Starter quiz
- What is the main purpose of using cursive handwriting?
- to draw pictures
- to write in capital letters
- to write quickly and smoothly ✓
- to write slowly and neatly
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- Which part of a letter extends below the baseline in cursive writing?
- ascender
- midline
- descender ✓
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- What is the importance of spacing between words and letters in handwriting?
- to ensure you write quickly
- to ensure you write slowly
- to ensure your writing is legible ✓
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Select the cursive letter joins used in this word.- first join ✓
- second join ✓
- third join
- fourth join
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- Which cursive letter joins would you use to join the letter o to the letter l?
- first join
- second join
- third join
- fourth join ✓
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- Which cursive letter joins would you use to write the word 'fire'?
- first join ✓
- second join
- third join ✓
- fourth join
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- 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.
- The letter spacing and letter sizing is consistent so the writing is legible.
- A range of joins will be used depending on which letters are joining to which letters.
Common misconception
Sometimes children can forget the capital letter after the inverted commas.
As you model, repeat the same words to remind the children that the capital letter comes after the inverted commas. For example, 'Let's start, inverted commas, capital letter, pencil off, lead in...'.
Keywords
Inverted commas - also known as quotation marks, are punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of direct speech or a quotation
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
Join - how the letters are connected together
Letter spacing - the amount of space between individual letters in a word
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