Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements English Language Structures and

Curriculum Assessment Policy Statements English Language Structures and Conventions pp 93 - 94 Grade 12 2013

INTRODUCTION �Why is grammar so important?

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SENTENCE TYPES ANALYSIS OF SENTENCES

EDIT YOUR SENTENCES PROCESS 1. Underline the finite verb/s. 2. Identify the subject/s. 3. Circle the conjunction/s. 4. Bracket the sub-ordinate clauses using round brackets. 5. Bracket the main clause/s using square brackets.

Poetry and sentence types Because I could not stop for Death By Emily Dickinson Because I could not stop for Death He kindly stopped for me The Carriage held but just Ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove – He knew no haste And I had put away My labour and my leisure too, For his Civility. We passed the School, where Children strove At Recess – in the Ring. We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain We passed the Setting Sun -

Or rather – He passed us – The Dews drew quivering and chill – For only Gossamer, my Gown – My Tippet – only Tulle – We paused before a House that seemed A swelling of the Ground – The Roof was scarcely visible – The Cornice – in the Ground – Since then –’tis Centuries – and yet Feels shorter than the Day I first surmised the Horses’ Heads Were toward Eternity –

Analyse this sentence: 1. Underline the finite verb/s.

Sentences 2. Identify the subject/s Subj. 3. Circle the conjunction/s Subj.

Sentences 4. Bracket the sub-ordinate clauses using round brackets. Subj. 5. Bracket the main clause/s using square brackets. Subj.

Rewrite the first two lines of the poem as a sentence. �Because I could not stop for Death – he kindly stopped for me. Change the word order He kindly stopped for me because I could not stop for Death - Complex sentence. Loose sentence. Because I could not stop for Death – he kindly stopped for me. Complex sentence. Periodic sentence • Discussion: Is word order important?

The digital divide � Some educators believe that technology in the classroom is distracting and divisive. How do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

The digital revolution The dilemma Is it advisable to encourage or build reliance on the use of computers for spell checks and grammar correction? �He was a soar looser. �A woman without her man, is nothing. �A woman, without her, man is nothing.

The digital revolution � Experts agree the learning possibilities with tablets and their educational apps are endless. But how will tablets change education in South Africa, and what will the impact be on basic reading and writing skills? � Some experts believe that using tablets should only be introduced from Grade 6, once a child’s reading and writing skills are well established. � “You don’t have to write when using a tablet and there apps that can read text to you. This means kids will be less likely to develop these skills. . . “ � The biggest worry for South African education authorities is that tablets will cause the information gap between rich and poor to widen even more.

“i. Pads are the new Slate Boards. ” April 26, 2012 By Phil Jones