Editing the speech section of ‘The Highwayman’
I can edit the speech section of my narrative writing.
Editing the speech section of ‘The Highwayman’
I can edit the speech section of my narrative writing.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve your writing and make necessary corrections.
- Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation can be changed to make writing more effectively meet its purpose.
- Specific rules of how to punctuate speech first and speech second sentences must be checked during the editing process.
Common misconception
Pupils may have incorrectly structured clauses or adverbial detail within speech sentences.
Repeatedly remind pupils which is the direct speech part of a speech sentence and which is the reporting clause part of a speech sentence. Knowing where the reporting clause is will help eliminate mistakes within it.
Keywords
Editing - the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality
Speech punctuation - a set of standardised symbols and marks used to punctuate direct speech sentences
Sentence structure - the way that words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning
Vocabulary - the language choices made by a writer
Licence
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text
includes direct speech before the reporting clause
includes direct speech after the reporting clause
tells the reader who said the speech and how
a set of standardised symbols and marks to structure sentences
language choices made by a writer
how words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning
as her lip trembled
grabbing his horse's reins
who gazed adoringly at her love
After a few seconds,
In the darkness,
Quietly,
Exit quiz
6 Questions
the process of improving writing to improve text flow and quality
a set of symbols used to punctuate direct speech sentences
how words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning
the language choices made by a writer