LO To punctuate direct speech using inverted commas
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LO: To punctuate direct speech using inverted commas.
“Stay where you are and keep hidden, ” Toki whispered to the chameleon to stay where it was and keep hidden. What do you think the difference is between the two sentences? The top one is ‘direct speech’ and the bottom one is’ ‘indirect or reported speech’. Direct/Reported speech link
Today we are going to be focusing on direct speech. Lets take a look at a conversation: The children stood in a line and gazed up at the chief. “Now you must go into the jungle and hunt, ” he proclaimed to the gathering crowd. “But why? ” asked Toki. The chief looked solemnly down at Toki, furrowing his brow. He replied firmly, “Because it is what we do. You must show your worth within the tribe, earn respect and follow leaders. ” Toki and the other children glanced at one another. None of them wanted to kill an animal, but they knew it was what needed to be done in order to please the elders of the tribe. “Now here are your spears and daggers, ” the chief spoke, “go bravely and return only when you have succeeded in finding what you seek. ” Then the children took their tools and went off one by one, into the depths of the jungle… What is actually being said is in red. Can you remember the 5 rules of dialogue? Use the inverted commas mat to help you. (link on website)
Task: Challenge 1 Challenge 2 Challenge 3 Write a short conversation between Toki and the chameleon that would take place between 1: 24 -1: 58 s of the animation. Focus on making sure that you have inverted commas around what is actually being said. Write a short conversation between Toki and the chameleon that would take place between 3: 00 -3: 43 s of the animation. Focus on making sure that you use inverted commas around what is actually being said and identifying who is saying it. (dialogue tag) Write a three way conversation between Toki, the chameleon and the bird that would take place between 2: 24 -2: 39 s of the animation. Focus on inverted commas correctly places, use of comma, identifying who is speaking and using other synonyms for ‘said’.
