AC9E5LA05 • Year 5 English

Sentence Starting Points and Information Flow (AC9E5LA05)

understand that the structure of a complex sentence includes a main clause and at least one dependent clause, and understand how writers can use this structure for effect

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Unit focus

  • Students compare sentence openings, identify what is foregrounded and organise information from known to new or from contextual frame to main message.
  • Use this routine: Notice → Analyse → Interpret → Apply → Create → Review.
  • Watch for sentence beginning changes grammar only: It also changes emphasis and cohesion.
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