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Add meaning and clarity with punctuation
Assessment objectives
GCSE examinations
English Language
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AO6 Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation
English Language Paper 1, Question 5
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English Language Paper 2, Question 5
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English Literature key skills across all components
English Literature AO4 Use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation
Differentiated learning outcomes
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All students must show they can use full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to mark the end of their sentences, sometimes remembering to use apostrophes. Most students should be able to demarcate sentences and use both forms of apostrophe in the right place, as well as use the comma correctly most of the time. Some students could demonstrate that their use of demarcation, both forms of apostrophe, commas and speech punctuation is accurate nearly all of the time.
Student Book: pp. 24–7 Worksheet: 1.5 PPT: 1.5
Other Student Book pages
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Lesson 1.4, p. 21
Getting you thinking Big question
Refer to the Big question: Why is punctuation important in making things clear? Introduce the idea in the introductory paragraph on page 24 of the Student Book, which may well be a historical fact that the students are unaware of. Ask them to imagine what all of their school books, reading books and textbooks would look like without punctuation. In pairs, allow the students 2–3 minutes to try and read the extract from Alice in Wonderland to each other on page 24 of the Student Book, or ask for volunteers to attempt to read it aloud to the whole group. Then briefly discuss with the class how difficult they found it compared to the kinds of texts they are used to (Q1).
Explore the skills For Q2, allow 10 minutes for the students to produce their copies of the text. You could pre-print some larger – A3-sized – sheets of lined paper for the students to use for this task. Display PPT 1.5, slide 1 for the students to check their answers.
Core Student Book CHAPTER 1
Give extra support by providing pre-printed copies of the spaced text on A3 paper and have the students complete Q3 and Q4 in small groups. Recap on the four sentence functions from Lesson 1.4 (Student Book page 21) and elicit from the students which punctuation mark is used for which sentence function (Q3). Allow time for the students to correctly punctuate all the statements, questions and exclamations in their copies of the text (Q4). If they are using A3-sized paper, you could provide them with coloured felt pens or marker pens. Display PPT 1.5, slide 2 for the students to check their answers.
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