Literacy: Recap Lesson

Literacy: Recap LessonWednesday 3rd November 2021

Morning checklist:

❑ Pencil and reading book out

❑ Folders on shelves

❑ Silent reading until lesson start

Spelling Test

1) Authority

2) Context

3) Distribute

4) Export

5) Income

6) Labour

7) Percent

8) Require

9) Significant

10) Vary

Learning Purposes

• To consolidate our learning of word classes from last half term.

• To become confident identifying word classes in a text and using them in our writing.

Recap of previous learning

• What is the largest unit of writing? What’s the smallest?

• What can we remember about noun phrases and verb phrases?

• What is a modifier?

Future Lessons

• Over the next few weeks we will be recapping what you have learned in primary school about words and applying it to more advanced texts.

Noun and Verb Phrase Recap

Noun phrases

• The huge, hairy spider on the gate

• The ecstatic woman in white

Verb phrases

• Shone beautifully in the sunshine

• Pondered to himself silently

Can you identify the head words

and the modifiers?Verb phrases hate subjects!

Noun phrases hate verbs!

Round 1 – Noun and verb phrases

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Identify the noun and verb phrases.

1. The bohemian house was brightly decorated for the holidays.

2. The sharp pencil pierced through the paper.

3. The ancient book fell from the dusty shelf.

4. The beautiful horse leapt majestically over the fence.

5. The mouth-watering doughnut fell clumsily out of its paper bag.

Challenge: Write some of your own examples, highlighting where you have used noun and verb phrases.

Round 2 – Nouns

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Identify the nouns in the following passage

Jane baked a chocolate cake for her school friends. She took the cake out of the hot oven and put it on the table. She cut the cake with a sharp knife. Jane called her friends from her class. The boys came running into the room but let the girls have a slice of cake before them. The cake was delicious and had jam and cream in the middle. Jane was full of happiness, she wanted to eat more, but she didn’t want to be greedy.

Picture round - Collective noun match

Herd Bouquet

Team

Pack Litter

Nouns – Identify the underlined word

A. Personal pronoun

C. Collective noun D. Proper noun

B. Possessive pronoun

Maddison was my best friend because she always stuck up for me

Nouns – Identify the underlined word

A. Abstract noun

C. Collective noun D. Proper noun

B. Pronoun

The society that we live in believes in freedom of speech.

Nouns – What is the collective noun in the following sentence?

A. Cows

C. Herd of cows D. Herd

B. Across

A herd of cows approached me as I ran across the field.

Nouns

A. indicates a class of persons, places or things.

C. exists in a physical form and which we can therefore see, hear, touch, taste or smell.

D. is the name of a collection of persons, places or things.

B. we can not perceive or feel with our senses.

A concrete noun is something which….

Abstract noun or adjective?

Circle which word is an abstract noun.

•Happy/happiness

• Education/educational

•Determination/determined

•Adventure/adventurous

• Luck/lucky

Round 3 – Verbs

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Tense - Rewrite this passage in the pasttense

George is a cowboy. He lives on a farm. He has a horse named Pebbles. George loves Pebbles. He rides Pebbles every day. Sometimes they walk slowly, and sometimes they run fast. They always have a good time.

Pebbles is George’s horse. She is light brown. Her tail and mane are dark brown. She is three years old. She lives in the stable by the house.

Modal verbsLook at the modal verbs below and decide which ones indicate certainty and which ones indicate possibility. Enter each verb into the appropriate column below.

Modal verb indicates certainty Modal verb indicates possibility

Can

CouldMay

Might

Must

Ought to

Shall

Should

Will

Would

Music Round – Identify the verbs

Look for the bare necessitiesThe simple bare necessitiesForget about your worries and your strifeI mean the bare necessitiesOld Mother Nature's recipesThat brings the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roamI couldn't be fonder of my big homeThe bees are buzzing in the treeTo make some honey just for meWhen you look under the rocks and plantsAnd take a glance at the fancy antsThen maybe try a few

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ (have, is, are etc)

• Elena and Tabitha …………… gone to the shops.

• The children ………..listening to the teacher.

• Scott …………..forgotten his PE kit.

• My teacher ……….forcing us to do grammar.

• She ……….. an actress when she was young.

Round 4 – Adjectives

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Adjectives

A. fanciest

C. more fanciest D. most fanciest

B. fancyest

Those are probably the __________ curtains in the store.

Adjectives

A. most excited

C. more excited D. excitingist

B. most exciting

Diehard is the __________ movie I’ve ever seen.

Adjectives

A. worse

C. most worser D. More worser

B. more worst

My cold is definitely__________ this morning.

Adjectives

A. foggiest

C. more foggiest D. foggy

B. foggier

In Autumn, the valleys tend to be __________ than the hilltops.

Adjectives

A. less competent

C. least competent D. more competentest

B. competentest

Of all the mechanics in the shop, Jamie is surely the____________.

Adjectives

A. a merryer

C. a merrier D. the merryer

B. the merriest

Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for____________Christmas than that?

Round 5 – Adverbs

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Adverbs

Write a definition for the following types of adverbs:

1. Process2. Temporal3. Spatial

Select the process adverb in the sentences

1. Darren accidentally deleted three hours of homework with one click.

2. Emily worked briefly on her report.3. Kyle reluctantly went shopping yesterday.4. My brother always picks on me.5. Kaitlyn rigorously practices her beam routine at gymnastics.6. James coughed loudly to attract her attention.7. Miranda did well on the test and got an A.8. My sister usually visits on Sundays.

AnswersSwap your papers with the person next to you

Round 1 – Noun and verb phrases

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Identify the noun and verb phrases.

