Starter quiz
- True or false? When writing character speech, 'said' is the only verb you can use in the reporting clause.
- True
- False ✓
- Which piece of punctuation is used to enclose the words a character speaks?
- commas
- inverted commas ✓
- apostrophes
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- How do you use your plan to support you when writing?
- memorise it
- copy it out
- use the key vocabulary to form full sentences ✓
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- Why is it important to use a range of sentence types in your writing?
- It ensures the narrative is written in the correct order.
- It supports text flow for the reader. ✓
- It makes the writing rhyme.
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- Match the sentence types to their definitions.
- simple sentence⇔a sentence made of just one main clause with just one idea ✓
- compound sentence⇔a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word ✓
- complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of at least one main clause and a subordinate clause ✓
- True or false? When describing Scrooge, I don't need to mention or describe the setting at all.
- True
- False ✓
Exit quiz
- Match the sentence types to their definitions.
- simple sentence⇔a sentence made of just one main clause with just one idea ✓
- compound sentence⇔a sentence formed of two main clauses and a joining word ✓
- adverbial complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause ✓
- relative complex sentence⇔a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause ✓
- How do you form a relative complex sentence?
- main clause + relative subordinate clause ✓
- main clause + adverbial subordinate clause
- main clause + main clause
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- Which two places can the relative subordinate clause appear in a sentence?
- at the beginning of a sentence before the main clause
- embedded within the main clause ✓
- at the end of the sentence after the main clause ✓
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- Which of the following are relative pronouns used to begin a relative subordinate clause?
- why
- when
- who ✓
- which ✓
- where
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- Put the following in the correct order to show how to punctuate direct speech when the speech comes first.
- 1⇔open inverted commas
- 2⇔capital letter to begin speech
- 3⇔comma, exclamation mark or question mark
- 4⇔close inverted commas
- 5⇔reporting clause
- 6⇔full stop
- True or false? It is important to read over my writing when I have finished.
- True ✓
- False
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The introduction of Scrooge’s character greatly contrasts the general Christmas atmosphere in the opening.
- Precise vocabulary, including ‘show and tell’ and direct speech, conveys a character’s traits and feelings.
- Using a range of simple, compound and complex sentences supports text flow.
- A relative complex sentence uses a relative pronoun (who or which) to provide greater detail about a noun.
- Inverted commas are used to demarcate speech and a piece of punctuation separates speech from the reporting clause.
Common misconception
Children may assume that any mention of character speech is direct speech, because that has been the focus in the lesson.
Model how speech can still be indirectly reported within the opening alongside direct speech. E.g. 'Scrooge muttered insults at all those he passed.'
Keywords
Contrast - the comparison of two or more elements that are strikingly different
'show and tell' - a writing technique for showing a character’s feelings with description of their actions and expressions
Direct speech - the term used for a character speaking out loud in a text
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Relative complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and a relative subordinate clause
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