Analyse Lesson 5
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
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the dusk growing darker still
,______________________,
Without a moment to lose
they approached their target
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the dusk growing darker still
,______________________,
Without a moment to lose
they approached their target
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She knew how important it was not to interfere with man eating animals.
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Hunted in the Tundra
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry. Amaruq knew this was their ancient tradition – harvesting the meat of seals, caribou and polar bears had been the way of Inuit tribes for millennia. He just could not imagine harming an animal that he had always been taught to respect, yet he knew his grandfather was counting on him. Troubled thoughts stirred over his conscience with the whipping wind.
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The girl looked up with sadness at her stone faced grandfather.
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There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear.
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desperation
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“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.”
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The mountains were silent giants watching over the frozen plains.
A veil of icy silver covered the tundra.
The polar bear was a ghost in the endless white.
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Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk.
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The boy
through the snow.
trudged
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Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry.
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Which One's Right?
A They made a half hearted attempt to chase after the creature.
B They made a half hearted-attempt to chase after the creature.
C They made-a half hearted attempt to chase after the creature.
D They made a half-hearted attempt to chase after the creature.
Which One's Right?
Which words or phrases show emotion?
B usual weather
A icy mists
C Inuit tribes
D twist with worry
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“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.”
“Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be,” the boy argued, his eyes now as fierce as his grandfather’s. “If we truly share a spiritual connection with these bears – if we really respect them, then we should let him go, shouldn’t we?”
Katjuk blinked, then began to falter. Ever so carefully, he allowed the rifle to fall to his side. Together, they watched the bear disappear into the white.
Suddenly, Katjuk grasped his grandson’s arm. “Look, child,” Katjuk said in a forceful whisper. “It is the nanuq, see?” The boy knew exactly what his grandfather meant before he even saw for himself: he knew that nanuq meant ‘master of bears’. There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear. He lifted the heavy weapon, aimed as he had been taught to, but froze as he stared at his target. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t the bear that was the monster here. Trembling with cold and fear, he put the rifle down. “I’m sorry, Papa. I can’t do it,” he muttered, his voice quivering. Katjuk grunted in frustration, and focusing on the distant white shape, he lifted the gun from the ground. He took aim.
Suddenly, Katjuk grasped his grandson’s arm. “Look, child,” Katjuk said in a forceful whisper. “It is the nanuq, see?” The boy knew exactly what his grandfather meant before he even saw for himself: he knew that nanuq meant ‘master of bears’. There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear. He lifted the heavy weapon, aimed as he had been taught to, but froze as he stared at his target. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t the bear that was the monster here. Trembling with cold and fear, he put the rifle down. “I’m sorry, Papa. I can’t do it,” he muttered, his voice quivering. Katjuk grunted in frustration, and focusing on the distant white shape, he lifted the gun from the ground. He took aim.
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry. Amaruq knew this was their ancient tradition – harvesting the meat of seals, caribou and polar bears had been the way of Inuit tribes for millennia. He just could not imagine harming an animal that he had always been taught to respect, yet he knew his grandfather was counting on him. Troubled thoughts stirred over his conscience with the whipping wind.
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry. Amaruq knew this was their ancient tradition – harvesting the meat of seals, caribou and polar bears had been the way of Inuit tribes for millennia. He just could not imagine harming an animal that he had always been taught to respect, yet he knew his grandfather was counting on him. Troubled thoughts stirred over his conscience with the whipping wind.
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.”
“Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be,” the boy argued, his eyes now as fierce as his grandfather’s. “If we truly share a spiritual connection with these bears – if we really respect them, then we should let him go, shouldn’t we?”
Katjuk blinked, then began to falter. Ever so carefully, he allowed the rifle to fall to his side. Together, they watched the bear disappear into the white.
Suddenly, Katjuk grasped his grandson’s arm. “Look, child,” Katjuk said in a forceful whisper. “It is the nanuq, see?” The boy knew exactly what his grandfather meant before he even saw for himself: he knew that nanuq meant ‘master of bears’. There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear. He lifted the heavy weapon, aimed as he had been taught to, but froze as he stared at his target. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t the bear that was the monster here. Trembling with cold and fear, he put the rifle down. “I’m sorry, Papa. I can’t do it,” he muttered, his voice quivering. Katjuk grunted in frustration, and focusing on the distant white shape, he lifted the gun from the ground. He took aim.
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.”
“Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be,” the boy argued, his eyes now as fierce as his grandfather’s. “If we truly share a spiritual connection with these bears – if we really respect them, then we should let him go, shouldn’t we?”
