The document provides a lesson on identifying and using question marks and exclamation marks in writing. It includes examples of sentences using these punctuation marks and activities for students to practice incorporating them. The lesson covers when to use question marks versus exclamation marks based on whether a sentence is asking a question or expressing strong feelings such as anger, commands, or surprise. Students are asked to write questions, punctuate sentences, write a newspaper article, do peer assessment, and reflect on their skills and knowledge gained from the lesson.

1. iTrackR Ed
“Doctor, I’ve lost
my memory!”
“When did this
happen?”
“When did what
happen?”
Question & Exclamation
Marks

2. Go back in time... and tell me three
things you learnt in our last lesson.

3. Question & Exclamation Marks
Learning objectives
Reading: To identify and recognise
question and exclamation marks
Writing: To use question and exclamation
marks to improve sentences

4. Question and exclamation marks go at the end of a
sentence instead of a full stop.
Question marks can replace full stops ….?
Questions often begin with the words:
Who …?
How …. ?
Could you have
done something
to avoid this?
When…. ?
Why….?.
What…?
Travelled by bus?

5. Question Marks
When?
Why?
How?
What?
Who?
Write at least four questions of your own using the words
and images shown above.

6. Question & Exclamation Marks
?
“It doesn’t like
anything, sir. It’s
dead!”
OR
!
“Waiter! What’s
the turkey like?”

7. Exclamation Marks
Its purpose in life is to replace the full stop in sentences, which
show really strong feelings.
angry
Stop it!
Turn it off!
Don’t you
dare hang up!
It’s
fantastic to
win!
Stand to
attention!
command
surprise
shouting

8. Question & Exclamation Marks
Write what each character is saying in the speech bubbles below.
Don’t forget to use question and/or exclamation marks at the end.

9. Question & Exclamation Marks
Sketch your own scenes.
Ask a colleague to fill in the speech bubbles.

10. Don’t forget capital
letters to start the
sentence.
Remember to
include
conjunctions...
This isn’t easy, but with a
little bit of thought you can
improve your writing. Use a ‘?’
every time the sentence asks a
question, and only use one ‘!’
for shouting, commands or
surprise.
Miss Marks
The Examiner
Assessment
criteria:
Punctuate
sentences
correctly so that
the meaning is
clear (Ws/L1.3)

11. THE
SUN SHINE
NEWS AND GOSSIP
WORLD EXCLUSIVES
Task 1 write an article ….
Write an article
for your local or
national
newspaper
about rubbish
being dumped
near a local
pond, which is
destroying the
surrounding
wildlife.
Persuade your
readers to
volunteer and join
your clean-up
campaign.
Don’t forgot to
give dates,
contact numbers
etc.

12. Peer Assessment
Look back through the writing. Write a list
of all the things you thought your partner did
really well. Include things linked to the
objectives, but also include things that were
not.
Write a list of everything s/he did right.
Give examples.

13. How have you
used your
existing skills
and
knowledge in
today’s
lesson?
Text your message here

14. Plenary & Self Assessment
Review Objectives:
Reading: were you able to identify and recognise
some question and exclamation marks?
Writing: were you able to add some question and
exclamation marks to improve your sentences?
Did you remember to complete your self assessment grid?