Reviewing speech punctuation to write the next section of 'The Highwayman' | English

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What happens in stanza five?
- The Highwayman leaves.
- The Highwayman arrives at the inn.
- The Highwayman speaks to Bess. ✓
- Tim the ostler spies on the couple.
- Bess appears at the window.
True or false? The Highwayman loves Bess.
- 'true' ✓
As the Highwayman speaks to Bess, who is spying on the couple?
- the landlord
- Tim the ostler ✓
- people staying at the inn
Why is Tim jealous?
- He loves Bess. ✓
- He wants to be a Highwayman.
- He loves the Highwayman.
Fill in this blank. __________ is when two or more characters are speaking.
- Compound adjective
- Complex sentence
- Hyphen
- Dialogue ✓
Fill in the blank. In stanza five, the Highwayman speaks to ...
- the landlord
- Tim
- Bess ✓

Match the keywords with their definitions:
- direct speech
  
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  the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text ✓
- speech first
  
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  includes direct speech before the reporting clause ✓
- speech second
  
  ⇔
  
  includes direct speech after the reporting clause ✓
- reporting clause
  
  ⇔
  
  tells the reader who said the speech and how ✓
Select the inverted commas from the options:
- .
- ?
- " " ✓
- ,
Fill in the blank. The __________ explains who spoke and how they said it.
- speech first
- reporting clause ✓
- inverted commas
- speech second
Fill in the blank. The __________ signal where the words a character says begin and end.
- speech first
- reporting clause
- inverted commas ✓
- speech second
Tick the correctly punctuated speech first sentence:
- “But you just got here!” Bess exclaimed. ✓
- “But you just got here” Bess exclaimed.
- “But you just got here! Bess exclaimed.
Tick the correctly punctuated speech second sentence.
- The Highwayman replied "I'll be back by dawn."
- The Highwayman replied, "I'll be back by dawn"
- The Highwayman replied, "I'll be back by dawn." ✓

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Direct speech can be written in the form of speech first or speech second sentences.
Speech first and speech second sentences are punctuated differently.
The reporting clause in a speech sentence explains who spoke and how they said it.
Additional information can be added to the reporting clause for the reader.

Pupils may forget all elements of punctuation in speech first and speech second sentences.

Speech first and speech second sentence scaffolds are referred to throughout both learning cycles to support pupils.

Direct speech - the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text
Speech first - a sentence that includes direct speech first before the reporting clause
Speech second - a sentence includes direct speech second after the reporting clause
Reporting clause - a clause that tells the reader who said the speech and how