The Direct Indirect Speech posters were designed specifically to support the Year 4 Australian Curriculum. There are 4 pages included with one page for each of the different speech types providing definitions and clear examples. An additional page provides examples of converting Direct to Indirect speech and vice versa.
Investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech are used
Understand that punctuation signals dialogue through quotation marks and that dialogue follows conventions for the use of capital letters, commas and boundary punctuation
Recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speech
Investigate how quoted (direct) and reported (indirect) speech work in different types of text
Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
Identifies and compares different kinds of texts when reading and viewing and shows an understanding of purpose, audience and subject matter
Reads and comprehends texts for wide purposes using knowledge of text structures and language, and by monitoring comprehension