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Literature Cards

[ E ]
Hwæt! We Gardena in geardagum,
Þeodcyninga, þrym gefrunon,
hu ða æpelingas ellen fremedon,
Oft Scyld Scefing sceaÞena Þreatum,
Monegum mægÞum, meodosetla oftech
Egsode eorlas. /

Translation:

Listen: we have heard of the

Spear-armed Danish Kings in

Days gone by and how the great

Fighters won renown. Shield,

The Son of sheaf, seized the

Mead-bench form many an

Enemy tribe, terrifying the

Warrior-earls.
[þ = a letter representing the
th”sound]

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Sentence Cards

A

Whenever hears the doorbell ring, the dog barks madly.
Prevented from entering the building, the postman took shelter in the alleyway.

They cheered the team long after the last player had left the pitch.

They were late because traffic was so bad.

The mechanical engineer, presumably having trained for many years, was employed on projects all over the world.

The circus clown whose act included all the traditional features, left the audience helpless with laughter.

B

Once the storm was over, we had a perfect summer’s day

After he had finished his homework, he went out with his friends.
They stole the content of the till after knocking the shop keeper unconscious.
The concert had been cancelled since the ticket sales were so low.
Experienced mountaineers, being aware of the risks, use the latest technology to assist their climb.
The group struggled on, despite the howling wind and stinging rain, until they reached the stone barn.

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Activity Cards

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Convention Cards

§  uses the present tense
§  uses the third person
§  makes clear how the
information is organised
§  uses relevant connectives
§  incorporates organisational devices and visual cues / §  uses clear sequencing
connectives
§  clearly signposts each stage
§  uses imperative
§  provides clear and concise
guidance to the reader
§  uses the past tense
§  makes clear the chronology of events
§  uses time connectives to
secure the reader’s grasp of past events / §  uses powerful vocabulary
§  uses sentence syntax to enhance key points
§  uses logical links in the developing argument
§  aims to influence the reader
§  uses the present tense
§  uses the impersonal voice
§  uses logical and cause and result connectives between points / §  uses clear connectives to
sign post the organisation
of contrasting points
§  clarifies the viewpoint
expressed at every stage
§  often uses formal and

impersonal language

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CONNECTIVES CARDS

because / before / unless
until / only if / whereas
also / as well as / after
in order to / as a result of / without
thirdly / on account of / finally
although / except that / as opposed to
however / instead of / following
moreover / by contrast / but
next / yet / on condition that
therefore / despite / consequently