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Contractions PowerPoint
A 24-slide editable PowerPoint template about contractions.
This teaching presentation covers the following concepts:
- a definition of contractions
- explanations and examples of the different contraction combinations
- activities for students.
Note: This teaching presentation contains animations and is best viewed in Slide Show mode.
This PowerPoint is best used in conjunction with the following resources:
NSW Curriculum alignment
- EN2-9B
Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
Victorian Curriculum alignment
- VCELA260
Know that word contractions are a feature of informal language and that apostrophes of contraction are used to signal missing letters
Australian Curriculum alignment
- ACELA1480
Know that word contractions are a feature of informal language and that apostrophes of contraction are used to signal missing lettersElaborationsrecognising both grammatically accurate and inaccurate usage of the apostrophe in everyday texts such as ...
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Update of PowerPoint Template design.
Change by Stephanie (Teach Starter) May 17th, 2020
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