Text+Structure+and+Organisation

__**﻿﻿Text Structure and Organisation:**__ Students learn how [|texts] are structured to achieve particular purposes; how language is used to [|create] [|texts] that are cohesive and coherent; how [|texts] about more specialised topics contain more complex [|language patterns] and features; and how the [|author] guides the reader/viewer through the [|text] through effective use of resources at the level of the whole [|text], the paragraph and the [|sentence] [|(see ACARA).] Example of a game around the structure of an argument media type="custom" key="9113158" width="80" height="80" || Children view short videos about a variety of writing genres, read samples of the text and have the opportunity to play a game related to the particular genre. Educators may embed the game into a website, blog or wiki. || Sentence endings || || A set of quiz style questions asking children to identify whether the sentence should end in a full stop, question mark or exclamation mark. || Magic key || || Simple interactives to introduce full stops, capital letters and question marks. Other links are also available at this site to enhance sentence writing. || 
 * Sit﻿e Name﻿ || Lin﻿k || Comment ||
 * TEXT TYPES and TEXT STRUCTURE ||
 * **Writing Fun by Jenny Eather** || [[image:writing_fun_by_Jenny_Eather.jpg width="243" height="118" link="http://www.writingfun.com/"]] || A wonderful resource that looks at the structure of various genres. Children have the opportunity to view and explicitly identify the structure of the text as well as create and print their own texts. ||
 * **Houghton Miffin English** text structure || [[image:houghton_mifflin_english_bright_ideas.png width="241" height="126" link="http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hme/k_5/brightideas/"]] || After selecting an age level, children can then select a genre. Then a picture and writing prompt relevant to each genre will open. A good resource for reluctant writers or for clarification of genres. ||
 * **KS2 Bitesize** Writing genres || [[image:KS2_Bitesize.png width="242" height="111" link="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/writing/"]]
 * ﻿NARRATIVES﻿ ||
 * **BBC** Narratives || [[image:BBC_narratives.png width="247" height="93" link="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/starship/english/games/story_plant/big_no_sound/full2.shtml"]] || Children are guided through the structure of a narrative by selecting their own sentences to create their own story. When each section of the narrative is complete, children 'water the plant.' For 'the plant to grow', they will then be given more choices to enable the story to continue. ||
 * **PBS Kids** Story structure || [[image:pbs_kids_story_sequence.png width="254" height="134" link="http://pbskids.org/arthur/games/storyscramble/scramble.html"]] || Children need to sequence a simple story. There are three parts to the story. Children must identify the beginning, middle and end to sequence them appropriately. ||
 * **National Grid for Learning** Narratives || [[image:NGFL_narratives.png width="265" height="117" link="http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/learn_y4/main.asp?lesson_path=year_4/writing_stories/&lesson_file=lesson.swf&language=eng"]] || Activities that help children to identify the sequence of narratives. Children firstly listen to a story, before sequencing the beginning, middle and end. Finally they have the opportunity to create their own story. ||
 * **Read Write Think** Story map || [[image:story_map.png width="268" height="128" link="http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/storymap/"]] || Create a story map or character map. Save or print completed map. ||
 * ﻿RECOUNTS﻿ ||
 * **Primary Resources** Recounts || [[image:primary_resources.png width="271" height="101" link="http://www.primaryresources.co.uk/english/englishD6.htm"]] || Various resources uploaded by other teachers. Examples of recounts, assessment ideas as well as ideas for explicitly teaching recounts. ||
 * ﻿PUNCTUATION ||
 * **National Grid for Learning** Capital letters and full stops || [[image:NGFLcapital_letters_and_full_stops.png width="268" height="133" link="http://www.ngfl-cymru.org.uk/vtc/cap_letters_stops/eng/Introduction/"]] || A good set of introductory lessons for using full stops and capital letters. Various lessons for children to view and participate in activities to identify missing punctuation. ||
 * **Oswego** Punctuation || [[image:Oswego_punctuation.png width="263" height="112" link="http://www.oswego.org/ocsd-web/quiz/mquiz.asp?filename=msmith5punctuation"]] || Children need to identify whether the sentence should end with a full stop, exclamation mark or question mark. A good site to consolidate or assess children's knowledge and understanding of sentence structure and punctuation. ||
 * **QUIA** Capitalisation || [[image:QUIA_captialisation_and_punctuation.png width="278" height="115" link="http://www.quia.com/rr/11505.html"]] || Four sentences are recorded in various ways. Children need to identify and select the sentence that is punctuated correctly. ||
 * **BBC** Bitesize punctuation || [[image:BBV_capital_letters_.png width="274" height="119" link="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/literacy/punctuation/fs.shtml"]] || Children are required to read the sentence to identify the punctuation that is missing. Children then click on the punctuation that is missing to complete the sentence. ||
 * **BBC** Punctuation || [[image:BBC_punctuation7.png width="262" height="111" link="http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/english/spelling_grammar/punctuation/play_popup.shtml"]] || Children identify the missing punctuation. It is then selected from a list to 'splat' the punctuation mark into the correct part of the sentence. ||
 * **Harcourt punctuation**
 * **Adventures** From
 * **BBC Skillwise** using apostrophes in contractions || [[image:BBC_skillwise_aporstrophe_game.png width="248" height="108" link="http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/punctuation/apostrophes/flash2.shtml"]] || In this activity, the children try to beat the clock as they put apostrophes into contractions. Children are able to select a desired time to beat and need to type in their answers. ||