Saying Verbs- ‘said’ is Dead!
This worksheet focuses on saying verbs and asks students select more precise verbs than ‘said’ to show how a character might say something or express themselves. Students are provided with a list of ‘vivid verbs’ that can be used to replace ‘said’ and improve their writing. This worksheet is part of the Vivid Verbs- Year 3 unit of work.
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Learning goals
- We are learning that verbs are doing, thinking, saying and relating words.
- We are learning that time is represented through verb tense, e.g. she arrived, she is arriving.
- We are learning to understand past, present and future tenses and their impact on meaning in a sentence, e.g. informative texts are usually written in present tense.
- We are learning that verbs are doing, thinking, saying and relating words and that time is represented through verb tense, e.g. she arrived, she is arriving.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E3LA07
9
Understand how verbs represent different processes for doing, feeling, thinking, saying and relating
AC9E3LA08
9
Understand that verbs are anchored in time through tense
AC9E4LA09
9
Understand past, present and future tenses and their impact on meaning in a sentence
ACELA1482
8.4
Understand that verbs represent different processes, for example: doing, thinking, saying, and relating and that these processes are anchored in time through tense
EN2-9B
old
Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
EN2-8B
old
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
VCELA262
Understand that verbs represent different processes (doing, thinking, saying, and relating) and that these processes are anchored in time through tense
VCELY258
Analyse how different texts use verb groups to represent different processes (action, thinking, feeling, saying, relating)
VCELA246
Understand how different types of texts vary in use of language choices, depending on their purpose, audience and context, including tense and types of sentences
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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