Katjuk blinked, then began to falter. Ever so carefully, he allowed the rifle to fall to his side. Together, they watched the bear disappear into the white.
The mountains were silent giants watching over the frozen plains.
A veil of icy silver covered the tundra.
The polar bear was a ghost in the endless white.
Without a moment to lose
the dusk growing darker still
,______________________,
they approached their target
She knew how important it was not to interfere with man-eating animals.
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Analyse Lesson 5
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Let me say the sentence before I click.
Commas for Parenthesis
the dusk growing darker still
,______________________,
Without a moment to lose
they approached their target
Re-read
Build
the dusk growing darker still
,______________________,
Without a moment to lose
they approached their target
Check
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Let me say the sentences before I click.
Hyphens for clarity
She knew how important it was not to interfere with man eating animals.
She knew how important it was not to interfere with man-eating animals.
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Build
Drag the hyphen into the sentence to clarify the meaning.
Check
She knew how important it was not to interfere with man eating animals.
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Let's take a quick look at how the Example Text is presented and the features it has
The Example Text has...
Title
Paragraph
Third Person
Adjectives
Personification
Text structure
Features
Hunted in the Tundra
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry. Amaruq knew this was their ancient tradition – harvesting the meat of seals, caribou and polar bears had been the way of Inuit tribes for millennia. He just could not imagine harming an animal that he had always been taught to respect, yet he knew his grandfather was counting on him. Troubled thoughts stirred over his conscience with the whipping wind.
Third Person
Adjectives
Personification
Title
Paragraph
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Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 5-8 in the Example Text?
Writer's Knowledge
Interesting verbs
Hyphens
Words and phrases to show feelings
Metaphors
Let's work in:
Stations
Pairs
Groups
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Hyphens
Place a hyphen to make the meaning of the sentence clear.
The girl looked up with sadness at her stone faced grandfather.
They watched the fast moving pack of wolves dart over the plains.
It was no use...she was ill equipped to stop her father.
Check
Hyphens
Let's find and discuss
There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Hyphens
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Interesting verbs
Hyphens
Metaphors
Words and phrases to show feelings
Let me show you
Words and phrases to show feelings
Check
Match the phrase to the feeling.
Trembling with cold and fear...
anxiety
twist with worry
frightened
unsettled
looking up desperately
desperation
felt peculiar
Words and phrases to show feelings
Let's find and discuss
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.”
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Words and phrases to show feelings
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Interesting verbs
Hyphens
Metaphors
Words and phrases to show feelings
Let me show you
Metaphors
Underline the metaphors in the sentences.
The mountains were silent giants watching over the frozen plains.
A veil of icy silver covered the tundra.
The polar bear was a ghost in the endless white.
Check
Metaphors
Let's find and discuss
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk.
Reveal
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Metaphors
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Writer's Knowledge
Hyphens
Words and phrases to show feelings
Metaphors
Interesting verbs
Interesting verbs
Let me show you
Click the verbs from least to most interesting to make the power meter rise.
The boy
through the snow.
trudged
moved
walked
trudged
Interesting verbs
Let's find and discuss
Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry.
Replace?
Remove?
Feel
Imagine
Reveal
Your Turn: Which paragraphs will you look at?
Interesting verbs
Imagine Feel Replace? Remove?
Reveal
Question Quiz Time
Secret Selector
Team Competition
How will we answer our questions today?
Vote
ThumbsUp
ThinkPair Share
Bob Up
Hyphens
Which One's Right?
A They made a half hearted attempt to chase after the creature.
B They made a half hearted-attempt to chase after the creature.
C They made-a half hearted attempt to chase after the creature.
D They made a half-hearted attempt to chase after the creature.
Which One's Right?
Which words or phrases show emotion?
B usual weather
A icy mists
C Inuit tribes
D twist with worry
True or False?
Metaphors don't help to add depth to description.
True
False
Picture Me
Which is the best match for the verb 'hunched'?
Can I find and discuss Writer’s Knowledge 5-8 in the Example Text?
CEW
Handwriting
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Feedback: Who did what well?
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.” “Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be,” the boy argued, his eyes now as fierce as his grandfather’s. “If we truly share a spiritual connection with these bears – if we really respect them, then we should let him go, shouldn’t we?” Katjuk blinked, then began to falter. Ever so carefully, he allowed the rifle to fall to his side. Together, they watched the bear disappear into the white.
