Key Stage Two : English : Year Six Planning : Detective Stories : Lesson Two – Sentence Clauses


This English teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to practise adding a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences using commas and conjunctions. The children can try composing and extending sentences that might feature in stories from different narrative genres.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise adding a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences using commas and conjunctions

Learning Objectives

Using commas to clarify meaning or avoid ambiguity in writing. Discuss and evaluate how authors use language considering the impact on the reader.

Learning Outcomes

I can extend a sentence by adding extra clauses and phrases using commas and conjunctions. I can say how the author uses descriptive language to  match the genre of a story.

Sentence Clauses

Teaching sequence to help the children practise adding a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences using commas and conjunctions

Story Sentences (support)

Activity to help the children select and add a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences using commas and conjunctions

Story Sentences (core)

Activity to help the children select and add a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences using commas and conjunctions

Story Sentences (extension)

Activity to help the children select and add a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences using commas and conjunctions

Sentence Clauses

Interactive activity to help the children practise adding a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences using commas and conjunctions

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to teach the children to practise adding a range of phrase and clauses to different sentences using commas and conjunctions

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