Writing with emphasis
I can show emphasis in my writing using a number of strategies.
Writing with emphasis
I can show emphasis in my writing using a number of strategies.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Writing with emphasis involves making certain words or phrases stand out.
- Writing with emphasis helps to show what’s most important or exciting in the writing.
- There are different strategies to show emphasis in your writing.
- Capital letters, underlining or repeating a word or phrase can emphasise importance or express excitement.
- Adding an exclamation mark can emphasise strong emotions to the reader.
Keywords
Emphasis - making certain words or phrases stand out by using different techniques to highlight their importance
Capital letter - the upper case formation of a letter
Exclamation mark - a punctuation mark used to express strong emotion
Underline - drawing a line beneath a word or phrase to emphasise it in a piece of writing
Repetition - using a word or phrase more than once in order to emphasise a point
Common misconception
As children start to focus on adding emphasis, they can forget some of the routine handwriting expectations like lead-ins and lead-outs.
Remind the children before they start to look carefully at the sentence. Having a visual check-list, which includes handwriting prompts like lead-ins, lead-outs and the size of letters can help.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
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