OBS: Pictures from International Day etc. will follow in another post.
P.A.W 2 was about using your senses to describe autumn.
Connectives creates a flow to a longer text. So, here are a few examples of complex sentences from P.A.W 2- Autumn. Take a look at how our young students have created longer and more complex sentences, giving extra flow to reading their paragraphs.
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Achirshman:
"I can see a lot of people wearing jackets, because it is getting very cold, and if you don't wear your jacket, you might feel sick."
- Connectives: because, and,
Short sentences - less connectives
I can see a lot of people wearing jackets. It is getting very cold. If you don't wear your jacket, you may feel sick.
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Hansika:
"Autumn is finally here! It is like a second spring, when every leaf is a flower."
- Connectives: when,
Short sentences - less connectives
Autumn is finally here! It is like a second spring. Every leaf is a flower.
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Paulina:
"It's not really comfortable to be stuck in the forest when raining, but the sound of plop, plup is one of the nicest sounds ever."
- Connectives: when, but,
Short sentences - less connectives
It's not really comfortable to be stuck in the forest, when raining. The sound of plop, plup is one of the nicest sounds ever.
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Hamza:
"The color's of the leave's are changing into yellow, red and orange, so it's looking beautiful with all the color's."
- Connectives: so,
Short sentences - less connectives
The colors of the leaves are changing into yellow, red and orange. It's looking beautiful with all the colors.
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Shivaansh:
"Also one of the most famous festivals "Halloween" takes part at autumn, and pumpkins are a delicious treat at atumn time since the weather is average. And, it is also known as one of the most colourful seasons."
- Connectives: also, and, since, and, also, as
These sentences aren't exactly perfect, but a good effort in creating complex sentence structures.
Short sentences - less connectives
One of the most famous festivals "Halloween" takes part during autumn. Pumpkins are a delicious treat at atumn time. The weather is average. Autumn is one of the most colourful seasons.
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Shorter sentences receive and upgrade in flow and complexity, simply by using connectives to connect two sentences that talk about the same thing.
Well Done to everyone this week.
//Teacher John
