Using accurate sentences to describe dystopian settings
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use complete sentences to write an interesting description.
Key learning points
- A complete sentence needs a subject and a verb
- A subject is a person or thing doing the action and a verb is the word which describes this
- A sentence fragment is grammatically incorrect because it does not include either a subject or a verb
- Sentence fragments should be identified and corrected if they are found in your writing
- Subjects and verbs need to be in agreement with each other, meaning the verb needs the correct ending
Keywords
Subject - the person or thing performing the verb
Verb - an action, to describe what someone or something does
Nightmarish - scary and haunting
Courageous - to be courageous, means to be brave
Hopeless - if you are hopeless, you do not believe things will get better
Common misconception
Students may use sentence fragments in their work
Showing exactly how sentence fragments obscure meaning and explaining why they should not be used
Teacher tip
You may want to address particular misconceptions relating to subject-verb agreement that students in your class have been having. e.g. if a lot of pupils struggle with plural verbs, draw attention to this.
Licence
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
Loading...
Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a verb?
Q2.What is a subject?
Q3.Which of the below is a not an example of a verb?
Q4.Which sentence below contains the subject 'Darren'?
Q5.Which of the below is not a dystopian convention?
Q6.Which word means the opposite of dystopia?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words with the correct definition.
The person or thing that performs the action.
An action word.
A sentence with a subject and verb.
An incomplete sentence. It lacks a subject or verb.
Q2.Which verb must go with the singular subject 'she'?
Q3.Which sentence does not have correct subject and verb agreement?
Q4. What is the error in the following sentence: 'The cameras'?
Q5.Choose the most appropriate sentence to create a dystopian description.
Q6.Why is 'the citizens were tracked' a better dystopian sentence than 'the citizens were watched'?
To help you plan your 7 English lesson on: Using accurate sentences to describe dystopian settings, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 7 English lesson on: Using accurate sentences to describe dystopian settings, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom. Plus, you can set it as homework or revision for pupils and keep their learning on track by sharing an online pupil version of this lesson.
Explore more key stage 3 English lessons from the Dystopian settings: descriptive writing unit, dive into the full secondary English curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.