Summary: Following the recommendation by the National Literacy Strategy for use of 10-15 minute lesson starters, 'Hodder English Starters' is a flexible resource bank offering a wealth of ideas for Key Stage 3 English teachers. The selection of starter activities revises, consolidates and extends the basic skills specified in the Framework of Objectives and each starter adopts an interactive and explicit teaching approach for the whole class. Specific instructions for the teacher are followed by photocopiable/OHT materials and activities, providing the teachers with all the resources required for that particular lesson starter. This extensive guidance helps teachers to effectively deliver the new Framework Objectives within the National Literacy Strategy. 'Hodder English Starters: Sentence Level Year 8' looks specifically at the Sentence Level Objectives at Key Stage 3 for students in year 8, and teachers are able to select activities to fit into any course or scheme of work they may be following. This follows the successful 'Hodder English Starters: Sentence Level', which was specifically aimed at those in year 7. Starters include activities on sentence construction and punctuation, clauses, ambiguity and meaning, tenses, writing dialogue, paragraphs, manipulation of language, standard English and stylistic conventions.
Photocopiable and OHT pages provide valuable resources for class activities.Gives extensive teacher guidance in delivering the new Framework Objectives.Covers all the Sentence Level Objectives in the English Framework.Specifically caters for pupils at Key Stage 3, in accordance with the new English National Literacy Strategy Framework.
Table of Contents: IntroductionKey Stage 3 Framework Objectives mapped to each starter activityComplex SentencesEmbedded phrases and clausesAdverbial starts 1Adverbial starts 2Extending the main clauseUsing non-finite verbsVariety of Sentence StructureSentence length and structureShaping attention 1Shaping attention 2Show stoppingSentences for effect 1Sentences for effect 2PunctuationPunctuation marksSemi-colonsCommas in longer sentencesCommas and semi-colonsColonsColons and semi-colons for a listDashesShifts of TenseShifts of tense 1Shifts of tense 2Prevailing tenseManaging shifts of tenseConditional MeaningsBeing tentativeModal verbsConditionalsParagraphing and cohesionRevision: some basic structuresDeveloping a point 1Developing a point 2Developing a point 3Developing a point 4Changing tack 1Changing tack 2Changing tack 3Shaping experience 1Shaping experience 2Shaping experience 3Stitching paragraphs together 1Stitching paragraphs together 2Conventions of non-fictionAnalysis 1Analysis 2Analysis 3Evaluation 1Evaluation 2Evaluation 3Drawing conclusions 1Drawing conclusions 2Review 1Review 2Variations on text typesPersuasion 1Persuasion 2Information 1Information 2Overlapping text typesInformal to formalInformal to formal 1Informal to formal 2Informal to formal 3Informal to formal 4Standard English and DialectFeatures of standard English 1Features of standard English 2Features of standard English 3Degrees of formalityOral and written formalityFeatures of formalityWriting up 1Writing up 2Change over timeOld and newTimeline 1Timeline 2The way we wereCompare languagesEuropean word familiesComparing sentencesUsing what you know in translationCollective knowledge about translation
About the Author(s): Sue Hackman has many years of experience in teaching. She is also an experienced and highly-respected author of many successful books on English and Literacy.
Readership: Secondary school teachers and secondary school pupils at Year 8.
