOYS (But, Or, Yet and So) 2. 2A (2 adjectives before/after the noun) 3. SIMILE (like a - / as a - ) 4. 3 __ ed (3 related adjectives) 5. 2 pairs 6. De:De (Description:Details) 7. Verb, person 8. O. (I. ) (Outside/Inside) 9. If, if, then 10. Emotion word, comma 11. NOUN, which/who/were 12. MANY QUESTIONS 13. Ad, same ad 14. 3 bad - (dash) question? 15. Double ly ending 16. All the W's 17. LIST 18. Some; others 19. Personification of weather 20. P. C. 21. The more, the more 22. SHORT 23. __ing, __ed 24. Irony 25. IMAGINE 3 examples APPENDIX 1- Colour coded display and target setting APPENDIX 2 - Using a broad range of connectives: physical reminders