Checkpoint lesson 4

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1

Today

Checkpoint paper 2 recap

Literary devices recap

Story writing recap

Assignment 2

Checkpoint 2 - what to expect

Read a text and answer questions on - parts of speech,  literary devices, point of view, character/plot/setting, quoting from the text

Write a story (fiction) - audience/purpose, text/sentence structure/spelling/punctuation/vocabulary/direct speech

Quiz

Guess the literary device

(Figuaritive language)

That man is like a grumpy bear when he is angry

1. Onomatopoeia
2. Similie
3. Metaphor
4. Alliteration

A big beautiful bear brought happiness to the baby

1. Similie
2. Onomatopoeia
3. Metaphor
4. Alliteration

'Baby you're a firework'

1. Alliteration
2. Onomatopoeia
3. Similie
4. Metaphor

The steam was rising from the coffee cup.

1. Alliteration
2. Onomatopoeia
3. Imagery
4. Similie

Gah! Her voice sounds likes nails on a chalkboard.

1. Onomatopoeia
2. Similie
3. Alliteration
4. Metaphor

Story writing recap

Clear structure - beginning middle and end (clear plot)

Describe the character what do they look like? What sort of person are they?

Describe the setting - where/when does this story happen?

Use direct speech - write what characters say to each other and use "" correctly

Your story should be at least 1,5 A4 pages long

Direct speech and quoting

Quoting: If asked to quote you must use the exact text written.

"all she could do was stare up at the clock"

Direct speech: when characters talk in your story and you write exactly what they said using ""

Quotation mark rules

Rule 1: Use quotation marks to show what characters say.

e.g: "Help me!" exclaimed the little girl

Rule 2: Punctuation stays in the quotation marks.

He said, "this is the worst day of my life!" after hearing the holiday was cancelled.

Rule 3: Start a new line for each new person that speaks. 

Make clear who is speaking.

Use all the adjectives you can to describe this

The questions

In pairs/threes

Answer the questions together

Help each other find the answers

What can you learn from how your partner answers the questions?

Assignment 2

Use the rubric in LC teams/P3/Checkpoint/Rubric

Highlight what you are being asked to write about

Use the checklist on the previous slide

Write your story!

What are your last questions about the Checkpoint test?