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Vivid Verbs - Word Display
3 4 5 6 H Pre & Primary Essentials Classroom Displays Language for Expressing & Developing Ideas 3 Pages

Vivid Verbs - Word Display

This Vivid Verb display provides students with numerous synonyms for 15 common verbs that can transform their writing to be powerfully descriptive.

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Learning goals

  • We are learning to demonstrate a range of feelings and positions by building vocabulary (including technical words) to express judgements about characters and events using modal verbs and adverbs.
  • We are learning to demonstrate a range of feelings and positions by building vocabulary to express judgements about characters and events using modal verbs and adverbs.
  • We are learning to build new vocabulary from a range of sources including technical and subject specific language, such as synonyms and antonyms.
  • We are learning to build new vocabulary from a range of sources including technical and subject specific language.
  • We are learning to use vocabulary, including Latin and Greek roots, to express precise meaning using subject-specific words for different contexts, e.g. instead of mammal or whale – humpback whale.
  • We are learning to use vocabulary to express precise meaning using subject-specific words for different contexts, e.g. cut – slice, dice, filet, segment.

Curriculum alignment

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 EN3-6B old Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies EN2-OLC-01 new Communicates with familiar audiences for social and learning purposes, by interacting, understanding and presenting EN2-VOCAB-01 new Builds knowledge and use of Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, and by defining and analysing words EN2-RECOM-01 new Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension EN3-OLC-01 new Communicates to wide audiences with social and cultural awareness, by interacting and presenting, and by analysing and evaluating for understanding EN3-VOCAB-01 new Extends Tier 2 and Tier 3 vocabulary through interacting, wide reading and writing, morphological analysis and generating precise definitions for specific contexts EN3-RECOM-01 new Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
VCELA273 Learn extended and technical vocabulary and ways of expressing opinion including modal verbs and adverbs VCELA293 Incorporate new vocabulary from a range of sources, including vocabulary encountered in research, into own texts VCELA325 Understand the use of vocabulary to express greater precision of meaning, and know that words can have different meanings in different contexts

Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.

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