Consolidating Apostrophes Year 4 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and application and reasoning resources. This pack is designed to work alongside our GPS Scheme of Work for Summer Block 3.
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This pack includes:
English Year 4: (4G5.8) Indicating possession by using the possessive apostrophe with plural nouns
English Year 4: (4G5.8) The grammatical difference between plural and possessive –s
English Year 4: (4G5.8) Apostrophes to mark plural possession [for example, the girl’s name, the girls’ names]
Differentiation:
Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to consolidate recognising and using apostrophes for contractions where one letter is omitted from one word, apostrophes for possession where the singular noun does not end in -s and plural nouns are regular.
Expected Questions to consolidate recognising and using apostrophes for contractions where one or more letters are omitted from one word, apostrophes for possession where the singular noun can end in -s and with plural nouns which are regular or irregular.
Greater Depth Questions to consolidate recognising and using apostrophes for contractions where one or more letters are omitted from both words, apostrophes for possession where two singular nouns are used (Max and Ruby’s ball) and with collective nouns, for example: the audience’s refreshments.
Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Rewrite sentences using apostrophes for possession or contraction where one letter is omitted from one word.
Expected Rewrite sentences using apostrophes for possession or contraction where one or more letters are omitted from one word.
Greater Depth Rewrite sentences using apostrophes for possession or contraction where one or more letters are omitted from both words.
Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Construct sentences and include apostrophes for singular and plural possession where the singular noun does not end in -s and plural nouns are regular.
Expected Construct sentences and include apostrophes for singular and plural possession where the singular noun can end in -s and with plural nouns which are regular or irregular.
Greater Depth Construct sentences and include apostrophes for singular apostrophes where two singular nouns are used and with collective nouns.
Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain correct apostrophe use in a given word. Vocabulary includes possessive pronouns, possession where the singular noun does not end in -s and contractions where one letter is omitted from one word.
Expected Explain correct apostrophe use in a given word. Vocabulary includes possessive pronouns, possession where the noun ends in -s and contractions where one or more letters are omitted from one word.
Greater Depth Explain correct apostrophe use in a given word. Vocabulary includes possessive pronouns, possessive apostrophes where two singular nouns are used and contractions where one or more letters are omitted from both words.
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