English

Y7 English

Key Stage 3

Year 7

Y8 English

Year 8

Writing accurate, correctly punctuated and paragraphed dialogue, using personal pronouns

Grammar

THEME

T4: grammar practice

Recapping the basics: simple sentences, statements, paragraphs, capital letters and past simple verbs

Paragraphing narratives for clarity, using possessive pronouns, using apostrophes accurately, structuring, writing and editing genre-specific narratives

T2: Word level objectives

T3: Punctuation level objectives

T1: Sentence level objectives

Past simple tense, subordinate clauses, punctuating conjunctions and lists

Avoiding fragments, fused sentences and comma splices. Using capital letters and writing in the past tense. Using multiple subordinate clauses, punctuating lists correctly when in a complex sentence.

Complex sentences, avoiding fragments and run-ons, capital letters

UNIT

In this lesson, we will learn about the difference between direct speech and indirect speech and how to punctuate direct speech correctly.

Punctuating speech correctly

In this lesson, we will learn how to vary our punctuation marks in direct speech. We will also develop our understanding of how we can vary our dialogue tags for effect.

Direct speech: Varying punctuation and dialogue tags

In this lesson, we will practise moving our dialogue tags from the beginning to the end of our sentences. We will also look at how using pronouns can prevent our direct speech writing from being repetitive and confusing.

Direct speech: Moving dialogue tags and using pronouns

In this lesson, we will learn how to insert a dialogue tag into the middle of a line of direct speech.

Breaking up direct speech with dialogue tags

In this lesson, we will develop our knowledge of how to insert dialogue tags into the middle of a line of direct speech. We will also learn how to introduce additional speakers, using the correct punctuation.

Breaking up direct speech with dialogue tags and introducing additional speakers

In this lesson, we will check our understanding of all the direct speech rules we have learned in this unit. We will then apply these rules to our own creative writing.

Punctuating speech correctly: Applying the rules when writing creatively

Key Stage 3, English
Writing accurate, correctly punctuated and paragraphed dialogue, using personal pronouns

Lessons in this unit

Punctuating speech correctly

Direct speech: Varying punctuation and dialogue tags

Direct speech: Moving dialogue tags and using pronouns

Breaking up direct speech with dialogue tags

Breaking up direct speech with dialogue tags and introducing additional speakers

Punctuating speech correctly: Applying the rules when writing creatively

Key Stage 3, English Writing accurate, correctly punctuated and paragraphed dialogue, using personal pronouns

Lessons in this unit

Punctuating speech correctly

Direct speech: Varying punctuation and dialogue tags

Direct speech: Moving dialogue tags and using pronouns

Breaking up direct speech with dialogue tags

Breaking up direct speech with dialogue tags and introducing additional speakers

Punctuating speech correctly: Applying the rules when writing creatively

Key Stage 3, English
Writing accurate, correctly punctuated and paragraphed dialogue, using personal pronouns