A cross-curricular placemat to support literacy.

1. Command words
Advise
Analyse
Arrange
Compare
Calculate
Conclude
What are you writing?
Genre
Audience
Purpose
TIPTOP Rule
You need a new paragraph
when you change time,
place, topic or person.
Literacy
Tips
Parts of speech Sentences
Noun
A noun is the name of a person,
place, object or idea.
Maryʼs dog ran into the house to
eat his bone.
Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that is used to
replace a noun, e.g. he, she, it,
they, we.
Adjective
An adjective is a descriptive word. It
gives more information about the
person, place or thing that is being
described.
The heavy shower of rain beat
down upon the thirsty land.
Verb
A verb is a doing word. It can
express:
A physical action, e.g.: She swam to
the shore.
A mental action, e.g.: He thought
about it for a long time.
A state of being, e.g.: It appeared
in front of me.
Adverb
An adverb is a descriptive word. It
describes or modifies a verb.
The fox crept quietly and slowly
through the tall grass.
Definite article
The definite article is ʻtheʼ. It is used
to refer to something once it has
already been mentioned.
Indefinite article
The indefinite article is ʻaʼ. It is used
to refer to something for the first
time.
Preposition
A preposition show direction or
relationship between words in a
sentence.
They walked into the water.
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Simple sentence:
Contains a subject and a
verb; and can contain an
object.
The cat sat on the mat.
Subject - cat;
Verb - sat;
Object - mat.
Compound sentence:
Joins two simple sentences
using the conjunctions: for,
and, not, but, or, yet, so
(FANBOYS)
Sarah likes to read in the
library but Tom prefers to
read at home.
Complex sentence:
Is made up of an
independent clause and a
dependent clause.
Sarah and Tom went to the
cinema after they had
finished their homework.
Ways to start
a sentence
With an adjective
Terrible secrets lay under the sea.
With a verb
Laying under the sea was a terrible
secret.
With a preposition
Under the sea lay a terrible secret.
With an adverb
Furiously, he shouted at the top of his
voice.
With a pronoun
He shouted furiously at the top of his
voice.
With a connective
Unlike Michael, Mina likes to eat
chocolate.
With a noun
Davidʼs use of imagery helped us to
understand some of the novelʼs main
messages.
Connectives
For sequencing ideas or events
Firstly / secondly / thirdly / finally / eventually / then / since /
meanwhile / afterwards / whilst / earlier / until / before / during
To show cause and effect
Because / so / therefore / thus / consequently / owing to
To emphasise or repeat information
Above all / in particular / especially / significantly / indeed /
notably / in fact / in other words / once again
To further explain an idea
Although / however / unless / except / yet / apart / from / as
long as
To compare
Equally / like wise / similarly /as / with / like / in the same way
To contrast
Whereas / instead of / alternatively / otherwise / unlike / but /
on the other hand / in contrast to / nevertheless / yet
To give examples
For example / such as / for instance / as revealed by / in the
case of
For adding information
And / also / as well as / moreover / too / furthermore / besides
/ in addition / moreover
To show conclusion
Finally / in conclusion / to conclude / to sum up / overall
Contrast
Create
Define
Describe
Develop
Discuss
Evaluate
Examine
Explain
Identify
Illustrate
Implement
Interpret
Investigate
Justify
Outline
Predict
Refine
Reflect
Select
Solve
Substitute
Suggest
Summarise