Year 4 Direct or Indirect Speech? Homework Extension Speech

Year 4 Direct or Indirect Speech? Homework

Step 3: Year 4 Direct or Indirect Speech? Homework Spring Block 2

Year 4 Direct or Indirect Speech? Homework Extension provides additional questions which can be used as homework or an in-class extension for the Year 4 Direct or Indirect Speech? Resource Pack. These are differentiated for Developing, Expected and Greater Depth.

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National Curriculum Objectives

English Year 4: (4G5.7) Using and punctuating direct speech

English Year 4: (4G5.7) Use of inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech [for example, a comma after the reporting clause; end punctuation within inverted commas: The conductor shouted, “Sit down!”]

Differentiation:

Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Match three sentences to the correct type of speech. Direct speech is punctuated including a reporting clause. Indirect speech is past tense with a reporting verb and linking word.
Expected Match four sentences to the correct type of speech. Direct speech is punctuated but may not include the reporting clause. Indirect speech is past tense with a reporting verb where ‘that’ may be omitted.
Greater Depth Match three pieces of text to the correct type of speech. Multiple pieces of direct and indirect speech used within a question. Direct speech is punctuated but may not include the reporting clause. Indirect speech is past or present tense with a reporting verb where ‘that’ may be omitted.

Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Highlight the punctuation that indicates the use of direct speech. Direct speech is punctuated including a reported clause.
Expected Highlight the words and punctuation that indicate the use of indirect and direct speech. Indirect speech is past tense with a reporting verb where ‘that’ may be omitted. Direct speech is punctuated including a reported clause.
Greater Depth Highlight words and punctuation that indicate the use of direct speech. Multiple pieces of direct or indirect speech used within a question. Direct speech is punctuated but may not include the reporting clause. Indirect speech is past or present tense with a reporting verb where ‘that’ may be omitted.

Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application and Reasoning)
Developing Rearrange the word cards to create two sentences which use direct speech. Words and punctuation include a reporting clause, inverted commas and a full stop.
Expected Rearrange the word cards to create two sentences which use direct and indirect speech. No punctuation is provided on word cards.
Greater Depth Create a piece of text which uses the correct speech punctuation and includes an equal mixture of direct and indirect speech. Use words and punctuation of your own choice in addition to words from the word bank. Words include present tense verbs and reporting verbs.

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