• Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Speech marks (quotation marks) for dialogue). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
• Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.

1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • Grandad said "It's time for bed". • Grandad said, "it's time for bed." • Grandad said, "It's time for bed." • Grandad said, It's time for bed. (Grandad said "It's time for bed". / Grandad said, "it's time for bed." / Grandad said, "It's time for bed." / Grandad said, It's time for bed.) → Grandad said, "It's time for bed."Prompt: Speech marks (quotation marks) go around the exact words spoken, including their punctuation.
2. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • "Hurry up, said Dad, or we'll miss the train." • "Hurry up" said Dad "or we'll miss the train." • "Hurry up," said Dad, "Or we'll miss the train." • "Hurry up," said Dad, "or we'll miss the train." ("Hurry up, said Dad, or we'll miss the train." / "Hurry up" said Dad "or we'll miss the train." / "Hurry up," said Dad, "Or we'll miss the train." / "Hurry up," said Dad, "or we'll miss the train.") → "Hurry up," said Dad, "or we'll miss the train."Prompt: Speech marks (quotation marks) go around the exact words spoken, including their punctuation.
3. Which sentence is punctuated correctly? • "Let's go to the park, said Mia." • Let's go to the park," said Mia. • "Let's go to the park," said Mia. • "Let's go to the park" said Mia. ("Let's go to the park, said Mia." / Let's go to the park," said Mia. / "Let's go to the park," said Mia. / "Let's go to the park" said Mia.) → "Let's go to the park," said Mia.Prompt: Speech marks (quotation marks) go around the exact words spoken, including their punctuation.

• Read a short passage with no punctuation and let the class hear why it's confusing.
• Share the objective: Titles of works: italics or quotation marks? (US style). Read the success criteria together.

• Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
• Example: In US style, how do you show the title of a poem?
• Step 1: Italicise (or underline) titles of long, whole works; put titles of short works and parts in quotation marks.
• Step 2: So the answer is: quotation marks
• Answer: quotation marks
• Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

• Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
• Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.

1. In US style, how do you show the title of a novel? (italics (underline it when handwriting) / quotation marks) → italics (underline it when handwriting)Prompt: Is it a whole, long work, or a short piece that is part of something bigger?
2. Read the question. Which of these titles would go in quotation marks? (a novel called Night Train / a poem called Night Train / a magazine called Night Train / a film called Night Train) → a poem called Night TrainPrompt: Long, whole works → italics.

• Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
• Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

• Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.

1. In US style, how do you show the title of a film (movie)? (italics (underline it when handwriting) / quotation marks) → italics (underline it when handwriting)Prompt: Is it a whole, long work, or a short piece that is part of something bigger?
2. Read the question. Which of these titles would go in quotation marks? (a magazine called Night Train / a novel called Night Train / a film called Night Train / a poem called Night Train) → a poem called Night TrainPrompt: Long, whole works → italics.

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-5.