Speech bubbles

Speech bubbles

Pencil and paper
Overview
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Marking Student Responses
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This task is about how to show people are speaking in writing.
Read each set of sentences below.
Fill in the empty speech bubbles to show only the words that each person is saying. The first one has been done for you. 
 

a)
"What are you doing?" asked Rachel.
"I'm making a sand castle," answered Michael.

 

b)

  

"I'm scared of dogs," said Helen.
"It's all right," said Peter. "He won't bite you."

c) Tim licked his lips and asked, "Are the sausages cooked?"
"They will be soon," answered Dad.

 

d)

 Tim grumbled to himself, "This jersey is far too big!"
"Don't worry," said Mum. "You'll grow into it."

Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
English, Creating meaning, Writing
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
punctuation, speech marks, direct speech, speech bubbles, sentence structure, cartoon techniques
Description of task: 
This task assesses the initial knowledge and understanding associated with correct use of speech marks for direct speech, i.e., identifying the words spoken. Students are required to identify the words spoken in four sentences by recording them in speech bubbles.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students’ ability to create texts to meet the writing demands of the New Zealand Curriculum.
 
Links to the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing:
This resource helps to identify students’ ability to:
  • generate content that is relevant to the task
as described in the Literacy Learning Progressions for Writing at: http://www.literacyprogressions.tki.org.nz/The-Structure-of-the-Progressions.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Writing meaningful text: encoding, sets 3-4
within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
   

Y4 (11/2001)

b)
  • I'm scared of dogs.
  • It's all right. He won't bite you.

easy
easy

c)
  • Are the sausages cooked?
  • They will be soon.

easy
easy

d)
  • This jersey is far too big.
  • Don't worry. You'll grow into it.

easy
easy
Teaching and learning: 
The purpose of this activity is to assess students' ability to identify the words actually spoken, so marks have not been deducted from students who add speech marks inside the speech bubbles, or omit punctuation such as full stops.