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EXCLAMATIONS

Truth to Teach (Source)

 Sentences giving commands, showing strong feelings, and stating amazing

things end with an exclamation mark.

 Different tones of voice can often be recorded using exclamation marks.

Way to Work (Means)

1. Review previous lessons on punctuation.

2. Read a section from a story book with exclamation marks, e.g. Wilbur’s escape
in Chapter 3 of ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by EB White, ISBN 0-14-030185-2.

3. Discuss the use of exclamation marks to give commands, show strong feelings

and to state amazing happenings. Talk about exclamation marks coming before
speech marks, e.g. “Ouch!”

4. Write a number of sentences on the board, some needing a full stop, some

needing a question mark and some needing an exclamation mark. Let the
children, as ‘Punctuation Detectives’ suggest which punctuation mark is
required.

5. Let the children stand up like an army and shout out commands, e.g.
“Attention!”
“Salute!”
“Stand at ease!” as examples of commands requiring exclamation marks.

6. Let the children find exclamations in various books. Some may like to find
some ‘amazing facts’ sentences which may require an exclamation mark, e.g.
The heart beats 101, 000 times a day!

7. Let them complete the worksheet or let them write sentences containing the
following words with exclamation marks:-
Stop Come here Over there Run quickly Danger

Some children may like to create sentences of their own using exclamation
marks based on the escape of an animal like Wilbur in ‘Charlotte’s Web’.

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