Year 6 Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Homework Extension provides additional questions which can be used as homework or an in-class extension for the Year 6 Using Punctuation to Mark Boundaries Resource Pack. These are differentiated for Developing, Expected and Greater Depth.
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This pack includes:
English Year 6: (6G5.10) Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses
English Year 6: (6G5.11) Using semicolons to mark boundaries between independent clauses
English Year 6: (6G5.12) Using dashes to mark boundaries between independent clauses
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Differentiation:
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Identify the correct punctuation needed within a sentence with up to two clauses.
Expected Identify the correct punctuation needed within a sentence with up to three clauses.
Greater Depth Identify the correct punctuation needed 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!
Questions 2, 5 and 8 (Varied Fluency)
Developing Identify the incorrect use of a colon, semicolon or dash within sentences with up to two clauses.
Expected Identify the incorrect use of a colon, semicolon or dash within sentences with up to three clauses.
Greater Depth Identify the incorrect use of a colon, semicolon or dash 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!
Questions 3, 6 and 9 (Application and Reasoning)
Developing Explain the use of a colon, semicolon or dash within sentences with up to two clauses.
Expected Explain the use of a colon, semicolon or dash within sentences with up to three clauses.
Greater Depth Explain the use of a colon, semicolon or dash 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!
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