Write a conversation

Write a conversation

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Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
This task is about writing a conversation using correct punctuation.

Read this conversation that Rahul had with his teacher when he got to school. Look carefully at the punctuation that is used.

"Hi Mrs Win," said Rahul. "Here's my project."
"That looks fantastic," said Mrs Win. "I like the way you've done the title."
"I did it on the computer," said Rahul.
"Well you've made a great job of it. I'll put it on the wall now," said Mrs Win.

Question 2Change answer

two girls walking to school
In the box below write a short conversation that two friends might have as they are walking home from school.
Remember to use all the punctuation needed when someone is speaking, as shown in the example above.
Each friend needs to speak at least twice.
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper and online.
Copyright: 
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Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
English, Creating meaning, Writing
Key Competencies: 
Using language, symbols, and texts
Keywords: 
punctuation, speech marks, direct speech
Description of task: 
This assessment task has students writing a short conversation between friends, using speech marks that have been modelled in the task.
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:
  • use basic punctuation that is mostly correct, including punctuation of dialogue
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
Writing meaningful text: text features, sets 3
within the Writing Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 

 

Y4 (09/2000)
  • Uses speech marks correctly to indicate the words spoken in all cases.
  • Makes one error, i.e., omits one or more speech marks when they are needed, or adds unnecessary speech marks.

2 correct - difficult
 
1 correct - moderate
  • Begins a new line every time a new person speaks.
  • Makes one error.

2 correct - very difficult
 
1 correct - difficult
  • Uses a capital letter for the first word spoken every time a new person speaks.
  • Makes one error.

2 correct -
difficult
 
1 correct -
moderate
  • Use a comma (or other appropriate punctuation, e.g., a question mark), which is correctly positioned to separate the direct speech from the following or proceeding words in all instances they are needed.
  • Makes one error.

2 correct - very difficult
 
1 correct - very difficult