teaching resource

Roll and Write – Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Updated: 22 May 2023

An interactive activity to help students practise writing simple, compound and complex sentences.

Non-Editable: PDF
Years: 4 - 6

Curriculum

VC2E5LA05

Understand that the structure of a complex sentence includes an independent clause and at least one dependent clause, and understand how writers can use this structure for effect <ul> <li>knowing that complex sentences make connections between ideas to provide a reason (for example, ‘He jumped up because the bell rang.’); state a purpose (for example, ‘She raced home to confront her brother.’); express a condition (for example, ‘It will break if you push it.’); make a concession (for example, ‘She finished her work even though she was feeling tired.’); or link 2 ideas in terms of various time relations (for example, ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned.’)</li> </ul>
VC2E6LA05

Understand how embedded clauses can expand the variety of complex sentences to elaborate, extend and explain ideas <ul> <li>investigating how the choice of conjunctions enables the construction of complex sentences to extend, elaborate on and explain ideas, for example ‘The town that was flooded suffered extensive damage.’</li> <li>creating complex sentences with embedded clauses to expand noun groups, for example ‘Hamish studied the rock samples that he had collected on the excursion, to complete his report.’</li> </ul>

teaching resource

Roll and Write – Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Updated: 22 May 2023

An interactive activity to help students practise writing simple, compound and complex sentences.

Non-Editable: PDF
Years: 4 - 6

An interactive activity to help students practise writing simple, compound and complex sentences.

Liven up your grammar lessons with this engaging roll and write activity! This resource allows students to practise writing simple, compound and complex sentences on a range of familiar and engaging topics.

Instructions

1. Roll the dice. Match the number rolled with the corresponding row on the chart.
2. Write a simple sentence about the topic you land on.
3. Continue the process by rolling the dice, then writing the correct type of sentence for each roll
about the topics you land on.
4. Read out your six sentences as a completed, crazy paragraph!

Curriculum

VC2E5LA05

Understand that the structure of a complex sentence includes an independent clause and at least one dependent clause, and understand how writers can use this structure for effect <ul> <li>knowing that complex sentences make connections between ideas to provide a reason (for example, ‘He jumped up because the bell rang.’); state a purpose (for example, ‘She raced home to confront her brother.’); express a condition (for example, ‘It will break if you push it.’); make a concession (for example, ‘She finished her work even though she was feeling tired.’); or link 2 ideas in terms of various time relations (for example, ‘Nero fiddled while Rome burned.’)</li> </ul>
VC2E6LA05

Understand how embedded clauses can expand the variety of complex sentences to elaborate, extend and explain ideas <ul> <li>investigating how the choice of conjunctions enables the construction of complex sentences to extend, elaborate on and explain ideas, for example ‘The town that was flooded suffered extensive damage.’</li> <li>creating complex sentences with embedded clauses to expand noun groups, for example ‘Hamish studied the rock samples that he had collected on the excursion, to complete his report.’</li> </ul>

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Zuriette Du Plessis · 4 years ago

A creative and interactive way to motivate students in their writing. Thank you.
- Dean Hughes · 4 years ago
  
  We're glad the roll and write method is helping your students, Zuriette!