the term used for a person speaking out loud in a text

a sentence that includes direct speech first before the reporting clause

a sentence that includes direct speech second after the reporting clause

a clause that tells the reader who said the speech and how

the form of speech used to share what was said by someone without using a direct quote

Planning and writing the quotes section of a journalistic report about Titanic

English

In 'The Amazon Rainforest: Essay Writing', pupils will develop their understanding of writing to inform their reader and apply this in the context of an essay.

In 'The Aye-Aye or Wild Cats: Non-Chronological Report, pupils learned to write in an informative style in the context of a non-chronological report.

In this unit, pupils write a journalistic report as if they were a journalist reporting on the departure and voyage of the Titanic in 1912. Pupils incorporate their learning about modal verbs, parenthesis denoted by brackets and a full range of simple, compound and complex sentence structures.

The Titanic: journalistic report writing

The purpose of the reporting clause is...

a character or person speaking out loud in a text

a sentence with direct speech before the reporting clause

a sentence with direct speech after the reporting clause

shares what was said without using a direct quote

Match the key words to their definitions.

One young passenger exclaimed, "I can't wait to see inside!"

"I can't wait to see inside!" exclaimed one young passenger.

One young passenger exclaimed that they couldn't wait to see inside.

Which of these is the speech first sentence?

Which of these is the speech second sentence?

Which of these is the reported speech sentence?

"It's a real honour to work aboard the Titanic" stated one crew member.

"It's a real honour to work aboard the Titanic," stated one crew member

It's a real honour to work aboard the Titanic," stated one crew member.

"It's a real honour to work aboard the Titanic," stated one crew member.

"it's a real honour to work aboard the Titanic," stated one crew member.

Which of these sentences has accurate speech punctuation?

sentence with a main clause & adverbial subordinate clause

sentence with a main clause & relative subordinate clause

sentence with a main clause & non-finite subordinate clause

Match the complex sentence types to their definitions.

The ship was built by a team of experts in Belfast.

A team of experts in Belfast built the ship.

It is evident that passengers are enjoying their trip.

Which of these verbs is written in the progressive form?

Which of these punctuation marks are inverted commas?

Starter Quiz