EnglishYear 5Reading
Evaluate authors’ language choices
Evaluate how authors use language, considering the impact on the reader and the effectiveness of word choices
What you'll learn
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Imagine your friend says 'The dog was big.' vs 'The dog was ENORMOUS!' 🐕
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Which word makes the dog sound bigger? 🐕
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Drag the words into the right bucket — which one is a 'strong' word and which is a 'weak' word?
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Let's look at these two sentences together:
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Which word in 'The girl sprinted to the finish' tells you she went fast? 🏃♀️
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Pick a stronger word to replace 'nice' in 'It was a nice day.' ☀️
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Which word makes the day sound BEST? ☀️
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