CW Writing a Horror Story: Adjustment

Friday 19
th
October 2012
19/10/12
Learning Objectives:
1. To be able to use a variety of sentence types for clarity and
effect
2. To be able to write an adjustment paragraph

Writing Assessment Foci
STARTER: Replace the missing vowels.

1. Simple Sentence((5)
2. Compound Sentence (6)
3. Complex Sentence (5)

Ext: Write an example of each.
Learning outcomes
Core Extension Killer
To be able to
identify the
three types of
sentences
To be able to
create complex
sentences
To be able to
explain the
effect of simple
and complex
sentences in
their own writing
Write down
the underlined
words in bold!
MATCH THE WORD WITH THE
DEFINITON AND EXAMPLE
Name Definition Example
Simple A sentence containing
main and a subordinate
clause (one that doesnt
make sense on its own)
It began to rain heavily so
the boy ran quickly home.

Compound A sentence containing one
clause and verb


As it began to rain heavily,
the boy ran quickly home.

Complex Two simple sentences
joined by a connective


The boy ran home.
ANSWERS
Name Definition Example
Simple A sentence containing one
clause and verb

The boy ran home.

Compound Two simple sentences
joined by a connective


It began to rain heavily so
the boy ran quickly home.
Complex A sentence containing
main and a subordinate
clause (one that doesnt
make sense on its own)


As it began to rain heavily,
the boy ran quickly home.

Learning outcomes
Core Extension Killer
To be able to
identify the
three types of
sentences
To be able to
create complex
sentences
To be able to
explain the
effect of simple
and complex
sentences in
their own writing
How many different sentences can you
make from these words?
Did you get these?
What type of sentences are they?
1. Although he shouted as loudly as possible,
his friends still couldn't hear him.

2. His friends still couldnt hear him, although
he shouted as loudly as possible.

3. His friends, although he shouted as loudly as
possible, still couldnt hear him.

WRITING COMPLEX SENTENCES:
Model
Because it started to
thunder, we took refuge
in the abandoned
house.

So that we could escape
the storm, we


WRITING COMPLEX SENTENCES:
In Pairs
While the figure moved
closer, ...

Because ...., ....
WRITING COMPLEX SENTENCES:
Independently
As the bats circled
overhead, ...

While there was ....., ....


Because .... , .....

Learning outcomes
Core Extension Killer
To be able to
identify the
three types of
sentences
To be able to
create complex
sentences
To be able to
explain the
effect of simple
and complex
sentences in
their own writing
FIND AND LABEL THE DIFFERENT
SENTENCE TYPES.
Im running. My chest is tight and sore. Breath rasping and whistling in my lungs.
Branches whip against my face. Brambles tear at my legs and arms. There is a voice
screaming. Out loud. The sound ripping through the trees, screaming and
screaming.
Its my voice
Amy! Amy!
Now Im back at the back stream and the solid wooden fencing has been torn aside.
Blasted apart as if some careless giant had passed by and trodden on it. I stare at
the wood, not splintered or broken, but melted. Dissolved and warped. Curled
aside to make a small space. Space enough for a child to walk through. What could
do that? What power is there that would leave that mark?
I hesitate, feeling the first great lurch of fear for myself.
Amy? I cry out.
Beyond me the gaping dark of the cemetery.
There is a soft shudder in my head. A strange flicker which fastens on my fear. Nothing
calling for me this time. No whispers in my face tonight.

(From Whispers in the Graveyard by Theresa Breslin)
1. Why has the writer starter with a simple sentence?
2. What is the subordinate clause?
3. Why has the writer added it?
4. What type of sentences has the writer used here?
5. What is the effect on the reader?
Write your own adjustment paragraph
using simple and complex sentences
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RED PEN YOUR WORK
1. Label two examples of each type of sentence.

2. Explain why you have used them:
I used a ________ sentence so that my reader
would feel....
I used a ________ sentence in order to ....
PLENARY
Core Extension Killer
To be able to
identify the
three types of
sentences
To be able to
create complex
sentences
To be able to
explain the
effect of simple
and complex
sentences in
their own writing