Writer Ready- Pt.3 Sentence Sense

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Jr. Genius Writer Ready Pt 3- Sentence Sense

Take the following sentences and combine the information so that

you end up with a concise paragraph, with all of the ideas included.Make a rough copy before writing your entry below. Watch your

punctuation!

Moving Day

1. We had not been looking forward to the move.It was the smoothest in memory.

2. We picked up the truck.The truck was rented.It was eight o’clock.

We drove to the apartment.

3. Our timing was perfect.No one else was moving.

This meant something.

The elevator was free.

4. Four of us carried the furniture.Four of us positioned the furniture.Four of us tied the furniture into the truck.

We did this in less than an hour.

5. Even the plants did well.

The move was fast enough.They didn’t go into shock.

6. We were at the house.

It was ten o’clock.People really flew into action.

7. The truck was empty.

We were sitting on the deck.We were eating lunch.

We were turning moving day into a party.It was a house-warming.

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Read the following exercise. Combine complete thoughts into

sentences. You should end up with ONE paragraph that comprisesone main idea. Write your good copy below. Watch your punctuation!

Sun Spots

1. We live in a climate.

The climate is cool.We plan holidays.

The holidays are ideal.

The holidays are in a spot.The spot is sunny.The spot is hot.

2. We enjoyed the planning.

We anticipate the holiday.We anticipate for weeks.

Really, we enjoy our vacations.

We enjoy them before they begin.

3. We step out of the aircraft.We feel the first tingle.The tingle is caused by heat.

The tingle is caused by humidity.

The tingle is in our noses.We feel as though we are in heaven.

4. Arctic holidays may be ideal.

They are for some people.Give us sun.

Give us sand.Give us these every time.

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Read the following set of run-on sentences. Combine the sentences

so that you end up with ONE paragraph. Each sentence should have acomplete thought. Write your good copy below.

Macbeth

1. We went to see a play.The play was written by Shakespeare.

It was Macbeth.

2. The play is a tragedy.The main characters are defeated.

3. The story involves a soldier.

His name is Macbeth.The story involves a wife.

Her name is Lady Macbeth.

4. The audience is kept interested.

The play contains battles.It contains secret meetings.It contains three “weird sisters”.

5. Try to see the play for yourself.It is impossible to explain everything that happens.

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Read the following passage. Try to combine complete thoughts into

sentences. You should end up with ONE paragraph that comprisesone main idea. Write your good copy below.

The Artist

1. The artist sits in front of her easel.The sun is at her back.

Her concentration is almost intense.

2. Her hand movements are almost imperceptible.Each stroke means a great deal.

The strokes are tiny,

Each one is the result of much thought.

3. The work is enjoyable.

It is also intense.

She can only paint for two hours at a time.Her back begins to ache.

Her mind becomes distracted.

4. She is trying to paint the laughter of children.

It is difficult.

Laughter cannot be seen.She chooses to emphasize the glee in their eyes.

5. Children play on her lawn.

They are squealing.They are laughing.

This is delightful.They are perfect models.

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Take the following sentences and combine the information, so that

you develop a concise paragraph, which includes all of the maindetails. Write your good copy below. Watch your punctuation!

Skiing

1. The slopes are covered with skiers.

The slopes are on Mt. Whisltler.The skiers are laughing.

The skiers are yelling.

The skiers are enjoying themselves.

2. Snow is falling.

The snow is light.

The snow is swirling.

It is swirling in the air.The snow is adding centimeters.

The snow is adding to the base.

The snow is ensuring skiing.The skiing is good.

The skiing is in the future.

3. The village is experiencing crowds.

The crowds are large.

The crowds are of tourists.The village is experiencing weather.

The weather is fabulous.The village is experiencing a reputation.

The reputation is growing.The reputation is international.

4. People come from the U.S.

People come from Europe.People come from Japan.

People come to ski the powder.The powder is deep.

People come to enjoy the social life.People come to get tanned in the sunshine.

