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Practising handwriting with more famous quotations

I can correctly copy out famous quotations in cursive handwriting.

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Practising handwriting with more famous quotations

I can correctly copy out famous quotations in cursive handwriting.

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Key learning points

  1. A famous quotation is a well-known phrase, statement, or passage attributed to a particular person, work, or source.
  2. The quotation is demarcated with inverted commas.
  3. The quotation starts with a capital letter.
  4. After forming a capital letter, you need to lift your pencil to start the next part of the word.
  5. 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...'.

Having visuals of the four cursive joins on the table can support children to become more independent and prompt them to check their own work.
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6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? The cursive join used depends on which letter is joining to which letter.
Correct Answer: true, True
Q2.
Where is the fourth join being used in this letter string?
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the letter n joining to the letter o
Correct answer: the letter o joining to the letter t
the fourth join is not being used in this letter string
Q3.
Where is the first join being used in this letter string?
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the letter w joining to the letter h
Correct answer: the letter h joining to the letter o
the first join is not used in this letter string
Q4.
Where is the second join being used in this letter string?
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the letter e joining to the letter e
the letter e joining to the letter d
the letter d joining to the letter s
Correct answer: the second join is not being used in this letter string
Q5.
Why is this letter string formed incorrectly?
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The incorrect joins are being used.
Correct answer: The capital letter is not the correct size.
The capital letter should be joining to the letter o.
Correct answer: The letter o doesn't have a lead in.
Q6.
Which cursive letter joins are being used in this word?
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Correct answer: first join
Correct answer: second join
Correct answer: third join
fourth join