Starter quiz
- Which sentences below do not use reported speech?
- Inspector Braddock was present at the protest. ✓
- Inspector Braddock said that two arrests were made.
- Inspector Braddock arrested two activists. ✓
- Inspector Braddock said that his officers had done their job well.
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- Which sentence uses inverted commas correctly for direct speech?
- Professor Li explained "Vehicles contribute to climate change."
- Professor Li explained, "Vehicles contribute to climate change." ✓
- Professor Li explained, "Vehicles contribute to climate change"
- Professor Li "Explained vehicles contribute to climate change."
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- Which sentences below are punctuated correctly?
- "Soon," Professor Li noted, "we will see these activists were right." ✓
- "Soon," Professor Li noted "we will see these activists were right."
- "Soon, we will see these activists were right" noted Professor Li.
- "Soon, we will see these activists were right," noted Professor Li. ✓
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- Which sentences use parenthesis correctly?
- Ben Braddock (a police inspector said his officers had made two arrests.
- Ben Braddock, a police inspector, said his officers had made two arrests. ✓
- Ben Braddock (a police inspector) said his officers had made two arrests. ✓
- Ben Braddock, a police inspector said his officers had made two arrests.
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- After which word could a semi-colon be placed in this sentence? 'Two activists tried to damage a bulldozer they were quickly arrested.'
- damage
- bulldozer ✓
- tried
- they
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- Which sentences are adverbial complex sentences that contain adverbial clauses?
- The police arrested two activists, who had tried to damage a vehicle.
- Two activists were arrested while they tried to damage a vehicle. ✓
- Two activists tried to damage a vehicle and they were arrested.
- Two activists were arrested because they tried to damage a vehicle. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match each type of sentence to its example.
- direct speech⇔Professor Li noted, "Cars contribute to greenhouse gas emissions." ✓
- reported speech⇔Professor Li noted that cars contribute to climate change. ✓
- statement of fact⇔Emissions from cars contribute to climate change. ✓
- journalist's opinion⇔Cars are just dreadful: they contribute to climate change. ✓
- Which sentences below are punctuated correctly?
- "For now," he explained, "we have put construction on hold." ✓
- "For now, we have put construction on hold" he explained.
- "For now," he explained "we have put construction on hold."
- "For now, we have put construction on hold," he explained. ✓
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- Which sentences are punctuated correctly?
- Alison Hughes a council spokesperson explained her views.
- We know some people are upset, but others are in favour of the bypass. ✓
- Alison Hughes, a council spokesperson, explained her views. ✓
- We know some people are upset but others are in favour of the bypass.
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- Which sentences below use colons and semi-colons correctly?
- The council is in favour: the protestors are opposed.
- The council is in favour; the protestors are opposed. ✓
- The council is in favour: of the bypass.
- The council is in favour: it believes the bypass will reduce congestion. ✓
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- Which cohesive device has been used in this sentence? 'The meeting, which is due to take place on Wednesday evening at City Hall, will be open to the public.'
- relative complex sentence ✓
- colon
- parenthesis in brackets
- adverbial complex sentence
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- Which sentence uses vocabulary appropriate for a journalistic report?
- Until then, there won't be any trees removed.
- Until then, the tree removal has been put on hold. ✓
- Until then, thank goodness, no trees will be removed.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Our journalistic report will end with a conclusion that updates the story and gives an 'official' position.
- The conclusion will also look to the future to explain what will happen next.
- After we finish a first draft, we use editing time to rethink, rephrase and reconsider those first ideas.
- Editing can be done by oneself, with a peer or with a teacher.
- Editing is most successful when it is chunked by punctuation, sentence structure, vocabulary and cohesive devices.
Common misconception
Pupils may believe that finishing a piece of writing is the end of the writing process.
When adults model enthusiasm for editing and improving, pupils will follow. Giving pupils a real outcome and audience for their writing also hugely increases the motivation to edit and improve.
Keywords
Cohesive devices - language structures that contribute to text cohesion
Editing - the process of revising and refining a piece of writing, focusing on improving its punctuation, sentence structures and language
Punctuation - a set of standardised symbols and marks used in written language to structure sentences
Text cohesion - refers to how a text flows to maintain the interest of the reader and achieve text purpose
Vocabulary - the language choices made by the writer
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