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Take the following parallel sentences and combine the information,

so that you end up with ONE paragraph that includes all of the maindetails. Write your good copy on a sheet of paper. Watch your

punctuation!First Day

1. The kids had prepared for school.They had prepared at home.They had prepared by sorting out.They had sorted out closets.They had prepared by dusting.They had dusted unused desks.They had prepared by shopping.They had shopped for clothes.

2. The foyer was filled with students.The students were checking lists.

The lists were homeroom lists.The students were visiting.They were visiting with friends.The students were waiting.They were waiting fro the day to begin.This occurred on the first day of school.

3. The students gathered around the door.The students were older.The students gathered around the office.The students gathered in the classes.The classes were for homeroom.The students were sharing news.The news was about the summer.

4. The students worked in homeroom.The students were younger.The students were decoding.They were decoding strange timetables.The students were processing.They were processing textbooks.The students were struggling.They were struggling with locks.They were struggling to open them up.

5. The students were ready to go.They had their timetables copied.They had their books recorded.

They had their locks mastered.It was three o’clock.





Assignment 1:

The story below is missing 23 capital letters, 15 periods, 4 commas and 2

question marks. Insert them where appropriate, using a different colour foreach type of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 5 common nouns and 5 proper nouns.

A TRIP TO THE ZOO

william and susan live in toronto one saturday morning they went to the zoo

with their parents they went to the metro toronto zoo william ran to the lions

they also saw polar bears otters camels and tortoises suddenly mother

looked up where was susan she had become separated from the family

mother went to the information desk the lady there made an announcement

over the loudspeaker soon susan came to the desk holding a rangers hand

she had been reading books in the gift shop mother was pleased to see her

daughter at last now it was time to go home dad started the car and off they

went it had been a busy day





Assignment 2:


question marks. Insert them where appropriate, using a different colour foreach type of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 10 nouns

Word Usage: Circle the 10 words in the paragraph that have been used

incorrectly. Write the correct words in the space provided below.

1. __________ 6. ____________2. __________ 7. ____________3. __________ 8. ____________4. __________ 9. ____________

5. __________ 10. ___________

A HAMSTER ADVENTURE

alison and rebecca are best friends they both go to the same school mrs.

henderson is the name of there teacher she teaches grade for both girls are

good students alison likes science the best rebecca is very good at writing

stories one friday afternoon a strange thing happened it was after school both

the girls had forgotten they’re school bags they came back to school two get

them nobody were at school they opened the door quietly do you know what

they saw the hamster was having babies their were two fore sicks seven little

hamsters the girls were so excited but they didn’t no what to do they found the

teacher and they all laughed nobody new the hamster was having babies





Assignment 3:

The story below is missing 20 capital letters, 13 periods, 4 commas and 2question marks. Insert them where appropriate, using a different colour for

each type of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 10 nouns. If they are proper nouns, underline them also.



1. __________ 9. ____________2. __________ 10. ____________3. __________ 11. ____________4. __________ 12. ____________

5. __________ 13. ____________6. __________ 14. ____________7. __________ 15. ____________8. __________

OH NO I’M LATE

jessica crept too the classroom door she had come two school late the past to

days today was wednesday and she was late again what would mr. Nutter

do would she be kept in buy him she knocked every gently on the door mr.

Nutter sprang from his chair he opened the door he asked her why she were

late jessica explained that she had too by her mother some slippers at the

shop she had become tangled up in a ball off wool it had took the ladies at

the shop half an our to free her she brought the slippers at the shop and

bought them too school mr. Nutter told her two sit down she got out her

eraser ruler pencil glue sharpener and scissors and began the lesson





DIRECT SPEECH

A. Speakers

When we use the actual words said by a speaker we enclose them

using quotation marks. Note the punctuation used in the samplesbelow.

Speaker First• Amanda said, “My budgie loves singing.”

• Alfred shouted, “Look out!”

• Amy asked, “May I have another?”

