1. Grammar for Writing Revisited

2. GfW Activity Purpose Page Function
Investigate word class, sentence structure or punctuation
156
Compare
Understand principles by comparing two texts with different facets of the same feature
157
Cloze
Considering the effectiveness of a word within a sentence to suit the audience and purpose of the text
159
Construct
Experiment with sentence structure to reinforce knowledge of word class and sentence construction
158
Punctuate
Practice punctuation
The Complex Sentence game
Practice in constructing subordinate clauses

3. The Complex Sentence Game
Change the first word or phrase of the subordinate clause
4 points
Change subordinate clause
Change the main clause
2 points
Change the verb in the main clause
Create a completely new sentence
6 points
Change subject in main clause
Move the subordinate clause
Miss a turn
0 points

4. The Complex Sentence Game
Write a complex sentence on the board
Player picks up a card, suggests an answer and checks with the group
Teacher judges its suitability
Teacher records sentences on whiteboard as it is modified
Teacher keeps the score
First to 10 wins

5. Suitable for all year groups from Year 1 with ARE punctuation
Punctuate
Display a text with no punctuation
Give out punctuation fans/cards
Read the text through with no punctuation
Read the text through - pause at each punctuation mark - children hold up fan/card with appropriate punctuation mark
Reveal the punctuation mark and move on
Suitable for all year groups from Year 1 with ARE punctuation

6. Cloze Replacing and improving words / editing
Show a text with some words covered
Talk partners - predict missing words/ word class
Discuss synonyms/ alternatives
Compare with original
Suitable from Y1 upwards
Whole class/guided group
Use in intervention
Comprehension

7. Suitable for all year groups from Year 1 with ARE punctuation
Construct
To reinforce word class and sentence construction
Use chopped up sentences
Add in conjunctions etc to make compound/
Use washing line for word order
Use Silly Sentences
Suitable for all year groups from Year 1 with ARE punctuation

8. Compare
To compare two texts with a particular grammar focus eg present/past tense
Highlight and record differences
Can be adapted for any year group
Possible features to compare could be
Sentence types
Clauses
Word class etc

9. Character/setting descriptions
Function
To investigate the purpose of particular grammar focus - audience and purpose - what job is it doing?
Enlarge a text. Underline examples of grammar focus eg word class or punctuation mark
Talking partners- discuss further examples from text
Share and compare thoughts on all examples
Suitable for all year groups differentiate focusing on year group objectives
Focuses could include
Sentence types
Sentence openers
Non fiction
Tenses
Character/setting descriptions

10. Collect and Classify
To locate a specific grammar focus in a given text
Highlight first two examples. Ask children to identify/name grammar focus
Find more examples from text
Classify/ group further if necessary
Suitable for all year groups
use appropriate objectives eg
Flash cards
Sentence types - simple compound complex
Clauses/phrases
Word class
Statement,question,command exclamation

11. Suitable for all year groups
Improve
To edit own work
With partner, children look at an example of their work
Give class focus for editing ( better adjectives/ verbs/openers)
Discuss and write better suggestions on individual whiteboards. Re- read to check makes sense
Choose examples to read to class and discuss
Suitable for all year groups

12. Suitable for all year groups
Re-order
To understand that some words need to be in a fixed place in a sentence but other words can improve a sentence by changing position
Jumble up the words in a sentence
Use a variety of activities with a particular sentence to think about the best order eg washing line, human sentences(children hold word cards and move )
Class to discuss best options
Can use to change sentence type ie statement into question
Suitable for all year groups

13. Suitable for all year groups
Replace
To learn to re-read a text to check that a sentence still works after changing it
Prepare a sentence/short text
Ask for suggestions of ways to replace specified words in the sentence or in specified ways eg add a prefix/suffix ( could use cards to turn over, with number of points to win)
Discuss merits of each suggestion and discuss how the whole sentence is affected
Make changes and check
Suitable for all year groups