Year 4 - English
Practising handwriting with famous quotations
Building fluency in the four joins, suffixes and common exception words
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop the quality and consistency of their handwriting. After reviwing the four joins, pupils write words with the suffixes -tion, -cian, -sion, and -ssion in cursive.They also practise cursive writing with homophones, common exception words, famous quotations and a poem.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to correctly copy out famous quotations in cursive handwriting.
Key Notes
- A famous quotation is a well-known phrase, statement, or passage attributed to a particular person, work, or source.
- The quotation is demarcated with inverted commas.
- The quotation starts with a capital letter.
- After forming a capital letter, you need to lift your pencil to start the next part of the word.
- A range of joins will be used depending on which letters are joining to which letters.
Vocabulary To Learn
- quotation: a word, phrase, or sentence that is taken directly from someone's speech or writing and is presented within quotation marks to indicate it as someone else's words
- inverted commas: also known as quotation marks, are punctuation marks used to indicate the beginning and end of direct speech or a quotation
- famous: known about by many people
- join: how the letters are connected together
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Sometimes when writing quotations, the children may forget to start with a capital letter as they are concentrating on using the inverted commas.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A famous quotation is a well-known phrase, statement, or passage attributed to a particular person, work, or source. The quotation is demarcated with inverted commas.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'quotation'
a word, phrase, or sentence that is taken directly from someone's speech or writing and is presented within quotation marks to indicate it as someone else's words.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Sometimes when writing quotations, the children may forget to start with a capital letter as they are concentrating on using the inverted commas. Correction: Model clearly by saying your thought process out loud to remind the children that a capital letter is needed. For example, 'quotation mark, capital letter, lift my pencil...'.
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