Parent Workshop Notes

1. English language workshop 2017
Handout 1
GRADE 5 & 6
Fiction vs Non-fiction
English Curriculum
Fiction
Science Fiction Fantasy
Myths, Legends, Fables
& Folktales
Historical Fiction
Mystery/Horror Realistic Fiction
Fairy Tales Poetry
Plays (Drama)
Non-fiction
Non-chronological
Reports
Recounts
Explanations Persuasive Writing
Instructions &
Procedures
Discussions or
Balanced Arguments

2. English language workshop 2017
Handout 2
Key Features of Fiction
• Tells a story
• Characters
• Illustrations
• Written in chapters
• Usually written in chronological order
EnglishCurriculum
Fiction
Science Fiction
Technology based The Giver
Going back/forward
in time
Connecticut Yankee
in King Arthur's Court
Fantasy
Supernatural /
Magical
Harry Potter
Talkinganimals
The Tale of
Despereaux
Myths, Legends,
Fables & Folktales
Morality of the
protagonist
Aesop Fables
Historical Fiction
Fictionalised versions
of historical events
Sadako & 1000 paper
cranes
Mystery/Horror
Who did it? Sherlock Holmes
Supernatural The Graveyard Book
Realistic Fiction Grounded in reality The DancingBear
Fairy Tales
Morality of the
protagonist
Cinderella
Poetry
Plays (Drama)

3. English language workshop 2017
Handout 3
CONTENT,PURPOSE&AUDIENCE
8marks
TEXTSTRUCTURE&ORGANISATION
7marks
SENTENCESTRUCTURE&PUNCTUATION
7marks
SPELLING
3marks
Thecontentisrelevant&developedwith
imaginativedetailusingavarietyoftechniques.
•example:imagery&figurativelanguage
Featuresofthegenre,ifrequired,areclearly
established.
Usedadventurous&precisevocabulary.
Characterisationisshownthroughactions&
reactionsduringthestory.
Narrativeviewpointisclear,withthestyle
establishedtoengagethereader’sinterestthroughout.78
Clearstructurewithwell-organisedideas
withinparagraphs.
Paragraphsareusedtostructurethenarrativeas
arefinementofpreviousbox.
•examples:thereisanappropriatebuildup
&resolutionofthemainevent.
Chronologicalorlogicallinkshelpthe
developmentofideas.
Cohesionwithparagraphsisachievedusing
devicessuchasconnectives.
67
Useofcomplexsentencestoprovideclarity&emphasis.
•example:bypositioningofclauses,usingawiderange
ofconnectives(although,meanwhile),varyingword
orderordetailedexpansionofphrases.
Grammarisalmostalwaysaccuratethroughoutthetext.
Punctuationisusedaccuratelytodemarcatesentences&for
speech
•errorsmayoccurwherestructuresareambitious.
Commasarealwaysusedinlists&usuallytomark
clauses.
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Relevantcontentwithsomedetaildevelopedusing
deliberatechoicesofvocabularyforthetask.
Themainfeaturesofthegenreareevident.
Charactersarewelldescribedwithactionslinkedto
keyevents.
Aclearrelationshipbetweenthewriter&the
readerisestablishedinpartsofthestory,which
engagesthereader.
Straightforwardviewpoint,withagenerally
appropriate&consistentstyle.
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Paragraphsareusedtohelpstructurethenarrative,
wherethemainideaisusuallysupportedby
followingsentences.
•examples:signalsorchangeintime,place
and/orfocusonadifferentcharacter.
Logicalsequencewithevidentbutinconsistent
attemptstolinkideaswithfittingopenings&
closings.
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Somecomplexsentencesareusedtocreateeffect.
•usingexpandedphrasestodevelopideas
-examples:noun,adverbial,adjectival&verb
phrases.
•usingarangeofconnectives
-examples:if,so,because,then.
Grammarincomplexsentencesisgenerallycorrectinterms
oftense&verbform.
Endofsentencepunctuationifnearlyalwaysaccurate
throughoutthetext.
•Capitalisationifalwayscorrect.
Speechmarksmaybeusedaroundwordsspokenbutother
speechpunctuationmaynotbeaccurate.
Commasarealwaysusedinlists&occasionallytomark
clauses.45
Spellingisgenerallycorrectthroughout.
•Theremaybeoccasionalphonetically
plausibleattemptsatcomplexwords.
Correctspellingismost,notall,
polysyllabicwords
•examples:appear,information,
making,possible,probably,
wondering
3
Contentisstraightforwardwithanappropriate
balance.
•example:speech,action&description
Vocabularyissimple,withsomechoicestocreate
interest.
Atleastoneeventisdescribed.
Generalfeaturesofthegenre,ifrequired,areshown.
Someattemptismadetoengagethereader.
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Paragraphs/sectionsareevidentwithrelated
pointstogetherorlinkedbytimesequence.
Someattemptismadetosequencerelevantideas
logically.
Someopening&closingofnarrativemaybe
evident.
Movementbetweenparagraphsorsectionsmay
bedisjointed.
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Amixofsimple&compoundsentences.
Compoundsentencesusesimpleconnectivestojoinclauses.
•examples:and,but
Generallycorrectgrammar
•subject&verbagreementgenerallyagree
•past&presenttenseofverbsaregenerallyconsistent
Demarcationofstraightforwardsentencesisusuallycorrect.
Commasareoftenusedinlists.
23
Spellingofcommonwordsisgenerally
accurate.
•Thisincludespolysyllabic&
compoundwords
-examples:another,around,
because,anything,something
Spellingofplurals&somepast&present
wordsisgenerallyaccurate
•examples:boxes,clothes,told,
stopped,wanted
2
Ideasaremostlyrelevanttothenarrative,whichhas
asimpleplot.
Thevocabularyissimple&relevant.
12
Somebasicsequencingwithstoryideasis
evident.
1
Manysimplesentences.
Somevariationinsentenceopenings.
Generallycorrectgrammar.
Simplesentencesareusuallydemarcatedaccurately.
•capitalletters&fullstops1
Spellingofhighfrequencywordsis
generallycorrect.
•examples:their/there,when,where,
what,some,etc
1
Nocredibleresponse.0Nocredibleresponse.0Nocredibleresponse.0Nocredibleresponse.0
Writingrubric:fiction
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Overall
Remark(s)

