monday 1 march lo: to understand modal verbs

Monday 1st MarchLO: To understand modal verbs.

Today we are going to start by reading part of a new story before looking at our learning objective in a bit more detail.

We will read up to, ‘What was he to do?’ on slide 21.

Monday 1st MarchLO: To understand modal verbs.

Henry needs to stop eating books!

Over the next few days you are going to create an advert for your favourite meal to show Henry that there are other options

out there!

Monday 1st MarchTo understand modal verbs.

To do this, we will use modal verbs to help us.

Here is a selection of modal verbs.

What do you notice about them?

Modal verbs show when things

are needed, likely or possible.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zwwp8mn/articles/zps4pbk. (first video)

We can use modal verbs in our writing to try and persuade people. For example, in an advert.

What does persuade mean?

We can use modal verbs in our writing to try and persuade people. For example, in an advert.

What does persuade mean?

To persuade someone is to cause them to do or believe

something.

When we try to persuadesomeone of something through

our writing, this is called persuasive writing.

An advert is a kind of persuasive writing.

What are adverts

used for?

Can you think of any examples?

What features might an

advert need to have?

Adverts are made to persuade people to choose or buy something.

They might use some of these skills:

modal verbstier 2 and 3 adjectives

and superlatives

What is a superlative?

A superlative describes something as the best by:

saying it is the ‘most’ something. For example, the most scrumptious

or by using an est suffixFor example, the tastiest or the yummiest

Let’s read the beginning of this advert together.

How does it try to persuade you to buy this

meal?Do you spot any of these

skills:

modal verbs, tier 2 and 3 adjectives and superlatives

Scrumptious Sizzling Sausages and Mash

You must buy this tasty meal because it is the most delicious meal in the galaxy! You will be so sad if you miss out. If you don’t by this meal today, you may never know

just how scrumptious and sizzling sausages can be. The mash potato is the most creamy and delectable mash ever.

skills:

Your task today is to read the two adverts on the website and underline

and label any persuasive features that you see.

Look out for:modal verbs, tier 2 and 3 adjectives

and superlatives

monday 1 march lo: to understand modal verbs

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