L.O. To understand what parenthesis is and how to punctuate it. Success Criteria

I know what parenthesis is.

I know how to add parenthesis to my sentences.

I know how to punctuate parenthesis.

Starter Disgusting Cautiously Slowly Jumped Clock Vicious

Bear Sprinted Dog Rolled Quickly Time

London Inside Herd Annoying Rollercoaster

Lovely

Pen Under Blue Happily Mountain Above

Brave Gigantic Idea Happiness Below reluctantly

Determiner Adjective Noun verb Preposition Adverb

Starter Disgusting Cautiously Slowly Jumped Clock There

Bear Sprinted Dog Rolled Quickly Time

London Inside The Annoying A Lovely

These Under Blue Happily Mountain Above

Brave Gigantic Idea Happiness Below reluctantly

Determiner Adjective Noun verb Preposition Adverb

What Is Parenthesis?

Parenthesis is the addition of extra information or an afterthought in our

writing.

It can be a word, phrase or clause marked with brackets, dashes or

commas.

When a parenthesis is removed, the sentence still makes grammatical

sense.

e.g. I moved to Sheffield in 2011 (when I was six years old).

still makes sense as:

I moved to Sheffield in 2011.

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Parenthesis Punctuation

There are three possible ways to punctuate parenthesis.

Can you tell your partner the three possible ways to punctuate

parenthesis?

• Commas

• Brackets

• dashes

Spot the Parenthesis

Can you identify the parenthesis in the following sentences?

The narcissus, daffodil, is a spring plant with yellow petals.

My brother - the one who lives in Australia- is coming over for

Christmas.

Ramchester won the league today (for the fifth season running).

Remember to only put brackets, dashes or commas around the

parenthesis itself.

Check that your sentence still makes sense if you didn’t read the part you

have added the extra punctuation to.

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Adding Parenthesis

Write sentences about these pictures where you add a parenthesis:

Ready for action, Superman (wearing his

trademark red cape) called his friends to

join him in the fight against evil.

Supergirl - well

known for her

super strength

and super speed

- had beaten

Superman to

the action.

Adding Parenthesis

The Adventures of Beetle Boy

By day, Beetle Boy is a normal boy [hint: what is his name?] who attends a normal

primary school. But by night, he becomes the toughest superhero the world has ever

seen [hint: compare him to another superhero] and spends his time fighting villains.

His shell is so strong [hint: what is his shell made out of?] that he is able to withstand

anything hitting him [hint: give an example] without even the slightest bruising.

If his friends ever realised the amazing powers he has [hint: describe some of his

powers], Beetle Boy would be asked to show them off every day at school. He knows

that, as a superhero, he has sworn to keep his super powers a secret [hint: explain

how this makes him feel] and use them only to protect the world from evil.

Make this story setting more exciting and interesting with the addition of

parenthesis. There are a few hints but you might want to add your own

excellent ideas…

Adding Parenthesis Answers

The Adventures of Beetle Boy

By day, Beetle Boy is a normal boy, called Billy, who attends a normal primary

school. But by night, he becomes the toughest superhero the world has ever seen –

even stronger than Iron Man – and spends his time fighting villains. His shell is so

strong (possibly made out of space rock) that he is able to withstand anything hitting

him – even a bullet – without even the slightest bruising.

If his friends ever realised the amazing powers he has (super strength, flying and

walking up walls being just three of the many), Beetle Boy would be asked to show

them off every day at school. He knows that, as a superhero, he has sworn to keep

his super powers a secret, which he doesn’t always find very easy, and use them

only to protect the world from evil.

Make this story setting more exciting and interesting with the addition of

parenthesis. There are a few hints but you might want to add your own

excellent ideas…

Persuasive Parenthesis

Could you add parentheses to these advertising slogans to make them

even more persuasive?

The Clean-o-Matic 3000 is the answer to all

your cleaning needs!

Try Twinkl Pops today!

Tasteroids are a delicious, healthy snack!

Persuasive Parenthesis Answers

Could you add parentheses to these advertising slogans to make them

even more persuasive?

The Clean-o-Matic 3000, the world’s first housemaid

robot, is the answer to all your cleaning needs!

Try Twinkl Pops today (just add milk)!

Tasteroids – available in five yummy flavours - are a

delicious, healthy snack!

Quick Quiz 1

Decide where the punctuation for parenthesis should be in these sentences:

The newspaper which is normally delivered at 9:30 did not come today.

Today we went on a trip to York where I had never been before.

Some people don’t like the rain especially in England but I do.

Many cats but not all of them sleep for 15 hours a day.

Ricki plays the guitar I am sure he will be a rock star one day in our school band.

Did you and your partner agree? If not, can you explain why?

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Quick Quiz 2

Identify whether the following sentences correctly use the punctuation for

parenthesis:

Her father a spy drove his daughter – to the cinema – to meet friends.

Her father – a spy – drove his daughter to the cinema to meet friends.

I don’t believe in UFOs (unidentified flying objects).

Shelly the captain, of the team, was a very skilful player.

Shelly, the captain of the team, was a very skilful player.

St. George, the patron saint of England, was a Roman soldier.

Recap of the term QuizWe have done lots of work on our punctuation, grammar and writing techniques this term. Let’s recap to see how much you can remember!

What word is a synonym for morning?

Dusk

Dawn

Day

What word is a Antonym for morning?

Dusk

Dawn

Day

What is a prefix?

A suffix goes before the root word and changes its meaning

A suffix goes after the root word and changes its meaning

Which sentence uses a semicolon correctly?

It was almost half time; the team hadn’t scored a single goal.

It was almost half time the team hadn’t scored; a single goal.

Although it was almost half time; the tea hadn’t scored a single goal.

Name the 5 things in our suspense and tension toolkit.

Our suspense and tension toolkit √

Short snappy sentences

Using the senses to describe(See, hear, taste, touch, smell)

Describing the weather or darkness

With holding information from the reader

Revealing characters thoughts

Which of these are examples of model verbs?

Could, Would, Should, Will, Have, Must.

Jump, ran, sit, went.

Quizhttps://wordwall.net/resource/46088/english/match-up-punctuation