Year 1 · Writing Your Own Sentences and Stories · Summary
Year 1 English Writing Your Own Sentences and Stories: summary and key words
Part of the Year 1 English writing your own sentences and stories chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Say it first | Say the sentence out loud, touch a finger for each word, then write it. |
| Order the story | Use first, next, then, after that and finally, in the order things happen. |
| Plan with pictures | Draw one picture for each sentence, in order. Write one sentence under each picture. |
| Read it back | Read it aloud. Check it makes sense, and check the capital letters, full stops and spaces. |
| Labels, lists and captions | A label is one or two words. A list has one thing on each line. A caption is a sentence. |
| Dictation | Say each word slowly. Choose a letter, or two letters, for each sound. Write tricky words as learned. |
Can you…?
- I can say a sentence out loud before I write it
- I can put sentences in order to tell a story
- I can use first, next, then, after that and finally
- I can plan a short story with pictures
- I can read my writing back and check that it makes sense
- I can write a label, a list and a caption
- I can write a short sentence from dictation, using the sounds and tricky words I know
Key terms
- recount
- a story that tells what happened, in the order it happened
- sequence word
- a word that shows the order of events, such as first, next, then, after that and finally
- plan
- a set of pictures or notes that shows what you will write, before you write it
- label
- one or two words that name a thing in a picture
- list
- several things written one under another, one on each line
- caption
- a whole sentence that tells us about a picture
- dictation
- a sentence that a grown-up reads aloud for you to write down
- tricky word
- a word that does not follow the usual sounds, so it is learned by sight
- read back
- to read your own writing again, to check it