Magpie's Adventure: Conjunctions and Conclusions

Year 2 English Completing Stories with Conjunctions 60 minutes

WALT - We Are Learning To

Complete a story by writing the climax and conclusion Use conjunctions like 'because', 'when', and 'if' Add detail and meaning to our sentences Check our work using a checklist

Slow Write Warm-Up

Write 3 sentences using adjectives Describe size, quality, and material Example: 'The shiny key was small' Think about our magpie story

What Are Conjunctions?

Conjunctions are joining words They connect ideas in sentences Year 1: 'and', 'but' Year 2: 'because', 'when', 'if' They make our writing more interesting!

Visual Sentence Grid

Story Climax and Conclusion

{"left":"The magpie flew over tall hills because he needed to find the cave\nHe dodged the fox's sharp teeth when danger appeared\nThe dragon helped because magpie was brave","right":"Magpie found the golden key when he looked in the cave\nEveryone celebrated because the adventure was complete\nThe forest was peaceful when magpie returned home"}

Your Turn to Write!

Use your sentence grid to plan Write the climax of your magpie story Include conjunctions: because, when, if Use the checklist to check your work Add describing words (adjectives)

Success Criteria Check

✓ I wrote sentences that continue the story ✓ I used conjunctions to add detail ✓ I used adjectives to describe ✓ I checked my work with the checklist ✓ My sentences make sense