Macmillan foundation skills writing composition 2 pdfstudents book

Composition Louis Fidge ~ ~ Scope and Sequence Unit Skill s The alphabet alphabetical order; formation of lower case letters in letter families accordmg their formation or features Uni t Skills Introducing the first join Introducing the fi rst Join using Unit Skills Practising the first join practismg the first join, using 'u' Unit Skills Practising the first join w ith 's' practising the first join with simple words beginning or ending with's' Unit Sk ills Int roducing the second join introducing the second join using single-syllable words with final eve words with short medial 'i' eve words with short medial 'e' and '11' Unit Skills Practising the second join practising the second join using sing le-syllable words end ing with 'ck' Unit Skills More practice of the second join practising the second join using single-syllable words containing the digraphs 'ch' and 'sh' Unit Skills Introducing t he third joi n introducing the third join using and longer phrases Unit Skills Practising t he th ird join practising the third join, word-build ing, using sho rt medial 'a'; and '00' and '00' words Unit 10 Skill s More practice of th e third jo in pr actising the third join using simple words and rhyming sentences Unit 11 Skill s Introduci ng the fourth joi n introduci ng the fourth Join; word-building, using 'old' and 'or' words Unit 12 Sk ill s Pract ising th e f ourt h jo in pr actising he fourth jo in; using words and sentences containing 'ow' and 'ir' letter patterns ii eve words with short medial 'a' eve words with Un it 13 Skills Unit 14 Skills M r iroct« p rnc I r InCI (ling f lntrodur Inc U,>I ~ (J of t h f ourth j o in I Jll~ Inl IU ,r j I' I rant bl nd e bre ak let t ers nc'c n9 th br lk Ie t rs ' b ', 'g ', 'j', 'p', Q', 'x' , 'v' ond : Unit 15 Skill" Ca p ital len r Un it 16 Sk i lis Punctuatio n oroctisin t n w riting" f Unit 17 Skill s Unit 18 Ski lls Unit 19 Sk Ills IJ ucuvrnq coo ( , I , I I~ f­ (or (x\ of proper nouns J t ounr turruon uvrues (Pi a letters and full "tops II volvrnq Rhymes p ract ising hon ,or hrc IfJl rhyming phroses and sentences t n Telling a star, procu 1119 strnpl • r)" t I nee s quenor-o o tp/l u r Writ ing tnf rma proctrs.nq hor 101 , tuol It I Information Unit 20 Skills Handwriting patterns handwritir p t (IS control ond movernen nr o iroqe and supr r r flood 11 I e CJO d Jr I " ( m.q ~ , I • Make sure all the letters a re the Co r ect shape and size ~ ~ '-"J c ? ~:: ~ ~ ~ L Stad eac h letter in t e correct place~ _ I • Copy these sets of letters Each set is formed in a different way _~ _ - - - , _ - - ' -­ - - - -­ - ­ -~. 3 Unit Introducing the first join There are four basic joins in handwriting Here is an example of the first join -, • • Trace over this shape with your finger • Feel how you maKe the first join Write each word twice ~- - ex teps Make some words Copy the words ! ­ -~!- Make some words Write the words you make ~ , Unit 14 Introducing break let ers Focus LooK at these words Can you see that some letters are not joined up? We never make a join after these letters ~ - Now try this ­ Copy these words 28 ex e • Write the correct word for each picture • -­ -­ - - - - - - • / ':,=,,-:- •• , /'~ \ [\ U t1l~~ Unit Capital letters ( • Begin the narnes of people - ~ U \2 /' '-' "'-i ~\.!~ (ci1 f: V ' f~/ with capital letters Never join up capital letters »> - 30 - - - - ­ Write the names of these people in alphabetical order 16 Unit Punctuation Focus - ­ • Every sentence must begin with a capital letter • Many sentences end with a I full stop ) ~ - ~ - r ~ - - ­ ­ h Copy the sentences Remember to begin each sentence with a capital letter and end it with a full stop - - ~ - - !- ­ J _ _ 32 ex ste Write each sentence Begin it with a capital letter and finish it with a full stop Write a sentence about each picture ~1 ~ W~)J '-y ~! :- ,;= Unit 17 Rhymes 34 s e Copy this rhyme Copy these rhym ing sentences Write the missing words l _~I ~ - ~ Unit 18 Telling a story Focus ­ A story has: a beginning a middle Tell this story in your own words ow ry his­ Copy this story 36 an endi ng Copy these sentences Choose the correct ending for each sentence ~ ~ ~ Write the sentences in the correct order to tell the story Unit Writing information Sometimes we have to write facts Facts tell us more _ -'- _ ­ about someth ing ­ ~ 01IftI r -­ - - - - - - - -.l1fJL ­ -, - Copy these sentences 1'1.7"7 (h I ~ r;::-.~ ClO -~ L/ ( e" ~ _ \ Ie ~ ~ ~ , -' h _ _-::., /" ·if ,1;1r '0-flll~ ,,'" ~\~ U ~ _ :; - 38 - _ - ­ Copy these sentences Write the missing word s Match the beginning of each sentence to the correct endi rite each sentence correctly tth liU ,lJW -~ Unit 20 Handwriting patterns Focus - - ­ • Practise handwriting patterns • They help you write and join letters more eas ily o ) • Why not use different colours? Y hi Copy these patterns several times , 40 Next steps Copy these patterns several times ~ - / Draw some patterns of your own Try some of these first 42 ... fourth join 22 Unit 12 Practising t he fourth join 24 Unit 13 More practice of t he fourth join 26 Unit 14 lnt ro duci g brea k letters 28 Unit 15 Capitol letters 30 Unit 16 Punctuation 32 Unit 17... handwriting is encouraged throughout the rest of the series The oct ivities, especially from Book on support the development of essential compositional writing and punctuation skills The Skills. .. some essential writing skills Writing is taught in meoningfu l conte xts, in wr it ing wo rds, phrases and sentences The book also supports the deve lopment of phon ic and spell ing skills D velop