Practising handwriting with famous quotations | English

Starter quiz

True or false? There are only three cursive letter joins.
- True
- False ✓
Which cursive letter join is being used in this letter string?
- first join - from the baseline to the x-height line ✓
- second join - from the baseline to the ascender line
- third join - from the x-height line to the x-height line
- fourth join - from the x-height line to the ascender line
Which cursive letter join is being used in this letter string?
- first join - from the baseline to the x-height line
- second join - from the baseline to the ascender line
- third join - from the x-height line to the x-height line
- fourth join - from the x-height line to the ascender line ✓
Which cursive letter join is being used in this letter string?
- first join - from the baseline to the x-height line
- second join - from the baseline to the ascender line
- third join - from the x-height line to the x-height line ✓
- fourth join - from the x-height line to the ascender line
Which cursive letter join is being used in this letter string?
- first join - from the baseline to the x-height line
- second join - from the baseline to the ascender line ✓
- third join - from the x-height line to the x-height line
- fourth join - from the x-height line to the ascender line
Which joins are used in this proper noun?
- first join ✓
- second join
- third join
- fourth join

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

A famous quotation is a well-known phrase, statement, or passage attributed to a particular person, work, or source.
The quotation is demarcated with inverted commas.
The quotation starts with a capital letter.
After forming a capital letter, you need to lift your pencil to start the next part of the word.
A range of joins will be used depending on which letters are joining to which letters.

Common misconception

Sometimes when writing quotations, the children may forget to start with a capital letter as they are concentrating on using the inverted commas.

Model clearly by saying your thought process out loud to remind the children that a capital letter is needed. For example, 'quotation mark, capital letter, lift my pencil...'.

Keywords

Quotation - a word, phrase, or sentence that is taken directly from someone's speech or writing and is presented within quotation marks to indicate it as someone else's words
Inverted commas - also known as quotation marks, are punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of direct speech or a quotation
Famous - known about by many people
Join - how the letters are connected together