Rewrite and Punctuate
Simply display a slide on the white board and ask students to rewrite the sentence in their neatest handwriting, with correct punctuation and grammar (capital letters, full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas and quotation marks). Students can then reference the answer slides to correct their work.
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Learning goals
- We are learning to compare the similarities and differences in quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech in different types of texts.
- We are learning to recognise how quotation marks, capital letters, commas and boundary punctuation are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech.
- We are learning to recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech.
- We are learning to use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, how possessives are signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common, proper, plural nouns and multiple possession.
- We are learning how possessives are signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common, proper and plural nouns, e.g. my parents’ car.
- We are learning to understand how to use the comma for lists, to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause and in dialogue.
- We are learning to understand the uses of commas to separate clauses.
Curriculum alignment
AC9E4LA07
9
Investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech are used
AC9E4LA12
9
Understand that punctuation signals dialogue through quotation marks and that dialogue follows conventions for the use of capital letters, commas and boundary punctuation
AC9E5LA09
9
Use commas to indicate prepositional phrases, and apostrophes where there is multiple possession
AC9E6LA09
9
Understand how to use the comma for lists, to separate a dependent clause from an independent clause, and in dialogue
ACELA1492
8.4
Recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech
ACELA1506
8.4
Understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common and proper nouns
ACELA1521
8.4
Understand the uses of commas to separate clauses
EN2-9B
old
Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
EN2-8B
old
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
EN3-6B
old
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
EN3-RECOM-01
new
Fluently reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes, analysing text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
VCELA281
Investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech work in different types of text
VCELA291
Recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech
VCELA322
Understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common and proper nouns
VCELA349
Understand the uses of commas to separate clauses
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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