This unit plan contains many resources to support students in their understanding of verb groups and how they can be used to enrich their writing and what they have read. The unit comes complete with a presentation, worksheets, posters and a quiz.
Understand that complex sentences contain one independent clause and at least one dependent clause typically joined by a subordinating conjunction to create relationships, such as time and causality
Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension