Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Year 6 Punctuation 2 Resource Pack

Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Year 6 Resource Pack

Step 5: Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Year 6 Resource Pack

Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Year 6 Resource Pack includes a teaching PowerPoint and differentiated varied fluency and application and reasoning resources. This pack is designed to work alongside our GPS Scheme of Work for Spring Block 4.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

  • Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Year 6 Teaching PowerPoint.
  • Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Year 6 Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Year 6 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 6: (6G5.10) Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses

English Year 6: (6G5.11) Using semi-colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses

English Year 6: (6G5.12) Using dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses

Terminology for pupils:

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Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support using semi-colons, colons and dashes within sentences with up to two clauses.
Expected Questions to support using semi-colons, colons and dashes within sentences with up to three clauses.
Greater Depth Questions to support using semi-clauses, colons and dashes within multi-clause sentences. Some sentences may contain more than one type of punctuation to mark boundaries, for example: Henry was distracted: he could only think about one thing – chocolate!

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether one type of punctuation has been used correctly in a sentence with up to two clauses.
Expected Explain whether one type of punctuation has been used correctly in a sentence with up to three clauses.
Greater Depth Explain whether two types of punctuation have been used correctly in a multi-clause sentence.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Write a sentence, with up to two clauses, which uses one type of punctuation. Word bank given to support.
Expected Write a sentence, with up to three clauses, which uses one type of punctuation. Word bank given to support.
Greater Depth Write a multi-clause sentence, which uses two types of punctuation. No word bank given.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application)
Developing Rewrite sentences with one type of correct punctuation to join two clauses together.
Expected Rewrite sentences with one type of correct punctuation to join three clauses together.
Greater Depth Rewrite sentences with two types of correct punctuation to join multiple clauses together.

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