Clear Character Speech

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📚 Lesson 2: Let characters speak clearly

WALT: We Are Learning To write speech clearly.

Goal: Write speech clearly.

Success criteria: I can use speech marks. I can put a comma before the spoken words. I can show what a character says.

1. Which sentence uses speech marks correctly?

Sam said, “Run!”

Sam said Run!

“Sam said, Run!”

2. Which mark comes before the spoken words?

A full stop (.)

A comma (,)

A question mark (?)

3. Copy the model. Notice the comma and speech marks.

“Stop,” said Ana.

Use the picture and sentence frame. Add clear speech.

4. 😮 Surprised child

_____ said, ‘_____’.

5. ⚠️ Warning

The character says, ‘_____’.

6. 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Friend

_____ said, ‘_____’.

Support: Say the sentence aloud first. Use the word bank: help, look, wait, wow, come.

Extension: Add an action to your sentence, such as whispered, shouted or laughed.

Check: Did you use both speech marks and a comma?