Speaker Last • “My budgie loves singing,” said Amanda.

• “Look out!” shouted Alfred.• “May I have another?” asked Amy.

Broken Quotation• “May I,” asked Amy, “have another?”

B. Titles within Quotations

When a speaker includes the name of a book, film, etc., these must

be enclosed in single quotation marks. Single quotation marksshould be used alternatively in such cases.

e.g. “I have found the book ‘How to Sit on a Chair’ very interesting,” mused Ronny.

C. Paragraphing with Speakers

Whenever a new speaker talks in a dialogue a new line should bestarted. Remember – a new speaker, a new line!

Punctuate the dialogue below:

this meat loaf looks so good you could carve it said brian it’s the finest we

have ever eaten said greg I have had six slices already drooled mattew I

would like another slice said terry hurry up said kate because the film gone

with the mind starts on television in one minute grrrrrr growled rover with

foam appearing in the corners of his mouth





Assignment 4:

The story below is missing 18 capital letters, 18 periods, 2 apostrophes used

in contractions, 1 set of quotation marks and 1 comma. Insert them whereappropriate, using a different colour for each type of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 10 verbs.



1. __________ 10. ____________2. __________ 11. ____________3. __________ 12. ____________4. __________ 13. ____________

5. __________ 14. ____________6. __________ 15. ____________7. __________ 16. ____________8. __________ 17. ____________9. __________

THE FOX AND THE CROW

a crow found a peace of cheese it looked good and fresh to she flew up on to

a tree branch she wanted to eat the cheese their in piece a fox was walkingnear by he looked up and seen the crow he were a very hungry fox he hadnt

eaten anything for to days he decided he wood try to trick the crow and steal

the cheese off her he spoke to her about her beauty the crow didn’t say

nothing she new that if she replied she would drop the cheese the fox said he

thought that crows where the most intelligent of all the birds the crow still

said nothing sing to me in your beautiful voice said the fox the crow was so

flattered that she sung to him the moment she done this the cheese fell from

her beak the fox gobbled it up and run off





Assignment 5:

The story below is missing 19 capital letters, 19 periods, 4 apostrophes used

in contractions, 3 set of quotation marks and 5 commas. Insert them whereappropriate, using a different colour for each type of punctuation mark.




1. __________ 5. ____________2. __________ 6. ____________3. __________ 7. ____________4. __________ 8. ____________

THE LITTLE RED HEN

a little red hen found a wheat seed she decided to plant it she asked a cat a

fox and a pig to help her I cant help said the cat im to busy answered the fox

ive got two much to do replied the pig the little red hen dug a hole she

dropped the seed in to it she cover it the seed grow into a fine stalk of wheat

the little red hen reaped the wheat she grinded it into flower she mixed this

with water in a bowl and made dough she put this into a baking dish she put

the dish in the oven when the loaf was baked she didn’t share the bread with

the cat fox and pig she and her chick eat it they asked her how it tasted she

told them that it was delicious





Assignment 6:

The story below is missing 20 capital letters, 15 periods, 4 apostrophes that

show possession, 3 sets of quotation marks and 3 commas. Insert themwhere appropriate, using a different colour for each type of punctuation

mark.


Word Usage: Circle the 8 words in the paragraph that have been usedincorrectly. Write the correct words in the space provided below.

1. __________ 5. ____________2. __________ 6. ____________3. __________ 7. ____________

5. __________ 8. ____________

THE PET SHOW

our class had a pet show yesterday all the children bought in there pets

Snapper told the class to form a circle we paraded around the playground

marys duck quacked loudly all through the day craigs dog showed the class

some tricks he walked on to legs and chased his tail jonathans pet goldfish

swum in a tank everybody had to talk about the pet they showed

my toads name is laurie said helga

my turtle has swam in our bathtub said dean

our poodle is a good watchdog said noel

we enjoy the day everybody receive a prize we learned a lot about pets to





Assignment 7:

The story below is missing 29 capital letters, 16 periods, 2 question marks, 1

apostrophe used in a contraction, 2 apostrophes that show possession, 4 setsof quotation marks and 4 commas. Insert them where appropriate, using a

different colour for each type of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 10 nouns.


