Writing Direct Speech Year 3 Speech Resource Pack

Writing Direct Speech Year 3 Resource Pack

Step 3: Writing Direct Speech Year 3 Resource Pack

Writing Direct Speech Year 3 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 3.

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What's included in the pack?

This pack includes:

  • Writing Direct Speech Year 3 Teaching PowerPoint.
  • Writing Direct Speech Year 3 Varied Fluency with answers.
  • Writing Direct Speech Year 3 Application and Reasoning with answers.

National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 3: (3G5.7) Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech

Differentiation:

Varied Fluency
Developing Questions to support writing direct speech. Full scaffolding is provided to enable children to write direct speech. Word banks of all text required or punctuation examples are given.
Expected Questions to support writing direct speech. Some scaffolding is provided to enable children to write direct speech. Word banks of some of the text required or punctuation examples may be given. For example; the reporting verb may not be included or the opening spoken word may not be given capitalised, meaning children will need to add this element themselves.
Greater Depth Questions to support writing direct speech. Some scaffolding is provided to enable children to write direct speech. Word banks of some of the text required or punctuation examples may be given. For example; the reporting verb may not be included or the opening spoken word may not be given capitalised, meaning children will need to add this element themselves. Multiple pieces of direct speech within a sentence or multiple speakers may feature within a question.

Application and Reasoning
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application)
Developing Convert a speech bubble into a sentence containing direct speech. Sentence stem provided.
Expected Convert a speech bubble into a sentence containing direct speech. No sentence stem provided.
Greater Depth Convert two speech bubbles into a short conversation with two sentences containing direct speech.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Application)
Developing Complete three sentences with direct speech. Sentence stem, comma after reporting clause and inverted commas provided.
Expected Complete three sentences with direct speech. Sentence stem provided.
Greater Depth Complete three sentences with direct speech. Direct speech split by the reporting clause.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Reasoning)
Developing Explain whether or not a simple sentence containing direct speech has been written correctly.
Expected Explain whether or not a complex/compound sentence containing direct speech has been written correctly.
Greater Depth Explain whether or not sentences containing direct speech have been written correctly. Direct speech split by the reporting clause or multiple speakers in a question.

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