Hyphens and Brackets

Teaching Hyphens and Brackets' is an 8 slide PowerPoint presentation with 2 accompanying worksheets focusing on Year 5 / Year 6 punctuation skills. This PowerPoint lesson explains why hyphens and brackets are used and teaches students how to use such punctuation for a range of purposes. English Teaching Resources (Punctuation) : Hyphens and Brackets includes the following activities: - The definition of a hyphen and examples of hyphenated words. - Dictionary game using hyphens - Question and answer slides to enable peer assessment in the classroom - When and how to add brackets to writing - Consolidation of understanding tasks Year 5 / Year 6 English Teaching Resources: Hyphens and Brackets can be used as a starter activity, incorporated into a lesson or developed into a lesson on wider punctuation.