This document provides instruction on how to properly punctuate direct speech. It explains that direct speech are the actual words people say. It uses the metaphor of speech words being sheep that need to be kept in a pen with correct punctuation to avoid escaping. It demonstrates how a capital letter is needed at the start of speech and punctuation like an exclamation mark at the end. Additionally, it notes that when a new speaker begins, their speech should start on a new line. Finally, it provides a checklist to ensure direct speech is punctuated correctly.

1. Punctuating
Dir ect Speech
Learning Objective:
To understand how to punctuate
direct speech.

2.  Direct speech is the words that people
actually say.
My leg
really hurts!

3. Turning Speech
Bubbles to Text.
My leg
really
 Imagine that the hurts!
words are sheep.
 The sheep have to
be kept in a pen.
my leg really hurts

4. Turning Speech
Bubbles to Text.
My leg
really
 If there is no capital hurts!
letter on the first
word then the sheep
can escape!
my leg really hurts

5. Turning Speech
Bubbles to Text.
My leg
really
 If there is no hurts!
punctuation mark on
the last word then
the sheep can
escape
hurts
My leg really

6. Turning Speech
Bubbles to Text.
My leg
really
Now the sheep are hurts!
safe and won’t
escape!
My leg really !
hurts

7. Independent Work
 Toes:
Turn speech bubbles into written direct speech, using the correct
punctuation.
 Knees: with Mrs Rogers
To turn speech bubbles into written speech making sure that a new line is
started every time that there is a new speaker in the conversation.
 Shoulders:
To turn speech bubbles into written direct speech, and then write their
own sentences using the speech they have written.
 Heads:
To turn speech bubbles into correctly punctuated direct written speech
and include an adverb to describe how the speech was spoken. In
conversation form to ensure practice of ‘new speaker, new line’.
 All: with Mrs Taylor – to stick photos onto newspaper reports during
the lesson. Mrs Taylor will call you when she is ready.

8. New Speaker, New
Line
 Now you know how to punctuate speech
there is one more thing you need to
remember.
 Every time a new person starts
speaking you will need a new sheep
pen on a new line.

9. New Speaker, New
Line
My leg
really
hurts!
Let’s have
a look then.
My leg really hurts! cried the boy loudly.
Let’s have look then, soothed Mum.

10. Speech Punctuation
Checklist
 Speech marks at the beginning of the words
that are spoken. (66)
 Capital letter on the first word that was spoken.
 Punctuation mark after the last word that was
spoken.
 Close the speech marks (99).
 New line EVERY TIME there is a new person
speaking.
 NOW CHECK YOUR WRITING – DOES IT
HAVE ALL THE ELEMENTS ABOVE?