4. English language workshop 2017
Handout 4
Key Features of Non-fiction
• Tells the reader information
• Contents page
• Glossary
• Index
• Diagrams and labels
• Interesting facts

5. English language workshop 2017
Handout 5

6. English language workshop 2017
Handout 6

7. English language workshop 2017
Handout 7
Writingrubric:non-fiction
CONTENT,PURPOSE&AUDIENCE
8marks
TEXTSTRUCTURE&ORGANISATION
7marks
SENTENCESTRUCTURE&PUNCTUATION
7marks
SPELLING
3marks
Theresponseiswhollyrelevant:
•contentdeveloped
•awidevocabularywhichiswillchooseforthe
purpose/texttype
Featuresofthetexttypeareclearlyestablished.
Aclearviewpointthroughout,with:
•consistent
•engagingstyle
78
Aclearstructurewithwell-organisedwritingin
paragraphs.
Chronologicalorlogicallinkshelpthe
developmentofideas.
Cohesionwithinparagraphsisachievedusing
devicessuchasconnectives.
67
Theuseofcomplexsentencesprovidesclarity&emphasis
•example:bypositioningofclauses,usingawiderange
ofconnectives(although,meanwhile),varyingword
orderordetailedexplanationofphrases.
Grammarisalmostalwaysaccuratethroughoutthetext.
Punctuationisusedaccuratelytodemarcatesentences&for
speech.
•errorsmayoccurwherestudentsareambitious.
Commasarealwaysusedinlistsandusuallytomark
clauses.67
Arelevantresponsethathasideas&content
developedwith:
•somedetaildeveloped
•withdeliberatechoicesofvocabularyforthe
purpose/text
Themainfeaturesofthetexttypeareevident.
Astraightforwardviewpoint,with:
•agenerallyappropriate&consistentstyle
•mostlysustainsthereader’sinterest
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Paragraphsareusedtohelpstructurethetext
wherethemainideaisusuallysupportedby
followingsentences.
Alogicalsequencewithattemptstolinkideas
evident,butnotconsistent.
Someuseoforganisationaldevicessuchas
subheadings,etc.
45
Somecomplexsentencesareusedtocreateeffect
•usingexpandedphrasestodevelopideas
•examples:noun,adverbial,adjectival,&verb
phrases
•usingarangeofconnectives
•examples:if,so,because,then
Grammarincomplexsentencesisgenerallycorrectinterms
oftense&verbform.
Endofsentencepunctuationisnearlyalwaysaccurate
throughoutthetext.
•Capitalisationisalwayscorrect.
Commasarealwaysusedinlistsandoccasionallytomark
clauses.45
Spellingisgenerallycorrectthroughout.
•Theremaybeoccasionalphonetically
plausibleattemptsatcomplexwords.
Correctspellingismost,notall,
polysyllabicwords
•examples:appear,information,
making,possible,probably,wondering
3
Arelevantresponsewithattemptstobasic
informationusingasimplevocabularyrelevantto
thepurpose/text.
Generalaspectsofthetexttypeareevident.
Thewriter’sattitudetothesubjectmaybeconveyed,
withsomeattempttoengagethereader.
34
Paragraphs/sectionsareevidentwithrelated
pointsgroupedtogether.
Someattempttosequenceideaslogically.
Movementbetweenparagraphsorsectionsmaybe
disjointed.
23
Amixofsimple&compoundsentences.
Compoundsentencesusesimpleconnectivestojoinclauses.
•example:and,but
Generallycorrectgrammar
•subject&verbgenerallyagree
•pastandpresenttenseofverbsaregenerallyconsistent
Demarcationofstraightforwardsentencesisusually
correct.
Commasareoftenusedinlists.23
Spellingofcommonwordsisgenerally
accurate.
•Thisincludespolysyllabic&
compoundwords
-examples:another,around,
because,anything,something
Spellingofplurals&somepast&present
wordsisgenerallyaccurate
•examples:boxes,clothes,told,
stopped,wanted
2
Theresponseincludessomematerialthatisrelevant
tothetask.
Thevocabularyissimple&relevant.
Someelementsofthetexttypecanbeseen,
•example:itisareportnotarecount
12
Somebasicsequencingofwritingwhichis
groupedbycontent.
1
Manysimplesentences.
Somevariationinsentenceopenings.
Generallycorrectgrammar.
Simplesentencesareusuallydemarcatedaccurately.
•capitalletters&fullstops
1
Spellingofhighfrequencywordsis
generallycorrect.
•examples:their/there,when,where,
what,some,etc
1
Nocredibleresponse.0Nocredibleresponse.0Nocredibleresponse.0Nocredibleresponse.0
25
Overall
Remark(s)