Use Inverted Commas for Direct Speech Presentation

The educational resource from KS2Gems is designed to enhance punctuation skills, particularly the use of inverted commas for punctuating direct speech, for Year 3 students. The PowerPoint presentation and accompanying activities serve as a comprehensive toolkit that teachers can adapt to fit the needs of their pupils. The material is segmented into sections, each comprising whole-class input, group and paired activities, and independent work. The level of support provided is left to the teacher's discretion, allowing for flexibility in instruction.

The contents of the resource include a series of overviews explaining the rules of using inverted commas, such as starting a new line for each speaker, enclosing spoken words within speech marks, and keeping non-spoken words outside. Additionally, the resource provides writing challenges where students can apply their skills by writing dialogues between characters, and direct speech hunts in extracts from class books. Throughout the activities, students are reminded to use capital letters at the start of direct speech, to separate spoken and non-spoken words with a comma, and to begin a new line for each character's dialogue, ensuring a clear and structured approach to learning correct punctuation in direct speech.