1. Full stops and capital letters
Grammar Starter
Full stops and capital letters
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Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition?
Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?
Can I describe the grammar feature and give my own examples as well as identifying it in in a range of texts?

2. In the back of your exercise book...
Grammar Starter: Full stops and capital letters
Definitions:
Full stops are the most used piece of punctuation and they indicate a long pause.
Capital letters are used at the start of a sentence or paragraph. They are also used for proper nouns (names of people, places, titles, months, days of the week…)
Example: The cat went to Alfie when it wanted feeding.
Ask for pupils’ definition before showing the correct one. .
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Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition?
Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?
Can I describe the grammar feature and give my own examples as well as identifying it in in a range of texts?

3. Task time: now add it!
it was a warm sunny day in july so the friends decided to go on a picnic katie had made a range of sandwiches and ben made some sweet tea he put it in a flask whilst sam got some cans of coke from the cupboard shortly later tom arrived with a delicious chocolate cake from the shop in mansfield they then all set off in bens car to the woods in beamish firstly they ate their picnic and then they went for a relaxing stroll in the large leafy woods where they encountered a snappy jack russell terrier sam ran away in fright
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Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition?
Can I describe the grammar feature using the correct definition and give my own examples?
Can I describe the grammar feature and give my own examples as well as identifying it in in a range of texts?

4. Did anyone add any other punctuation to this paragraph?
Answers
It was a warm sunny day in July so the friends decided to go on a picnic. Katie had made a range of sandwiches and Ben made some sweet tea. He put it in a flask whilst Sam got some cans of coke from the cupboard. Shortly later Tom arrived with a delicious chocolate cake from the shop in Mansfield. They then all set off in Bens car to the woods in Beamish. Firstly they ate their picnic and then they went for a relaxing stroll in the large leafy woods where they encountered a snappy Jack Russell terrier. Sam ran away in fright.
Did anyone add any other punctuation to this paragraph?
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Can I remember when and where to use full stops and capital letters and sometimes put them in the correct place in my writing?
Can I mostly use full stops and capital letters in the correct place in my writing?
Can I always use full stops and capital letters in the correct place in my writing and start to think about including different pieces of punctuation that would be effective?

5. Other punctuation you could have included…
It was a warm, sunny day in July so the friends decided to go on a picnic. Katie had made a range of sandwiches and Ben made some sweet tea. He put it in a flask whilst Sam got some cans of coke from the cupboard. Shortly later, Tom arrived with a delicious chocolate cake from the shop in Mansfield. They then all set off in Ben’s car to the woods in Beamish. Firstly, they ate their picnic and then they went for a relaxing stroll in the large, leafy woods where they encountered a snappy Jack Russell terrier. Sam ran away in fright!
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Can I remember when and where to use full stops and capital letters and sometimes put them in the correct place in my writing?
Can I mostly use full stops and capital letters in the correct place in my writing?
Can I always use full stops and capital letters in the correct place in my writing and start to think about including different pieces of punctuation that would be effective?