20888 ACE Language (Yr 4) Pronoun Reference and Text Connectives
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Changing words<br />
1. (a) Read the paragraph about Jason <strong>and</strong> the<br />
golden fleece <strong>and</strong> choose some new words<br />
from the box with the same meaning to replace<br />
the highlighted ones. Write the new words<br />
above the ones they’re replacing.<br />
grateful man<br />
the beautiful bird<br />
The clever captain<br />
the brave sailors<br />
the poor man’s<br />
the greedy creatures<br />
There was an old blind king on an isl<strong>and</strong> where Jason <strong>and</strong> his crew stopped for<br />
supplies. Some horrible flying creatures called Harpies were stealing his food.<br />
Jason tricked the Harpies <strong>and</strong> saved the king from his misery. In return, the king<br />
told them how to escape the clashing rocks they had to sail their ship through.<br />
They let a white dove fly ahead <strong>and</strong> followed it to safety.<br />
(b) How have the new words changed the text?<br />
(c)<br />
Do you think the new text or the original text is better?<br />
(d) Why?<br />
2. (a) Choose 10 words from the story <strong>and</strong> write them <strong>and</strong> their opposites.<br />
(b) Write the story on a separate page using words with the opposite<br />
meaning.<br />
Underst<strong>and</strong> how texts are made cohesive through the use of linking devices including pronoun reference <strong>and</strong> text connectives (<strong>ACE</strong>LA1491)<br />
© Australian Curriculum: Assessment <strong>and</strong> Reporting Authority 2012<br />
Australian Curriculum English – <strong>Language</strong>: <strong>Text</strong> structure <strong>and</strong> organisation (Year 4) www.ricpublications.com.au R.I.C. Publications ®<br />
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