Writing part 2 of the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter' | English

Starter quiz

Finish the sentence. When writing speech between two characters in a narrative, it forms...
- a monologue.
- a dialogue. ✓
- an instruction.
Which piece of punctuation encloses direct speech?
- commas
- apostrophes
- full stops
- inverted commas ✓
- question marks
What is the name of the clause that tells the reader who said the speech?
- speaking clause
- reporting clause ✓
- adverbial clause
Which of the following pieces of punctuation come at the end of the direct speech before it is closed with inverted commas?
- exclamation mark ✓
- full stop
- comma ✓
- question mark ✓
Order the following to show the punctuation rules for direct speech.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  open inverted commas
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  capital letter
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  speech
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  exclamation mark, question mark, or comma
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  close inverted commas
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  reporting clause
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  full stop
How do you indicate that a new character is speaking?
- Write the name of the character first.
- Start speech for a new character on a new line. ✓
- Begin a new paragraph.

True or false? When writing a dialogue in a narrative, you only need to write the direct speech.
- True
- False ✓
Match the sentence types to their definition.
- 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 ✓
True or false? The adverbial clause always comes before the main clause in an adverbial complex sentence.
- True
- False ✓
Match the subordinating conjunction to its meaning/purpose.
- as
  
  ⇔
  
  at the same time ✓
- that
  
  ⇔
  
  adds detail ✓
- because
  
  ⇔
  
  gives a reason ✓
How can you convey a character's emotions through direct speech?
- using synonyms for 'said' ✓
- using adverbs ✓
- using simple language
- careful word choice for speech ✓
- including a reported clause
What is text flow?
- the order a text follows
- how a text is written to keep the reader engaged ✓
- the way the writing looks

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Direct speech between two characters in a narrative forms a dialogue.
Inverted commas are used to demarcate speech and a piece of punctuation separates speech from the reporting clause.
Precise and ambitious vocabulary shows and tells the reader what happened and how characters are feeling.
Using a range of sentence types improves text flow for the reader.
An adverbial complex sentence is a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause.

Children may assume that any mention of character speech is direct speech, because that has been the focus of their learning.

Model how speech can still be indirectly reported within the climax alongside direct speech. E.g. 'Lila pleaded for Razvani to help her.'

Direct speech - the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text's purpose
Text flow - how a text is written to keep the reader engaged
Adverbial complex sentence - a sentence formed of a main clause and an adverbial subordinate clause