Year 5 - English
Editing the speech section of 'The Highwayman'
'The Highwayman': narrative writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils use 'The Highwayman' by Alfred Noyes as the stimulus from which to write a character and setting description, a narrative build-up in third person prose and a section incorporating varied speech sentences. Pupils complete the unit reciting and memorising parts of the poem.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to edit the speech section of your narrative writing.
Key Notes
- The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve your writing and make necessary corrections.
- Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation can be changed to make writing more effectively meet its purpose.
- Specific rules of how to punctuate speech first and speech second sentences must be checked during the editing process.
Vocabulary To Learn
- editing: the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality
- speech punctuation: a set of standardised symbols and marks used to punctuate direct speech sentences
- sentence structure: the way that words are arranged within sentences to convey meaning
- vocabulary: the language choices made by a writer
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils may have incorrectly structured clauses or adverbial detail within speech sentences.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
The purpose of an editing lesson is to improve your writing and make necessary corrections. Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation can be changed to make writing more effectively meet its purpose.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'editing'
the process of improving writing to improve text flow and overall quality.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils may have incorrectly structured clauses or adverbial detail within speech sentences. Correction: Repeatedly remind pupils which is the direct speech part of a speech sentence and which is the reporting clause part of a speech sentence. Knowing where the reporting clause is will help eliminate mistakes within it.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Analysing stanzas five and six of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Analysing stanzas one and two of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Analysing stanzas three and four of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Editing the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Learning and reciting stanzas four to six of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Learning and reciting stanzas one to three of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning and writing the second part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Planning the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Reviewing speech punctuation to write the next section of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Understanding the context of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Using drama to analyse the next section of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Writing a setting and character description based on 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Writing the first part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
- Writing the third part of the build-up of 'The Highwayman' Study Guide
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