Checkpoint lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Which part of this word is a prefix
unhappy

1. un
2. happy

Which part of this word is a suffix
refused

1. re
2. fuse
3. ed

which part of this word has been added on
disrespectful

1. dis
2. ful

Checkpoint test 2

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

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

2) Jem tells Scout that when he retrieved his pants from the Radley's, "they were folded across the fence like they were expectin' me."
Of what type of figurative language is this an example?

1. Metaphor
2. Personification
3. simile
4. imagery

Checkpoint test 2

What you need to know:

1. Parts of speech (Identifying them – nouns, verbs, adjectives etc)

2 Punctuation (Being able to punctuate a sentence or more)

3.Vocabulary

4.Spelling 

5. Figurative language (Simile, metaphor, onomatopoeia, etc)

6. Writing a story (plot, character and setting)

7. Audience and purpose/text and sentence structure

Which part of the test do you want to practise most?

Today

Working out what plot, character and setting are

Recap literary devices and assignment

Vocabulary assignment

Character - you have written a little character description

Setting: Small piece of writing making the setting clear

One word story

Everyone put your microphone and camera on

Listen to the order of when you talk

One person=one word

The story should make sense

Setting 

1 Geographical location
(where in the world)
2 Physical place (Where? Inside/outside)
3 Time (of day/year)

What does this mean?

Discussion

What can you tell me about the

character

setting

plot

Of the book Iron Man?

Who is telling us the story?

Assignment

You have written a character description

You wrote three short stories in the preparation worksheets

Choose one of these stories

Use the preparation sheets to help you

LC teams/period 3/checkpoint/settings

Complete all of the questions in the 'settings' worksheets on teams.

Write your story (at least 200 words)

describing the setting

Think about who is telling us the story...

VWO= you must know WHY don't just write any old thing. Your reader will see that.

Literary devices

Cold air

hot sand

Dark sky

Unending sand dunes

Lonesome journey

Example

ALLITERATION

Alliteration

Similie

Metaphor

Imagery

Onomatopoeia

His tears were warm on his cheek and salty as they dripped into his mouth.	He has a heart of gold.
For the first time in forever.	He crashed through the school door.
He read a book called 'How to cook'.	She is as quiet as a mouse

Rhyme

Alliteration

Similie

Metaphor

Imagery

Onomatopoeia

His tears were warm on his cheek and salty as they dripped into his mouth.	He has a heart of gold.
For the first time in forever.	He crashed through the school door.
He read a book called 'How to cook'.	She is as quiet as a mouse

Rhyme

The answers

Practise

Lets do a practice checkpoint reading paper

Go to teams/bestanden/les materiaal

Checkpoint folder

Open the two files and write answers in your notebook

Homework

If you haven't finished your story with the setting description make sure its done before the next lesson

Do the Checkpoint reading assignment. You will find it in teams/period 3

Insert and question files

Read the story and answer up to question 16