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Y6 Autumn Term Part 1. CW Lesson 6

DIRECT AND REPORTED SPEECH

Truth to Teach (Source)

 Speech marks separate spoken words from the rest of a sentence.

 Direct speech is what is actually spoken.

 Reported speech is a report of what was spoken.

 Review and reinforce Y5 teaching on direct and reported speech.

Way to Work (Means)

If possible, invite a journalist to talk to the children about how he/she reports
spoken conversation.

1. Review previous lessons.

2. Let the children work in pairs to find out information about each other in a set
time.
Let them report back to the class sharing the information as reported speech.

E.g. Hannah said that she was born in 2001 and has lived in London all
her life. She enjoys working on a computer and her favourite

subject is maths.

3. Review the meaning of direct and reported speech. They can be distinguished
by the use of, or lack of, speech marks.

Explain that reported speech may begin with: - Susan said that… John
explained that…

4. Discuss with the children when it is appropriate to use the different kinds of

speech.

5. Let the children complete their worksheet or let them go with the journalist to
interview a number of prepared people around the school. The children could
then write up the interview as reported speech. They could take notes as the

interview is being conducted.

6. Gather back to share if time allows.

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