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

  1. 1

    Imagine your friend says 'The dog was big.' vs 'The dog was ENORMOUS!' 🐕

  2. 2

    Which word makes the dog sound bigger? 🐕

  3. 3

    Drag the words into the right bucket — which one is a 'strong' word and which is a 'weak' word?

  4. 4

    Let's look at these two sentences together:

  5. 5

    Which word in 'The girl sprinted to the finish' tells you she went fast? 🏃‍♀️

  6. 6

    Pick a stronger word to replace 'nice' in 'It was a nice day.' ☀️

  7. 7

    Which word makes the day sound BEST? ☀️

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