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Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl Adam Bushnell

Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl By Adam Bushnell

Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl by Adam Bushnell


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Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl is part of a short series of age specific, beautifully illustrated stories that can be read for pleasure and/or used as a contextualized resource, containing a step by step guide to teaching punctuation.

Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl Summary

Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl by Adam Bushnell

* A new series from the bestselling Descriptosaurus family
* Age specific stories that can be used for reading for pleasure' and also containing a step by step guide to teaching punctuation * Characters from each story are used to demonstrate a range of punctuation rules in a fun and engaging way appropriate to that age group.
* Areas covered include: Formulating punctuation rules, using misconceptions to highlight common errors and using teaching tips to provide a punctuation model
*An indispensable teaching aid for making punctuation fun for all Year 1 to 4 Primary Teachers and Literacy Coordinators.

About Adam Bushnell

Adam Bushnell is an award-winning and Amazon number one best-selling author of fictional and academic books. He works in the UK and internationally in both state and private education delivering creative writing workshops to all ages. His books have been selected by the School Library Association for the Boys into Books recommended reading list. Previously a teacher, Adam also delivers CPD to teachers and others working in education on how to inspire writing in the classroom.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

PART A: THE STORY OF THE NINJABREAD GIRL

CHAPTER 1 The Ninjabread Girl

PART B: LEARNING PUNCTUATION WITH THE CHARACTERS

CHAPTER 2 Meet the Characters

Section 1: The Ninjabread Girl

Section 2: Kitsune

Section 3: Punctua (the Fairy Godmother of Writing)

CHAPTER 3 Editing a Story

Section 1: Writing and Editing Tips

Section 2: Sentences

Section 3: Comma Splicing

CHAPTER 4 Capital Letters

Section 1: Beginning of a sentence/names of people

Section 2: Names of places

Section 3: Days of the Week and Months of the Year

Section 4: Editing checklist

CHAPTER 5 Question Marks

CHAPTER 6 Exclamation Marks

CHAPTER 7 Inverted Commas (Speech Marks)

Section 1: When and How to Use Inverted Commas

Section 2: How to Punctuate Inside the Inverted Commas

CHAPTER 8 Apostrophes

Section 1: Apostrophes for Possession

Section 2: Apostrophes for Contraction

CHAPTER 9 Commas

Section 1: In a list

Section 2: To avoid misunderstandings

Section 3: To separate parts of a sentence

APPENDIX

Ninjabread Girl's Editing Checklist Level 1: punctuation

Ninjabread Girl's Editing Checklist Level 2: punctuation

Kitsune's Challenge

Certificate: Editing Level 1

Certificate: Editing Level 2

Additional information

NGR9781032040844
9781032040844
103204084X
Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 1: The Ninjabread Girl by Adam Bushnell
New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2021-09-21
76
N/A
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