Year 2 English 11.1.21

Monday 11th January 2021 LO: Use inverted commas to represent speech.

pend 2 minutes thinking about what has happened in the story so far.

What are inverted commas?

Inverted commas are the piece of punctuation we use to represent speech.

“I love English!” exclaimed Miss Rushmer.

They go at the beginning and end of what is being said.

What do you think Traction Man is saying here?

Don’t be scared!

Those silly animals have been captured again!

I’m on my way!

Step 1: Speech bubble I’m on my way!

tep 2: Remove the speech bubble I’m on my way!

Step 3: Add the inverted commas “I’m on my way!”

Step 4: Identify the speaker “I’m on my way!” shouted Traction Man.

Activity: Look at the pictures below. What do you think Traction Man is saying?

Bronze task: Draw 1 speech bubble for each picture. Write in what you think Traction Man might be saying?

Silver task: Use the 4 step method to write 2 pieces of speech for each image.

Gold task: Write 3 pieces of speech for each picture. Think of synonyms for said. Said is banned!