419 prompts matching "Writing: Writing Starter Task — planning a narrative with a beginning"
Ellipsis: leaving words out for effect
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me what ellipsis punctuation is and how it can be
Using 'however' and 'therefore' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the correct punctuation and placement for usin
Time connectives for a recount
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me a bank of time connectives useful for writing
Building a cohesive concluding paragraph
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to write a concluding paragraph that links
Spacing my words evenly on the page
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me why even spacing between words matters for nea
Margins and indenting new paragraphs neatly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use margins and indent new paragraphs n
Taking notes while listening to a talk
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to take short, useful notes while listenin
Spotting bias in a spoken argument
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to spot bias or one-sidedness in a spoken
Using evidence to back up a spoken opinion
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to support a spoken opinion with clear evi
Listening for tone: is the speaker serious or joking
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to listen for tone of voice to work out wh
Answering unexpected questions confidently in a talk
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me strategies for answering an unexpected questio
Modal verbs: must, might, could, should
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how modal verbs like must, might, could and sh
Apostrophes for possession: singular and plural
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rules for using apostrophes to show singul
Determiners: this, that, these, those
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to use the determiners this, that, these a
Direct and indirect objects in a sentence
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me how to identify the direct and indirect object
Using 'a' and 'an' correctly
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the rule for choosing between 'a' and 'an', in
Commas in a list versus commas for clauses
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Teach me the difference between using commas in a list
Common Entrance vocabulary quiz: mixed word meanings
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Quiz me with a mixed set of Common Entrance-level vocab
Building my personal 'wow words' list
Act as my Primary 6 English tutor. Help me build a personal list of impressive 'wow words'