Suddenly, Katjuk grasped his grandson’s arm. “Look, child,” Katjuk said in a forceful whisper. “It is the nanuq, see?” The boy knew exactly what his grandfather meant before he even saw for himself: he knew that nanuq meant ‘master of bears’. There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear. He lifted the heavy weapon, aimed as he had been taught to, but froze as he stared at his target. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t the bear that was the monster here. Trembling with cold and fear, he put the rifle down. “I’m sorry, Papa. I can’t do it,” he muttered, his voice quivering. Katjuk grunted in frustration, and focusing on the distant white shape, he lifted the gun from the ground. He took aim.
Suddenly, Katjuk grasped his grandson’s arm. “Look, child,” Katjuk said in a forceful whisper. “It is the nanuq, see?” The boy knew exactly what his grandfather meant before he even saw for himself: he knew that nanuq meant ‘master of bears’. There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear. He lifted the heavy weapon, aimed as he had been taught to, but froze as he stared at his target. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t the bear that was the monster here. Trembling with cold and fear, he put the rifle down. “I’m sorry, Papa. I can’t do it,” he muttered, his voice quivering. Katjuk grunted in frustration, and focusing on the distant white shape, he lifted the gun from the ground. He took aim.
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry. Amaruq knew this was their ancient tradition – harvesting the meat of seals, caribou and polar bears had been the way of Inuit tribes for millennia. He just could not imagine harming an animal that he had always been taught to respect, yet he knew his grandfather was counting on him. Troubled thoughts stirred over his conscience with the whipping wind.
Through the icy mists of the bitterly desolate tundra, two hunched figures made their way across the snowpack. They were surrounded by a frozen sea of white. Narrowing their eyes, they squinted against the blinding brightness around them. This was usual weather in the Arctic environment where they lived, but today, eleven-year-old Amaruq felt peculiar as he trudged along with his elderly grandfather, Katjuk. Today was a special day: young Amaruq was to hunt and kill his first polar bear. As they trekked through the windstorm, he felt his stomach twist with worry. Amaruq knew this was their ancient tradition – harvesting the meat of seals, caribou and polar bears had been the way of Inuit tribes for millennia. He just could not imagine harming an animal that he had always been taught to respect, yet he knew his grandfather was counting on him. Troubled thoughts stirred over his conscience with the whipping wind.
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.” “Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be,” the boy argued, his eyes now as fierce as his grandfather’s. “If we truly share a spiritual connection with these bears – if we really respect them, then we should let him go, shouldn’t we?” Katjuk blinked, then began to falter. Ever so carefully, he allowed the rifle to fall to his side. Together, they watched the bear disappear into the white.
Suddenly, Katjuk grasped his grandson’s arm. “Look, child,” Katjuk said in a forceful whisper. “It is the nanuq, see?” The boy knew exactly what his grandfather meant before he even saw for himself: he knew that nanuq meant ‘master of bears’. There, in the far-off distance, stood the most glorious creature he had ever laid eyes on: a magnificent bear with a shocking, ice-white coat of dense fur. Katjuk handed Amaruq his rifle, which he took, shaking. “It is your destiny to be a hunter, Amaruq. That is why your mother named you after the wolf, you know.” The boy looked back to the pitch-black gaze of the monstrous bear. He lifted the heavy weapon, aimed as he had been taught to, but froze as he stared at his target. Maybe, just maybe, it wasn’t the bear that was the monster here. Trembling with cold and fear, he put the rifle down. “I’m sorry, Papa. I can’t do it,” he muttered, his voice quivering. Katjuk grunted in frustration, and focusing on the distant white shape, he lifted the gun from the ground. He took aim.
“Wait, Papa, please!” Amaruq begged, looking up desperately at his stone-faced grandfather. Narrow-eyed and intense, Katjuk glanced down from the rifle, held straight as an arrow. “Why?” he seethed, angry with Amaruq but trying to remain quiet. He didn’t want to lose a kill that would feed his whole tribe for weeks. “This is what we do. This is what we have always done.” “Well, maybe it doesn’t have to be,” the boy argued, his eyes now as fierce as his grandfather’s. “If we truly share a spiritual connection with these bears – if we really respect them, then we should let him go, shouldn’t we?” Katjuk blinked, then began to falter. Ever so carefully, he allowed the rifle to fall to his side. Together, they watched the bear disappear into the white.
The mountains were silent giants watching over the frozen plains.
A veil of icy silver covered the tundra.
The polar bear was a ghost in the endless white.
Without a moment to lose
the dusk growing darker still
,______________________,
they approached their target
She knew how important it was not to interfere with man-eating animals.