Overview

Captain Christopher Moody, based on a real-life pirate, has always longed for adventure. So, when he finds a treasure map, he decides to find a crew, find the treasure and find the greatest adventure the world had ever seen! Meet some weird pirates, a spooky island and a fearsome sea monster in this epic tale. On his journey, Captain Moody writes the story with the assistance of Blackbeard the pirate and Punctua, the Fairy Godmother of Writing, to punctuate properly and become a bestselling author. Descriptosaurus Punctuation in Action Year 2: Captain Moody and His Pirate Crew 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 the book's age group. Areas covered include: formulating punctuation rules. the use of misconceptions to highlight common errors. teaching tips to provide a punctuation model. The book 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.

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Author:   Adam Bushnell
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.222kg
ISBN:  

9781032040790

ISBN 10:   1032040793
Pages:   96
Publication Date:   21 September 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction PART A: THE STORY OF CAPTAIN MOODY AND HIS PIRATE CREW CHAPTER 1 The Map CHAPTER 2 The Crew CHAPTER 3 The Flag CHAPTER 4 The Journey CHAPTER 5 The Island CHAPTER 6 The Monster CHAPTER 7 The Battle CHAPTER 8 The Party PART B: LEARNING PUNCTUATION WITH THE CHARACTERS CHAPTER 9 Meet the Characters Section 1: Captain Moody Section 2: Blackbeard Section 3: Punctua (Fairy Godmother of Writing) CHAPTER 10 Editing a Story Section 1: Writing and Editing Tips Section 2: Sentences Section 3: Comma Splicing CHAPTER 11 Capital Letters Section 1: Beginning of a sentence/names of people Section 2: Names of places Section 3: Days of the Week and Months of the Year Section 4: Capital Letters Editing Checklist CHAPTER 12 Question Marks CHAPTER 13 Exclamation Marks CHAPTER 14 Inverted Commas (Speech Marks) Section 1: When and How to Use Inverted Commas Section 2: How to punctuate inside the Inverted Commas CHAPTER 15 Apostrophes Section 1: Apopstrophes for Possession Section 2: Apostrophes for Contraction CHAPTER 16 Commas Section 1: In a list Section 2: To avoid misunderstandings Section 3: To separate parts of a sentence APPENDIX: Checklist: Captain Moody’s Editing Checklist Level 1: Punctuation Checklist: Captain Moody’s Editing Checklist Level 2: Punctuation Blackbeard’s Challenge Certificate: Editing Level 1 Certificate: Editing Level 2

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"Adam Bushnell is an award-winning and Amazon number one best-selling author of fictional and academic books. He works in the UK and internationally in both state and private education delivering creative writing workshops to all ages. His books have been selected by the School Library Association for the ""Boys into Books"" recommended reading list. Previously a teacher, Adam also delivers CPD to teachers and others working in education on how to inspire writing in the classroom."

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