Curriculum AssessmentPolicy Statements

English Language Structures and

Conventionspp 93 - 94

Grade 122013

INTRODUCTIONWhy is grammar so

important?

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Text message - phishing

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SENTENCE TYPESANALYSIS OF SENTENCES

 EDIT YOUR SENTENCES

PROCESS 1. Underline the finite verb/s.

2. Identify the subject/s. 

3. Circle the conjunction/s.

4. Bracket the sub-ordinate clauses using round brackets.

5. Bracket the main clause/s using square brackets. 

Poetry and sentence typesBecause I could not stop for DeathBy 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 hasteAnd I had put awayMy labour and my leisure too,For his Civility-

We passed the School, where Children stroveAt Recess – in the Ring-We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain -We passed the Setting Sun -

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 seemedA swelling of the Ground –The Roof was scarcely visible –The Cornice – in the Ground –

Since then –’tis Centuries – and yetFeels shorter than the DayI first surmised the Horses’ HeadsWere toward Eternity –

Analyse this sentence:

1. Underline the finite verb/s.

Sentences2. Identify the subject/s

3. Circle the conjunction/s

Subj.

Subj.

Subj.

Subj.

Sentences

4. Bracket the sub-ordinate clauses using round brackets.

5. Bracket the main clause/s using square brackets.

Subj.

Subj.

Subj.

Subj.

Because I could not stop for Death – he kindly stopped for me.

Rewrite the first two lines of the poem as a sentence.

Because I could not stop for Death – he kindly stopped for me.

Complex sentence.Periodic sentence

He kindly stopped for mebecause I could not stop for Death -

Complex sentence.Loose sentence.

• Discussion: Is word order important?

Change the word order

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

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 dilemma

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