the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text

a conversation between two or more people, written in a text or story to show what each person is saying

punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of direct speech

tells the reader who said the speech and how

Using speech in the climax of 'The Firework Maker's Daughter'

English

In this unit, pupils used complex sentences with certain subordinating conjunctions. In 'The Jabberwocky', pupils will use a wider range of subordinating conjunctions in complex sentences.

In the 'The Iron Man' unit, pupils learned how to punctuate direct speech in narrative writing. In this unit, pupils will develop the skill of writing speech, including using adverbs to describe the speech in further detail.

'The Firework Maker's Daughter': reading and narrative writing

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

because Razvani likes Lila but she doesn't like him

Why do Lila and Razvani speak to one another differently?

a conversation between two or more people

the description of how two characters act

Direct speech should be enclosed in what piece of punctuation?

a clause which tells the reader what the character said

a clause which tells the reader what the character thought

a clause which tells the reader who said the speech and how

exclamation mark, question mark, or comma at end of speech

Order the following to show punctuation rules for direct speech.

True or false? A range of synonyms for 'said' can be used in a reporting clause.

What is direct speech written within a story?

Who does Lila have a conversation with in the second half of the climax?

True or false? Lila and Razvani speak to one another in the same way.

Which types of word do we use to describe how a character spoke?

Which of the following verb and adverb pairs would you use to describe how Razvani speaks?

Which of the following verb and adverb pairs would you use to describe how Lila speaks?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Adult supervision recommended

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