Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Years 4-6: Jack and the Crystal Fang

Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Years 4-6: Jack and the Crystal Fang
Alison Wilcox
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h246 x 174mm - 80pg
21 Sep 2021 UK
9781032040950
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The only cure for a deadly plague sweeping the country is the crystal fang of a dragon that has terrorised the surrounding countryside for many years. Until now, the location of its den on Dragon Ridge Mountain has remained a mystery. In a race against time, Jack battles through a storm to reach the top of Dragon Ridge Mountain. With Merlin to guide him, Jack enters the dragon' s den and comes face-to-face with the monstrous beast. A story of courage, magic and one boy' s brave quest to fulfil a destiny foretold by the legends of long ago. Join Jack on his journey as he writes the story with the assistance of the magician Merlin and Punctua, the Fairy Godmother of Writing to punctuate properly and become a bestselling author. Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Years 4-6: Jack and the Crystal Fang is part of a short series of age specific, beautifully illustrated stories that can be read for pleasure and/or used as a contextualized resource, containing a step by step guide to teaching punctuation. The characters from each story are used to demonstrate a range of punctuation rules in a fun and engaging way appropriate to its age group. Areas covered include:Formulating punctuation rulesThe use of misconceptions to highlight common errorsTeaching tips to provide a punctuation modelIt explores the impact of punctuation on reading, understanding, meaning and effect, and can be used as a basis for pupils' own punctuation or included in their ' Writer' s Toolkit. These new Descriptosaurus stories are an indispensable teaching aid for making punctuation fun for all Primary Teachers and Literacy Coordinators.
Alison Wilcox is the author of the Descriptosaurus series who has worked as a primary school teacher for many years. Whilst teaching, she developed Descriptosaurus to scaffold and improve children' s creative writing, with dramatic results, and she made the decision to give up full-time teaching to work on the Descriptosaurus series. To keep up to date with current practices in schools, Alison undertakes brief teaching assignments, works with schools to develop new resources and conducts workshops for schools and teaching alliances.
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ISBN-13: 9781032040950
Published: 21 Sep 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Taylor & Francis
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Format: Paperback
Height: 246mm
Width: 174mm
Pages: 80

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