Semantic Field for Year 7 students English.pptx

1. Semantic Field
Keywords
Vocabulary Purpose Effect

2. Learning Outcomes
• WALT
– Develop our understanding
of semantic field.
We are
working
towards
level 6
Apply vocabulary to change
meaning
Create a description
of a scene
Understand the meaning of a
semantic field

3. STARTER

4. Starter
• Come up with as many words/phrases as you
can to describe the two images.

7. MAIN

8. Semantic Field
• A semantic field is a set of words that are related
in meaning.
– E.g. tail, bark, walk, canine, bowl, fur are all words
from the semantic field of ‘dogs.’
• Lesson, class, desk, teacher, pencil case, planner,
timetable
– What semantic field could these words be from?
What is a semantic field?

9. WAGOLL – Semantic Field
• Soft white sand covered my feet, making them
feel comfortable and warm. Beautiful rays of
sunlight danced in the summer sky whilst
people worshipped the sun god. Above the
dazzling, peaceful sea an array of seagulls flew
heavenly over fishing boats. This was bliss.
This was perfection.
Highlight vocabulary which evokes beauty and peace.

10. Task – Semantic Field
• Soft white sand covered my feet, making them
feel comfortable and warm. Beautiful rays of
sunlight danced in the summer sky whilst
people worshipped the sun god. Above the
dazzling, peaceful sea an array of seagulls flew
heavenly over fishing boats. This was bliss. This
was perfection.
Rewrite this piece and change the semantic field to
one that shows how horrible the scene is.

11. Success Criteria
Read through the level/grade descriptors.

12. Task
• Using your vocabulary from the starter
activity, you need to write a description about
either heaven or hell.

13. PLENARY

14. Learning Outcomes
• WALT
– Develop our understanding
of semantic field.
We are
working
towards
level 6
Apply vocabulary to change
meaning
Create a description
of a scene
Understand the meaning of a
semantic field

15. Self Assessment
• Using the criteria sheets, give your work a
level/mark.
• Give yourself:
– 2 PP’s
– 1 CC

16. Bloom’s Taxonomy
• Which Bloom’s Taxonomy skill have I used
today?