1. __________ 7. ____________2. __________ 8. ____________3. __________ 9. ____________

4. __________ 10. ___________5. __________ 11. ___________6. __________

You should never use ‘went and’ in your writing. It doesn’t mean anything.Draw a line through it whenever it appears in the story.

GONE FISHING

lukes dad was going fishing luke loved fishing he saw his dad getting ready

mr.crabgrass went and put his hook line sinker and bait into his fishing basket

may i go with you asked luke

youre to little answered mr. crabgrass

luke went in side

have you did youre home work asked mrs. crabgrass

i done it last night answered luke

he decided to follow his dad mr. crabgrass went and through in his line a big

fish went and took the bait lukes father was pulled in to the water luckily luke

were there watching he went and found a branch and rescued hes dad mr.

crabgrass all ways takes luke fishing with him now





Assignment 8:


apostrophe used to show possession, 4 sets of quotation marks and 4commas. Insert them where appropriate, using a different colour for each

type of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 11 proper nouns.


1. ____________ 4. ___________

2. ____________ 5. ___________3. ____________ 6. ___________

ON VACATION

philip and alison was on vacation they went to toronto with mom and dad

they seen many things mom and dad shared the driving at centre island they

had a ride on a paddle boat they visited the cn tower the next day the family

went to canada’s wonderland the amusement park that opens in mid-may the

trip to toronto was very interesting alison loved the beautiful scenery

when he come back too school phillips teacher asked how did you enjoy

you’re vacation

he answered I loved every minute

mrs. peppercorn asked what did you like the best

phillip replied i liked eaten the cookies whenever we stopped at a motel





Assignment 9:

The story below is missing 33 capital letters, 17 periods, 6 commas, 1

question mark and 3 apostrophes in contractions. Insert them whereappropriate, using a different colour for each type of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight all of the proper nouns. One word should be left out sothat its sentence makes sense. Rule a line through it.


1. __________ 9. ____________2. __________ 10. ____________3. __________ 11. ____________

4. __________ 12. ____________5. __________ 13. ____________6. __________ 14. ____________7. __________8. __________

SHIPWRECKED

today is friday july 13 1615 im writing a account of my stay on this island ive

now been shipwrecked hear for exactly about one year my name is robert

pennyfarthing i were a seaman on the good ship anemone our ship was

caught in a wild storm of the coast of africa she went down on thursday july

13 1614 i seen what looked like land and swum towards it i had swam for

several ours before i passed out when i awoke i found myself on a beach i

sung for joy this island is beautifuller than any place i have ever saw it has a

good supply of water the thing that bothers me the most are the large

number of tropical insects thay’re everywhere this morning i found some

inside my bedsocks on my pillow in my nightshirt and in the tea today i found

the impression of a human foot in a peace of granite could it be that im not

alone on this island





Assignment 10:

The story below is missing 12 capital letters, 10 periods, 2 commas, 2 sets of

quotation marks, 1 question mark and 1 apostrophe. Insert them whereappropriate, using a different colour for each type of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 10 adjectives from the story below.



1. __________ 5. ____________2. __________ 6. ____________3. __________ 7. ____________4. __________ 8. ____________

DREAM VALLEY

last knight i had an unusual dream i was walking a long a dusty road a clear

brook bubbled nearby i looked into its water and saw the silver reflections of

large fishes gleaming brightly an old hoarse was eating the rich green grass

bye the roadside it lifted its head and looked at me threw wise eyes

what are you doing here it says to me

i dont know I answered in a shaky voice

i followed it until we came to a colourful rainbow

we walked under it and found ourselfs in a wonderful place





Assignment 11:

The story below is missing 22 capital letters, 13 periods, 9 commas (2

related to direct quotation and 6 related to nouns in apposition), 1exclamation mark, 2 apostrophes in contractions and 3 sets of quotation

marks. Insert them where appropriate, using a different colour for each typeof punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 10 adjectives.


