Students will explore how various types of phrases and word groups can be expended to provide a fuller description.
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 how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
Understand how noun groups can be expanded in a variety of ways to provide a fuller description of a person, place, thing or idea
Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups
Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases
Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
Understand how noun groups/phrases and adjective groups/phrases can be expanded in a variety of ways to provide a fuller description of the person, place, thing or idea
Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/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
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Understand the difference between main and subordinate clauses and that a complex sentence involves at least one subordinate clause
Understand that the meaning of sentences can be enriched through the use of noun groups/phrases and verb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases
Understand how adverb groups/phrases and prepositional phrases work in different ways to provide circumstantial details about an activity
Understand how noun groups/phrases and adjective groups/phrases can be expanded in a variety of ways to provide a fuller description of the person, place, thing or idea
Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs, elaborated tenses and a range of adverb groups/phrases