1. Parts of Speech Noun: common, proper, collective, abstract. Pronoun
Verb: action, being, having
Conjunction
Adjective
Adverb: how, how much, when
Preposition: position, ‘for’, ‘which’

2. Identify
Sentence
pronoun
No one knew the answer to the riddle posted on the Web site.
preposition
According to the directions on the inside cover, only two players are needed.
verb
The student hesitantly qualified his answer with a shrug.
adverb
Hold on tightly as you climb to the top of the ladder!
conjunction
I asked José and Lenora to meet me at the library, but they both decided to study at home.
I am quite capable of doing it, thank you.
Errol is looking forward to excavating those.
In the past, she has encouraged teamwork.
noun
That orange suits you.
adjective
That orange t-shirt suits you.

3. Identify
Sentence
pronoun
No one knew the answer to the riddle posted on the Web site.
preposition
According to the directions on the inside cover, only two players are needed.
verb
The student hesitantly qualified his answer with a shrug.
adverb
Hold on tightly as you climb to the top of the ladder!
conjunction
I asked José and Lenora to meet me at the library, but they both decided to study at home.
I am quite capable of doing it, thank you.
Errol is looking forward to excavating those.
In the past, she has encouraged teamwork.
noun
That orange suits you.
adjective
That orange t-shirt suits you.

4. Noun Groups What is a noun group? Why are noun groups used in writing?
How are pre and post modifying adjectivals used in creating noun groups?

5. The three little black and white Maltese Terrier dogs sat in the car.
Determiner
Quantity
Describing
Classifier
Main Noun
Post-Modifying Clause
Post-Modifying Phrase

6. The three little black and white Maltese Terrier dogs sat in the car.
Determiner
Quantity
Describing
Classifier
Main Noun
Post-Modifying Clause
Post-Modifying Phrase
The
Three
Little, black, white
Maltese terrier
Dogs
Sat in the car

7. Nominalisation What is nominalisation?
How can nominalisation make your writing more formal and sophisticated?

8. Nominalise: Conclude Weak Destabilise Nervous Vary Deviate
Verb/Adjective
Noun
Conclude
Weak
Destabilise
Nervous
Vary
Deviate

9. Nominalise: Conclude Conclusion Weak Weakness Destabilise
Verb/Adjective
Noun
Conclude
Conclusion
Weak
Weakness
Destabilise
Destabilisation
Nervous
Nervousness
Vary
Variation / Variance
Deviate
Deviation

10. Evaluative Vocab Why is evaluative vocabulary used in writing?
What is modality?
Why is modality used in writing?

11. Evaluative Vocab: Modality: Evaluative Adjective Evaluative Verb
Evaluative Adverb
Evaluative Noun
Modality:
Grammatical resource
High modality
Medium modality
Low modality
Modal verbs
Modal phrases

12. Contrast and Concession
What is the aim of these tools?
Where might you use these tools?

13. Uniforms Seatbelts iPads
Contrasting Statement
Concession Statement

14. Active and Passive Voice
What is the difference between ellipsis and substitution?
Why are these tools used in writing?

15. Identify as Active (A) or Passive (P)
The professor's voice could not be heard in the back of the classroom.
Are you doing your homework?
Are the students going to take the test on Friday?
My son plays basketball on the school team.
The explanation wasn't understood by most of the students.

16. Identify as Active (A) or Passive (P)
The professor's voice could not be heard in the back of the classroom. P
Are you doing your homework? A
Are the students going to take the test on Friday? A
My son plays basketball on the school team. A
The explanation wasn't understood by most of the students. P

17. Cohesive Devices
What is the difference between ellipsis and substitution?
Why are these tools used in writing?

18. Identify the examples of ellipsis – rewrite with [ ]
"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” (Plato)
"There is much to support the view that it is clothes that wear us, and not we, them." (Virginia Woolf)

19. How can repetition, synonymy and antonymy help a text ‘stick’?
Lexical Cohesion
How can repetition, synonymy and antonymy
help a text ‘stick’?

20. Identify synonymy and antonymy
The Vain Jackdaw A vain Jackdaw, tired of his drab plumage, was envious of the brilliant colours of the Peacock. Despising his own companions, he introduced himself to a flock of those beautiful birds. They, instantly detected the intruder and stripped him of his borrowed feathers.
What is the effect of using this strategy?