1. ____________ 4. ___________2. ____________ 5. ___________

3. ____________ 6. ___________

HOME IS THE SAILOR FROM THE SEA

captain bluerinsebeard the ferocious pirate was the terror of the seven seas

he had came from a poor family he had ran away to sea at the age of three

fifty years later he was the captain of his own ship piracy is hard work he set

about looking for ships to rob he did not find any his ship the flounder had for

masts it was difficult work catching huge modern ships in a sailing shipif i had my time again id get a faster ship said blurinsebeard

gold doubloons squawked fifif his fierce parakeet as it cracked a grain of corn

if I had my time again id have brought some sails for old flounder he

continued

he has wrote an interesting book about his exciting adventures





Assignment 12:

The story below is missing 18 capital letters, 11 periods, 5 commas (4 of

these are related to nouns in apposition), 1 question mark and 2 sets ofquotation marks. Insert them where appropriate, using a different colour for

each type of punctuation mark.



1. __________ 6. ____________2. __________ 7. ____________3. __________ 8. ____________4. __________ 9. ____________5. __________

THE NEW PET

it was a sunny saturday morning bianca and brenton were excited mom had

just gave them there allowance four the week they had been saving for a pet

mouse

can we go to the pet shop bianca asked her mother

yes children said mrs. Bluebottle

brenton drunk his milk before anyone could blink two times the children went

in to the pet shop mr. pennypincher the pet shop owner was pleased to see

them they done what they had came to do the mouse squeaker likes his knew

home very much





Assignment 14:

The story below is missing 20 capital letters, 11 periods, 5 commas (1 used

when addressing someone and 4 used with nouns in apposition), 4exclamation marks, 1 apostrophe and 4 sets of quotation marks. Insert them

where appropriate, using a different colour for each type of punctuationmark.

BLUERINSEBEARD THE FIERCE

all hands on deck shouted captain bluerinsebeard fiercely

all members of his crew knelt and put their hands on the deck bluerinsebeard

was a ferocious pirate he had spent many years busily sailing the seas insearch of ships to rob

fingernail inspection he roared loudly

the men remained kneeling nervously mad dog his second in command

twitched excitedly

you’ve dirty nails again mr. mad dog bellowed bluerinsebeard ferociously

mad dog wept uncontrollably there would be no sweets for him that evening

gold doubloons squawked fifi the pet parakeet noisily

Adverbs:

Write the adverbs that describe the following actions:

1. How Bluerinsebeard shouted . . . _______________

2. How he sailed the seas . . . _______________

3. How he had roared . . . _______________

4. How the men remained kneeling . . . _______________5. How Mad Dog twitched . . . _______________

6. How Bluerinsebeard bellowed . . . _______________7. How Mad Dog wept . . . _______________

8. How Fifi, the pet parakeet, squacked.. _______________





Assignment 15:


commas, 2 exclamation marks, 4 apostrophes and 9 sets of quotation marks.Insert them where appropriate, using a different colour for each type of

punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight the 5 proper nouns in the story below.


1. __________2. __________3. __________

4. __________5. __________

TABLE TALK

wake up bread whispered plate

ive been awake since too oclock in the morning replied bread

are we still going to do it asked plate

do what asked bread

try to escape answered platei cant stand it hear any more yesterday knife smeared some awful yellow oily

stuff on my back said bread

that was some of me your talking about interrupted margarine

i think i here a human coming warned jam

lets make a run for it shouted bread

they made a dash for the door as the man opened it to get the morning paper

they were free

List the 7 words in the story that were used to mean ‘said’.1. __________________2. __________________3. __________________4. __________________5. __________________6. __________________7. __________________





Assignment 16:


apostrophes. Insert them where appropriate, using a different colour for eachtype of punctuation mark.

