Sensational Speech
This worksheet provides students with the opportunity to explore the correct use of quotation marks. Students read the content in the speech bubbles and experiment with the use of quotation marks to create sentences containing direct speech.
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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.
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
ACELA1492
8.4
Recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech
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
EN2-RECOM-01
new
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension
Australian Curriculum covers QLD / SA / WA / NT / TAS / ACT.
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