This teaching slides resource introduces expanding noun groups and explores how writers use them to create precise, detailed descriptions. The slides cover what nouns and noun groups are, then work through each component — articles, adjectives, numbers, noun modifiers and prepositional phrases — before looking at the order of adjectives and how to expand noun groups both before and after the noun.
Practice slides give students the chance to apply their understanding through a range of task types, using a consistent I Do/We Do structure for modelled writing tasks.
What's included:
Introductory slides on what nouns and noun groups are, and why expanding noun groups improves writing
Example slides covering articles, adjectives, numbers, noun modifiers, prepositional phrases, order of adjectives, and expanding before and after the noun
14 practice slides including multiple choice questions, I Do/We Do modelled tasks (expanding noun groups using adjectives, numbers and noun modifiers), rewriting sentences with expanded noun groups, and sorting sentences by expansion type