Practising handwriting with famous quotations
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can correctly copy out famous quotations in cursive handwriting.
Key learning 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.
- 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.
Keywords
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 misconception
Sometimes when writing quotations, the children may forget to start with a capital letter as they are concentrating on using the inverted commas.
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...'.
Teacher tip
Having visuals of the four cursive joins on the table can support children to become more independent and prompt them to check their own work.
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? There are only three cursive letter joins.
Q2.Which cursive letter join is being used in this letter string?
Q3.Which cursive letter join is being used in this letter string?
Q4.Which cursive letter join is being used in this letter string?
Q5.Which cursive letter join is being used in this letter string?
Q6.Which joins are used in this proper noun?
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