1. The bohemian house was brightly decorated for the holidays.

2. The sharp pencil pierced through the paper.

3. The ancient book fell from the dusty shelf.

4. The beautiful horse leapt majestically over the fence.

5. The mouth-watering doughnut fell clumsily out of its paper bag.

/10

Round 2 – Nouns

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Identify the nouns in the following passage

Jane baked a chocolate cake for her school friends. She took the cake out of the hot oven and put it on the table. She cut the cake with a sharp knife. Jane called her friends from her class. The boys came running into the room but let the girls have a slice of cake before them. The cake was delicious and had jam and creamin the middle. Jane was full of happiness, she wanted to eat more, but she didn’t want to be greedy.

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Picture round - Collective noun match

Herd

BouquetPack

Litter

Team

/5

Nouns – Identify the underlined word

A. Personal pronoun

C. Collective noun D. Proper noun

B. Possessive pronoun

Maddison was my best friend because she always stuck up for me

/1

Nouns – Identify the underlined word

A. Abstract noun

C. Collective noun D. Proper noun

B. Pronoun

The society that we live in believes in freedom of speech.

/1

Nouns – What is the collective noun in the following sentence?

A. Cows

C. Herd of cows D. Herd

B. Across

A herd of cows approached me as I ran across the field.

/1

Nouns

A. indicates a class of persons, places or things.

C. exists in a physical form and which we can therefore see, hear, touch, taste or smell.

D. is the name of a collection of persons, places or things.

B. we can not perceive or feel with our senses.

A concrete noun is something which….

/1

Abstract noun or adjective?

Circle which word is an abstract noun.

•Happy/happiness

• Education/educational

•Determination/determined

•Adventure/adventurous

• Luck/lucky

/5

Round 2 – Verbs

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Tense - Rewrite this passage in the pasttense.

George was a cowboy. He lived on a farm. He had a horse named Pebbles. George loved Pebbles. He rode Pebbles every day. Sometimes they walked slowly, and sometimes they ranfast. They always had a good time.

Pebbles was George’s horse. She was light brown. Her tail and mane were dark brown. She was three years old. She lived in the stable by the house.

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Modal verbs

Modal verb indicates certainty Modal verb indicates possibility

Must Can Should

Shall May Would

Will Might

Could

Ought to

Look at the modal verbs below and decide which ones indicate certainly and which ones indicate possibility. Enter each verb into the appropriate column below.

/10

Music Round – Identify the verbs

Look for the bare necessitiesThe simple bare necessitiesForget about your worries and your strifeI mean the bare necessitiesOld Mother Nature's recipesThat brings the bare necessities of life

Wherever I wander, wherever I roamI couldn't be fonder of my big homeThe bees are buzzing in the treeTo make some honey just for meWhen you look under the rocks and plantsAnd take a glance at the fancy antsThen maybe try a few

/11

Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verb ‘to be’ (have, is, are, was etc)

• Elena and Tabitha have gone to the shops.

• The children are listening to the teacher.

• Scott has forgotten his PE kit.

• My teacher is forcing us to do grammar.

• She was an actress when she was young.

/5

Round 3 – Adjectives

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Adjectives

A. fanciest

C. more fanciest D. most fanciest

B. fancyest

Those are probably the __________ curtains in the store.

/1

Adjectives

A. most excited

C. more excited D. excitingist

B. most exciting

Diehard is the __________ movie I’ve ever seen.

/1

Adjectives

A. worse

C. most worser D. More worser

B. more worst

My cold is definitely__________ this morning.

/1

Adjectives

A. foggiest

C. more foggiest D. foggy

B. foggier

In Autumn, the valleys tend to be __________ than the hilltops.

/1

Adjectives

A. less competent

C. least competent D. more competentest

B. competentest

Of all the mechanics in the shop, Jamie is surely the____________.

/1

Adjectives

A. a merryer

C. a merrier D. the merryer

B. the merriest

Everyone was home for the holidays. What could make for____________Christmas than that?

/1

Round 4 – Adverbs

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Adverbs

Write a definition for the following types of adverbs:

1. Process – how an action is performed2. Temporal- when an action is performed3. Spatial- where an action is performed

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Select the process adverb in the sentences

1. Darren accidentally deleted three hours of homework with one click.

2. Emily worked briefly on her report.3. Kyle reluctantly went shopping yesterday.4. My brother always picks on me.5. Kaitlyn rigorously practices her beam routine at gymnastics.6. James coughed loudly to attract her attention.7. Miranda did well on the test and got an A.8. My sister usually visits on Sundays.

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Copy and complete the following sentences:

1. In the Grammar quiz, I scored… /100

2. I am happy/disappointed with this score because…

3. To improve I will make sure that I…

Imaginative Writing• Option 1: Describe your favourite food in detail.

• Option 2: Imagine you are on this beach.

Starter: Make a list of 10 nouns and pair them with adjectives before you begin writing.

Success criteria:• Include sensory

imagery, a range of impressive verbs, adverbs and adjectives and nouns, and as many of the senses as possible.

Sensory imagery is when you describe your senses-

sight, smell, touch, sounds, taste.

Challenge:

Highlight word classes you have used which we have learned this term

Plenary: Proofreading

Read through your work very carefully now and edit the following:

1. Spelling errors

2. Ensure punctuation has been used accurately

3. Ensure that you have written in full sentences (& used a variety)

4. Word choices – change at least 3 words in your writing. Ensure that the vocabulary choices you make are as precise as possible

5. Highlight a sentence that could be improved and rewrite it underneath your work focusing on making it more descriptive