Expanded Noun Groups and Adverbs

___ ___ dragon (expand the noun group)

___ ___ river (expand the noun group)

___ ___ cottage (expand the noun group)

___ ___ storm (expand the noun group)

dog → an ___, ___ dog

house → a ___, ___ house

ocean → the ___, ___ ocean

night → a ___, ___ night

forest → a ___, ___ forest

The lion roared. → The lion roared ___.

She smiled. → She smiled ___.

The boy climbed. → The boy climbed ___.

The snow fell. → The snow fell ___.

He waited. → He waited ___.

Plain: A bird called. Your expanded sentence:

Plain: The boat sailed. Your expanded sentence:

Plain: A child laughed. Your expanded sentence:

Noun: bridge → My expanded noun group: ___

Noun: garden → My expanded noun group: ___

Noun: soldier → My expanded noun group: ___

Noun: book → My expanded noun group: ___

Your paragraph:

She placed the baby bird back in the nest ___.

The explorer ___ approached the edge of the cliff.

He raised the trophy ___ after winning the race.

She searched ___ for her lost keys before the bus left.

The dog howled ___ at the empty house.

Plain: A dog barked. → Expanded: ___

Plain: The fire burned. → Expanded: ___

Plain: A girl sang. → Expanded: ___

Plain: The ship moved. → Expanded: ___

Noun group: a tiny, frightened mouse Verb: ran Adverb: ___ Full sentence: ___

Noun group: ___ Verb: crept Adverb: silently Full sentence: ___

Noun group: the enormous, old oak tree Verb: ___ Adverb: suddenly Full sentence: ___

Noun group: ___ Verb: ___ Adverb: ___ Full sentence: ___

Image: A child hiding in a wardrobe during a storm. Sentence: ___

Image: A dog racing along a beach at sunset. Sentence: ___

Image: An old man reading by candlelight. Sentence: ___

Original: The big, enormous, huge, giant, massive, towering tree stood in the park. Edited: ___

Original: She wore a pretty, beautiful, lovely, gorgeous, stunning, colourful dress. Edited: ___

Original: He walked quickly, fast, rapidly, speedily, swiftly down the street. Edited: ___

She ran ___.

She ran ___.

She ran ___.

She ran ___.

She ran ___.

Which adverb creates the most vivid image? Why?

Version 1 (peaceful mood): ___

Version 2 (scary mood): ___

Version 3 (exciting mood): ___

Which version is your favourite? Why?

Your expanded version:

Noun: wolf Level 1: a ___ wolf

Level 2: a ___, ___ wolf

Level 3: a ___, ___, ___ wolf

Which level is most effective for a story? Why?

A: A dog ran into the room. B: A muddy, panting golden retriever burst excitedly into the warm, firelit room. Which is better for a story? Why?

A: The old ship moved slowly through the dark water. B: An ancient, weathered ship crept silently through the black, churning sea. Which is better? Why?

What you SEE: ___

What you HEAR: ___

What you SMELL: ___

What you FEEL (touch): ___

Mood chosen: ___

My paragraph:

Noun groups used: ___ Adverbs used: ___

Book title: ___ Page: ___

Original paragraph:

My rewritten version (different mood): ___

What mood did I aim for? How did I use language to create it?

Base sentence (no adverb): ___

Version 1 (adverb at start): ___

Version 2 (adverb in the middle): ___

Version 3 (adverb at end): ___

Which version sounds best? Why?

the crumbling stone wall + prepositional phrase: ___

a tiny, flickering candle + prepositional phrase: ___

the vast, silent forest + prepositional phrase: ___

an old, leather-bound book + prepositional phrase: ___

My description:

Noun groups count: ___ Adverbs count: ___

Noun groups in Passage A: ___ Adverbs in Passage A: ___

Noun groups in Passage B: ___ Adverbs in Passage B: ___

How do the two passages feel different? What causes this?

My opening scene:

Total noun groups: ___ Total adverbs: ___

What is an expanded noun group? (in simple language): ___

What is an adverb? (in simple language): ___

Example sentences for Year 2: ___

Activity for Year 2 student: ___

Title of my writing: ___

How many expanded noun groups did I find? ___ How many adverbs? ___

One paragraph before improvement:

Same paragraph after improvement:

What changes did I make? Why?

Use 'a small, frightened rabbit' as the noun group and 'desperately' as the adverb: ___

Use 'the tall, ancient lighthouse' as the noun group and 'steadily' as the adverb: ___

Use 'a warm, golden afternoon' as the noun group and 'peacefully' as the adverb: ___

a big dog → a ___ dog

a nice house → a ___ house

a bad storm → a ___ storm

a good meal → a ___ meal

a pretty garden → a ___ garden

Manner adverb sentence: ___

Time adverb sentence: ___

Place adverb sentence: ___

Genre chosen: ___

My paragraph:

Noun groups I used: ___ Adverbs: ___

Round 1 (add one adjective and one adverb): ___

Round 2 (add two adjectives and a more precise adverb): ___

Round 3 (add a prepositional phrase and an even more vivid adverb): ___

Which version is your favourite? Why?

Mood I am aiming for: ___

My paragraph:

Key noun groups and adverbs used: ___

My topic: ___

My description:

Noun groups: ___ Adverbs: ___

What is an expanded noun group? ___

What is an adverb? ___

How do they improve writing? ___

One goal: I will try to ___ in my writing from now on.

My upgraded paragraph:

Noun groups I added: ___

Adverbs I used: ___

1. ___

2. ___

3. ___

4. ___

5. ___

My setting: ___

My description:

Noun groups I used: ___

Character's name: ___

My expanded noun group portrait:

What I noticed about using only noun groups: ___

Plain sentence: ___

Expanded version 1: ___

Expanded version 2 (even more detail): ___

What I changed each time: ___

My expanded version:

Changes I made: ___

Step 1 — Explain noun groups: ___

Step 2 — Explain adverbs: ___

Step 3 — Show an example sentence with both: ___

My setting: ___

My 100-word description:

Word count: ___ Noun groups used: ___ Adverbs used: ___

My story opening:

Noun groups I used: ___

Adverbs I used: ___

I feel confident using expanded noun groups because: ___

Using adverbs is tricky when: ___

In my next piece of writing, I will try to: ___

My topic: ___

My master paragraph:

What I am most proud of in this paragraph: ___