Literacy Progress Unit
Aiming for Level 4
Objective:
• To learn that clauses can be moved
within sentences for effect, and to
increase fluency and reader interest.
Session 16
Varying sentence
When it is raining football practice is
cancelled.
Football practice is cancelled when it is
raining.
If we do our Geography homework on time
the teacher praises us.
The teacher praises us if we do our
Geography homework on time.
I do my homework when I get in from school
so that I can watch television without
worrying about it
When I get in from school I do my homework
so that I can watch television without
worrying about it
So that I can watch television without
worrying about it I do my homework when I
get in from school
When the moon went down, the garage door
creaked open. When I listened carefully, something rustled in the darkness. When I stared, I could see nothing beyond the vague shapes of old boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was warm in the
doorway, there was a musty smell.
When I felt brave enough, I struggled into the
garage and wedged the door open with a piece of old box. When I did this, light poured into the
darkness.
When a cobweb brushed my face, I felt the sudden tickle of a spider crawl across my cheek. When I
When the moon went down, the
garage door creaked open. When I
listened carefully, something
rustled in the darkness. When I
stared, I could see nothing beyond
the vague shapes of old boxes
and cartons piled high. Although it
was warm in the doorway, there
was a musty smell.
When the moon went down, the garage door creaked open. When I listened carefully,
something rustled in the darkness. When I
stared, I could see nothing beyond the vague shapes of old
boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was warm in the doorway, there was a musty
smell.
When the moon went down, the garage door creaked open. When I listened carefully,
something rustled in the darkness. When I
stared, I could see nothing beyond the vague shapes of old
boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was
warm in the doorway, there was a musty
smell. When the moon went
down, the garage door creaked open. When I listened carefully,
something rustled in the darkness. When I
stared, I could see nothing beyond the vague shapes of old
boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was warm in the doorway, there was a musty
smell.
When the moon went down, the garage door creaked open. I stood still, listening carefully. Something rustled in the darkness. When I stared, I could see
nothing beyond the vague shapes of old
boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was
warm in the doorway, there was a musty
smell. When the moon went
down, the garage door creaked open. When I listened carefully,
something rustled in the darkness. When I
stared, I could see nothing beyond the vague shapes of old
boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was
warm in the doorway, there was a musty
smell.
When the moon went down, the garage door creaked open. I stood still, listening carefully. Something rustled in the darkness. As I
stared, I could see nothing beyond the vague shapes of old
boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was
warm in the doorway, there was a musty
smell. When the moon went
down, the garage door creaked open. When I listened carefully,
something rustled in the darkness. When I
stared, I could see nothing beyond the vague shapes of old
boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was warm in the doorway, there was a musty
smell.
When the moon went down, the garage door creaked open. I stood still, listening carefully. Something rustled in the darkness. As I
stared, I could see nothing beyond the vague shapes of old
boxes and cartons piled high. Although it was
warm in the doorway, there was a musty
smell.
