English Years 5 and 6: Monday 25 th January- Friday 29 th January

This week we are concentrating on dialogue.

Example Cartoon strip.

Guide to speech bubbles and what they mean.

Date: Monday 25 th January ZOOM Can I write dialogue in a cartoon strip?

• Dialogue is a conversation. • When you write dialogue, you are writing exactly what the person says.• Dialogue makes the story more interesting. It can reveal what a character thinks or feels.

It can also show the character’s personality.

Mild: Use the template below and imagine what each character is saying. Remember to write it in the 1st person.

Spicy: Draw four boxes or use the blank template below. Imagine a conversation between two people. Draw the people and use speech bubbles to surround what they are saying. Make it interesting.

Hot: As Spicy. Think about how each character might speak and show their personality through what is said. You can do more boxes if you wish but keep the conversation focused.

Mild template Monday

Spicy/hot template

Tuesday 26 th January

Punctuation Thief! Someone has removed all the punctuation from these texts... ahhh!Your job today is to insert the correct punctuation back into these texts. Use a red or green pen (you can be a teacher!)

Watch this for a very clear explanation of how to punctuate speech correctly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiinspRKGAY&feature=emb_logo

And/or: Watch this for a song about how to punctuate speech correctly:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoE9ET6CtaI Can you think of some actions to go with it? Alternatively, watch this for the actions? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=599NPU80eYo

Date: Tuesday 26 th January Can I punctuate speech accurately? (Answers are at the bottom of the document)

Mild:Insert missing speech punctuation or write out the sentences and insert the missing punctuation.

Spicy:

Insert missing speech punctuation or write out the sentences and insert the missing punctuation.

Hot

Insert missing punctuation, including:Commas,Exclamation marks!Speech marks “ “Question marks?Full stops .Apostrophes ‘Ellipsis ...CAPITAL LETTERS

Mild:

Spicy:

Insert the missing speech punctuation:

If you found that ok, move onto hot...

Hot:

Hot Continued:

Imagine you are the teacher and you had to teach a class of aliens (who have never heard of inverted commas before) how to punctuate speech correctly. How would you do it? Either make a poster to explain how to punctuate speech or create a Top Tip list.

We will read through the following in the Zoom lesson:

Think about:

1. How does Carroll show the Queen of Hearts’ personality through her actions and what she says?

2. What does it tell us about Alice?

3. How good are the soldiers at their jobs?

Extract from Alice in Wonderland: Chapter 8: The Queen’s Croquet Ground

The Queen turned angrily away from him, and said to the Knave, ‘Turn them over!’

The Knave did so, very carefully, with one foot.

‘Get up!’ said the Queen, in a shrill, loud voice, and the three gardeners instantly jumped up, and began bowing to the King, the Queen, the royal children, and everybody else.

‘Leave off that!’ screamed the Queen. ‘You make me giddy.’ And then, turning to the rose tree, she went on, ‘What have you been doing here?’

‘May it please your Majesty,’ said Two, in a very humble tone, going down on one knee as he spoke, ‘we were trying –’

‘I see!’ said the Queen, who had meanwhile been examining the roses. ‘Off with their heads!’ and the procession moved on, three of the soldiers remaining behind to execute the unfortunate gardeners, who ran to Alice for protection.

‘You shan’t be beheaded!’ said Alice, and she put them into a large flowerpot that stood near. The three soldiers wandered about for a minute or two, looking for them, and then quietly marched off after the others.

‘Are their heads off?’ shouted the Queen.

‘Their heads are gone, if it please your Majesty!’ the soldiers shouted in reply.

Date: Wednesday 27 th January Zoom Can I show character through dialogue?Use the images below to create a conversation (dialogue) between the characters. Use their faces to help you to understand how they are feeling.

Mild: Use the template for Alice in Wonderland. Look at least three images and decide what each character might be saying. Write in what they are saying and how they are saying it. Remember the rules of direct speech punctuation.

Spicy: Choose the order of the pictures and write the dialogue between them. Punctuate speech correctly. New line, new speakerDialogue shows clearly the character by what is said and how it is said. Speech, expression, Action (SEA) after speech

Hot: as spicy. Description between dialogue.

Ambitious use of reported clauses.

Demonstrating speech that is interrupted by using a dash or by continuing after the reported clause.

Use this word mat to help you to develop your reporting clauses:

Mild: Write a conversation between Alice, the Queen of Hearts and the King of Hearts

Why is the Queen of Hearts angry? What might she say?

”_____________________” thundered the Queen, ________________________________________________________________________________________

What is happening in the picture? What might Alice say?________________________________________”__________________” cried Alice, _______________ ________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the King of Hearts saying to his wife? _”________________________________________”

______the King of Hearts, __________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

How does the Queen of Hearts reply? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

What is the King of Hearts showing her? What does he say?______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Spicy: Use the images to create dialogue between the characters. How will you show their personalities? Remember: you can completely make it up.

Hot: Use the images below to create a written dialogue using direct speech. Use the facial expressions to help you think about what each character might be saying. Remember: you can completely make it up! It doesn’t have to be what happened in the film or book! Reorganise the pictures if you would like to.

Why has Alice clasped her hands together? What might she say? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Watch after you have written your dialogue! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpvkWK6eusc film clip of the images for Wednesday! Remember: it does not matter if you wrote something completely different!

Mild: Copy

the following dialogue out and put in the appropriate punctuation and new lines.

The boy said, I would like to go home now. The lady asked, why do you want to go so soon? I don’t feel very well, the boy replied. The lady whispered, are you missing your mum? The boy looked at her and muttered, you won’t tell anyone will you? The lady winked and answered, of course not silly.

Date: Thursday 28 th January Can I use accurate speech punctuation?

Mild: Punctuate the speech below accurately using inverted commas “” and other appropriate punctuation.

Spicy: Rewrite the dialogue for the Peanuts cartoon using accurate punctuation and new lines. Remember: SEA- speech, expression, action.

Hot: Create your own dialogue between characters. Include description between the dialogue and use SEA effectively to help show the characters’ personality and feelings.

Spicy: Rewrite the following cartoon as a dialogue using the appropriate punctuation and new lines.

Hot:

Create your own dialogue between characters. Include description between the dialogue and use SEA effectively to help show the characters’ personality and feelings.

Friday 29th January

See separate spellings and Alice in Wonderland comprehension: chapter 4

Tuesday Answers:

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