1. Apostrophes For the next two weeks, when teachers mark your work, they will be focusing on how you use of apostrophes An apostrophe is a simple piece of punctuation to show contraction or possession.

2. What does ‘to contract’ mean? To make something smaller In grammatical terms a ‘contraction’ is where you make two words smaller by making them into one word. Contraction

3. What are the contractions of these words? I have We are You are They are Do not I’ve We’re You’re They’re Don’t

4. What does ‘possess’ mean? To belong to something or someone, for example, things you own are your possessions. In grammatical terms apostrophes are used to show possession. E.g. Daniel’s hat E.g. Kate’s car Possession

5. What about plural nouns ending in ‘s’? Plural means when there is more than one of something. E.g. A group of boys. E.g. A group of dancers. E.g. Teachers. If there is more than one owner, we add an apostrophe e.g. ’ to the plural. We do not add an ’s E.g. The boys’ football. E.g. The dancers’ shoes. E.g. The teachers’ books.

6. What if the plural does not end in ‘s’? Not all plurals end in ‘s’. In this case we do add an apostrophe and s e.g. ’s. E.g. Children  The children’s house. E.g. People  The people’s idea. E.g. Men  The men’s clothes. Can you think of any other plurals that do not end in ‘s’?

7. What if a person’s name ends in ‘s’? If a person’s name ends in an ‘s’, we do not add an apostrophe and an ‘s’. To show possession we just add an apostrophe. E.g. Charles Dickens’ writing. E.g. Louis’ clothes. Task: How would you use apostrophes to show possession below? The book belonging to Charles. The car belonging to Chris.

8. Starter 1 - Spot and explain the Mistake

9. Add the Apostrophes 1. Im always late for school, its my brothers fault! 2. Mollys cat is always scratching me. 3. The students projects are nearly finished. 4. The jury has reached its decision. 5. Chelseas new striker scores an incredible goal! 6. Mr Jones hat is far too big. 7. If they dont hurry up theyll miss the start of the film. 8. Bens and Lizzies ice cream tastes delicious! 9. Theyve managed to raise a lot of money for charity. 10. I mustnt forget to feed my dog or Ill be in trouble. Starter 2