Practising handwriting with famous quotations
I can correctly copy out famous quotations in cursive handwriting.
Practising handwriting with famous quotations
I can correctly copy out famous quotations in cursive handwriting.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A famous quotation is a well-known phrase, statement, or passage attributed to a particular person, work, or source.
- The quotation is demarcated with inverted commas.
- The quotation starts with a capital letter.
- After forming a capital letter, you need to lift your pencil to start the next part of the word.
- A range of joins will be used depending on which letters are joining to which letters.
Keywords
Quotation - a word, phrase, or sentence that is taken directly from someone's speech or writing and is presented within quotation marks to indicate it as someone else's words
Inverted commas - also known as quotation marks, are punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of direct speech or a quotation
Famous - known about by many people
Join - how the letters are connected together
Common misconception
Sometimes when writing quotations, the children may forget to start with a capital letter as they are concentrating on using the inverted commas.
Model clearly by saying your thought process out loud to remind the children that a capital letter is needed. For example, 'quotation mark, capital letter, lift my pencil...'.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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