Introduction
During this WebQuest you will learn to use punctuation including...
- question marks
- exclamation marks
- commas
- apostrophes
- speech marks (also called quotation marks)
Task
Task 1
Watch this video or listen to your teacher read the story...
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-fj9_CtTNM]
Task 2
Play these games...
End punctuation: game 1
Apostrophe for contractions: game 1, game 2 , game 3, game 4
Apostrophe to show ownership: game 1
Commas for lists: game 1
Speech Marks: game 1
All punctuation: game 1
Task 3
Practice saying these sentences with a partner
Watch this video...
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqomDyOwB6I]
Find a partner and practice saying.... (remember to change your voice)
- Hello?
- Hello!
- Hello.
Can your partner guess which one you said first?
Try again...
- Mrs White?
- Mrs White!
- Mrs White.
Task 4
Add the missing puntuation to the story "Yo, Yes"
With a partner 'perform' your story to the class making sure you read the punctuation. Does it make sense?
Task 5
In your Literacy Book, create your own punctuation characters. Give them names and decribe their personalities.
- full stop
- comma
- exclamation mark
- question mark
- speech marks
- apostrophe
Example:
This is Mr Inquisitive the Question Mark. He asks questions all the time so he is always learning new things!
Task 6
In your literacy book write a story about an adventure that your Punctuation Characters go on (maybe they go to Punctuation Island?). Make sure you use correct punctuation in your story.
Extention task
Watch this video...
[video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdCOswMeXFQ]
What was that piece of punctuation... work out what it is and explain how to use it.
You could explain any way you like (video, poster, writen explanation)