Commas

1. Commas iTrackR Ed How to use commas correctly!

2. Recall previous knowledge:When do we use a comma? ANSWER! Write your answers on the mini-whiteboards.

3. Using Commas Correctly Objectives: Reading: To identify and recognise how to use commas in lists and long sentences. Writing: To use commas when creating lists and longer sentences. Task: Create an email with your targets post date to the future

4. Using Commas in Lists Commasare used between items in a list. Put a comma after every word in the list except the last one. Put an ‘and’ or an ‘or’ between the last two words. I didn’t know whether to laugh, cry or scream. The monster was gigantic, hideous and smelly. If the last two items in the list already have ‘and’ between them, you need to add a comma and an ‘and’ before them. We had soup, bread, and fish and chips.

5. Commas can make the meaning more clear We also need commas in long sentences to break them up. The engineer knocked on the door several times, but nobody answered. With a shriek, the cat pounced on the mouse. To boil an egg, boil the water, add the egg, cook for three minutes and take it out.

6. Using Commas with adjectives or adverbs Commas are also used to separate adjectives or adverbs when more than one is used to describe a noun or verb. Scrooge was a tight fisted, miserable, old man. He smugly drove his sports car swiftly, silently and elegantly through town. Similar to previous slides this usage is designed to separate adjectives or adverbs and to make the meaning clear.

7. Insert commas into text below. To get to the cinema go to the end of the street turn right walk along until you reach the pub turn left and it is in front of you. For my birthday I got a pair of skates two balls a baseball cap and a shirt. He climbed the steps walked along the plank closed his eyes and jumped into the pool.

8. Complete these sentences, put in the commas, ‘and’ ‘or’ where necessary. Gordon cooked eggs baked beans tomatoes bacon chips. Wayne picked Rio Ryan Tomasz Michael for their five aside friendly match. We have three dogs called Louie Simon Cheryl. We visited Spain Italy France Germany during our summer holidays. What would you like to drink coffee tea juice milk? My favourite girl singers are Beyonce Kylie Shakira Leona. Which do you prefer a holiday in a caravan tent hotel cruise ship?

9. Mistakes to avoid ...... Commas in long sentences are a bit more difficult, but definitely worth learning. If you don’t use commas well, you will lose marks. Commas in lists are fairly easy, but the last two items need thinking about. Miss Marks The Examiner Assessment criteria: Punctuate sentences correctly so that the meaning is clear. Ws/L1.3

10. Peer Assessment Look back through the writing. Write a list of all the things you thought your partner did really well. Include things linked to the objectives, but also include things that were not. Write a list of everything s/he did right. Give examples.

11. Using commas Task 1 What are your goals for English this year? Create an email on www.futureme.org Write a message outlining your goals and targets. For self –reflection post date the emails for once a term as a reminder to pause and reflect on your progress. Task 2 Write an email to your future self.

12. Self Assessment What really made you think this lesson? What have you learnt? What did you find difficult? What do you need more help with? If you were teaching this class, what would you change? What activities would you have done?

13. Exit Pass Question: When do we use commas? Write your name and answer on a Post-it note deposit in the exit box on your way out No exiting if you haven’t got a pass! ANSWER!

14. Plenary and Self assessment Review learning objectives: Reading: were you able to recognise commas in lists and long sentences? Writing: were you able to use commas when creating lists and longer sentences? Did you remember to complete your self assessment?