This online course has been retired / is no longer available. It has been replaced by Grammar: Sentence Types and Structures - Connecting Ideas by Professor Beverly Derewianka, a self-paced online course by Professor Beverly Dereiwanka (A New Grammar Companion for Teachers). View the full course description and register your place.

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This significantly refreshed and revised course by Dr. Rod Campbell provides teachers with specific strategies and tactics for the explicit teaching of clause types, verb groups, and the application of this knowledge to the writing of different varieties of sentences. Aligned with the latest curriculums and syllabuses, this is a practical and clear grammar course for teachers wanting to consolidate their knowledge about the teaching of clauses and sentence types. The course breaks down the components of a paragraph and explores the context of various text types to effectively construct paragraphs. Additionally, there is an introduction to the elements of writing narrative, and detailed information for engaging students in writing about characters and settings, as part of learning about sentence varieties and their use.

 Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the different types of verbs and verb groups (as well as incomplete verbs)
• Feel equipped to use a structured, scaffolded approach for teaching about clauses and verb groups
• Deepen your knowledge of the categories of conjunctions and their critical role in clauses and sentences
• Explore the comma: the hardest working punctuation mark!
• Unpack simple, complex and compound sentences
• Put it into action: how do you use students’ grammatical knowledge of clauses and sentences in a narrative writing task?
• Form paragraphs using different sentence and clauses types
• Understand the context of different text types when constructing a paragraph

Who should participate?

• Classroom teachers F-6
• Literacy Leaders
• Curriculum and Instructional Leaders
• Heads of Teaching and Learning

How does it work?

• Individuals: upon registration individuals will be sent a link to access the PL on our online learning platform.
• Group Booking: Schools interested in making a group booking should email us the number of teachers they wish to enrol in order to receive a quote
• PL Subscription: Access this course via the PL Subscription homepage. All PL subscription members receive free access to all online unmoderated courses. 

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 Completing this course comprises 3 hours of online professional learning addressing standards 1.1.2, 2.1.2, 2.2.2, 2.5.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.

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• Teaching patterns of English: phrases and noun groups