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Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements. English Language Structures and Conventions pp 93 - 94. Grade 12 2013. INTRODUCTION. Why is grammar so important?. Store advertisement. Text message - phishing. Clothing. SENTENCE TYPES. ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES. EDIT YOUR SENTENCES PROCESS
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Curriculum AssessmentPolicy Statements English Language Structures and Conventions pp 93 - 94 Grade 12 2013
INTRODUCTION • Why is grammar so important?
SENTENCE TYPES ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES
EDIT YOUR SENTENCES • PROCESS • Underline the finite verb/s. • Identify the subject/s. • Circle the conjunction/s. • Bracket the sub-ordinate clauses using round brackets. • Bracket the main clause/s using square brackets.
Because I could not stop for Death By Emily Dickinson Because I could not stop for Death - He kindly stopped for me - The Carriage held but just Ourselves - And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labour and my leisure too, For his Civility- We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring- We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain - We passed the Setting Sun - Poetry and sentence types
Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then –’tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses’ Heads Were toward Eternity –
Analyse this sentence: 1. Underline the finite verb/s.
Sentences 2. Identify the subject/s Subj. Subj. 3. Circle the conjunction/s Subj. Subj.
Sentences 4. Bracket the sub-ordinate clauses using round brackets. Subj. Subj. 5. Bracket the main clause/s using square brackets. Subj. Subj.
Rewrite the first two lines of the poem as a sentence. • Because I could not stop for Death – he kindly stopped for me. Change the word order • Discussion: Is word order important?
The digital divide • Some educators believe that technology in the classroom is distracting and divisive. How do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?
The digital revolution The dilemma • He was a soar looser. • A woman without her man, is nothing. • A woman, without her, man is nothing. Is it advisable to encourage or build reliance on the use of computers for spell checks and grammar correction?
The digital revolution • Experts agree the learning possibilities with tablets and their educational apps are endless. But how will tablets change education in South Africa, and what will the impact be on basic reading and writing skills? • Some experts believe that using tablets should only be introduced from Grade 6, once a child’s reading and writing skills are well established. • “You don’t have to write when using a tablet and there are apps that can read text to you. This means kids will be less likely to develop these skills ..... “ • The biggest worry for South African education authorities is that tablets will cause the information gap between rich and poor to widen even more.
“iPads are the new Slate Boards.” April 26, 2012 By Phil Jones