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English Stars 12/6/17

Teachers need to know the workings of the human circulatory system, how to do long division, and which conjunctions are used in compound sentences. In no other profession are people expected to know about so many different topics, and be able to teach those topics as well!

But even though you know a lot about a lot, you might sometimes need to brush up on your knowledge of tricky or specific concepts before teaching them to your class. So where can you find handy refresher notes on important English concepts?

We’ve got you covered with English Stars’ useful and convenient concept notes, included in each teaching module. Concept notes are just for teachers – they provide explanations and examples that can help refresh your memory, or maybe even teach you something you didn’t know.

Here’s just one of the handy concept notes included in English Stars 6:

Modal verbs

A modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb that creates a subtle change in meaning. For example, I might buy a cat indicates the possibility that the action could happen, I will buy a cat suggests that the action probably will happen, and I must buy a cat implies an obligation or need for the action to happen.

Modality

Modality refers to the degree of probability in a statement. It expresses possibility, probability, obligation and permission through verbs or other parts of speech, including adverbs, adjectives and nouns.

Auxiliary verbs

Evie may come to the party.
Evie might come to the party.
Evie should come to the party.
Evie must come to the party.

Adverbs

Perhaps Evie will come to the party.
Evie will possibly come to the party.
Evie will probably come to the party.
Evie will certainly come to the party.
Evie will definitely come to the party.

Adjectives

It’s possible that Evie will come to the party.
It’s probable that Evie will come to the party.
It’s likely that Evie will come to the party.

Nouns

It’s a possibility that Evie will come to the party.
It’s a probability that Evie will come to the party.
It’s a certainty that Evie will come to the party.
It’s a necessity that Evie come to the party.

Now, imagine having a similar set of short and sweet concept notes for every English concept. Subject–verb agreement, anyone? Or even how to structure a persuasive essay!

Concept notes are just one of the ways that English Stars supports busy teachers – there is also a wealth of teaching slideshows, videos and other classroom resources that help you explicitly teach concepts.

To get a feel for the kinds of concepts covered in English Stars, take a look at the Yearly Plan for Year 3, Year 4, Year 5 or Year 6.

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