Words: Highlight 10 adjectives in the story below.



1. __________2. __________3. __________4. __________

5. __________6. __________

THE LIFE OF A LOONIE

my name is loonie its not a name im very fond of cause im really a coin at the

moment im living in a dark soft place made of leather a kind lady putted me

there ill tell you about my life

for many years i lived in the dry dusty ground in western australia it werent a

very pleasant home one day i heard a loud noise the ground shook i was beendug up i was taking away on the back of a big noisy machine some strange

things happened to me i was washed for the first time in my long life the next

day i was melted and put into a thing called a mold i was part of a big flat

sheet and another machine punched a strange pattern on me it was now that

my adventures really started





Paragraphs

A new paragraph is a number of sentences about one event of idea in a

story. To begin a new paragraph you must start a new line. Read the storybelow and note when each paragraph begins.

Assignment 17: Each paragraph is missing a substantial amount of punctuation. Insert the

different punctuation marks where appropriate.

Paragraph 1: Insert 8 capital letters, 4 periods, 5 commas, 1 question mark, 2

sets of question marks and 3 apostrophes.

Paragraph 2: Insert 7 capital letters, 5 periods, 2 commas, 2 sets of quotation

marks and 2 apostrophes.

Paragraph 3: Insert 7 capital letters, 5 periods and 1 apostrophe.

Paragraph 4: Insert 7 capital letters, 4 periods, 2 commas, 2 sets of quotation

marks and 1 apostrophe.

THIN ICE

it was saturday january 10 1998 that winters morning was the coldest of the

year

isnt it cold said jonathan

anastasia his sister suggested lets go skating on the pond

the children arrived at the pond a large sign said the ice was too thin for

skating jonathon read the sign but he ignored it

youll fall in warned anastasia

dont be a scaredy cat said jonathan stepping onto the ice

anastasia looked in horror as her brother disappeared under the water he

resurfaced screaming for help luckily anastasias jump rope was still in her

backpack she threw it to jonathan when he grabbed it she pulled him out

the next morning jonathan sat grumpily with his feet in a tub of hot water

im going skating said anastasia

sniffile said jonathan

it was all that he could say





Recounts

The following story is an example of the writing category known as recount .A recount is a piece of writing that tells of a series of events in the order in

which they occurred. Recounts are commonly used in news reports on radio,television or in newspapers.

The text in a recount is structured in a special way. The orientation sets the

scene by telling who (the people written about), when (when the events tookplace), where (the setting), and what (some information on the subject that

is to be written about).

The events section is the main part of a recount. It is in this part that thewriter tells what happened and the order in which it happened. A recount

ends with a concluding statement containing an evaluative comment or

summary. Keep these things in mind when you write a recount.

Assignment 18:

The recount is missing 18 capital letters, 14 periods, 3 apostrophes of

possession and 2 apostrophes in contractions.


1. __________ 5. ____________2. __________ 6. ____________3. __________ 7. ____________4. __________ 8. ____________

SPORTS DAY

Orientation: yesterday we had our sports day it was held at the stadium

near our school children had been training for weeks for the

event

Events: we arrived at the stadium at nine oclock in the morning the age

races were run first off all I ran second in my race jenna hall

was the girls champion bruce bailey was the champion boy

matthew carter was the runner up he may have one if he didn’t

tripped over his own feat in the 800 meters keating school was

announced as the whining team when we got back to school the

scores was checked some how the numbers were mixed up and

franklins team were declared the winner

Evaluation: even though it was a confusing day we are all looking forward

to next years sports day





Assignment 19:

The story below is missing 26 capital letters, 13 periods, 5 commas, 2exclamation marks, 2 apostrophes and 3 sets of quotation marks. Insert

them where appropriate, using a different colour for each type of punctuationmark.



1. __________ 9. ____________2. __________ 10. ____________3. __________ 11. ____________4. __________ 12. ____________5. __________ 13. ____________6. __________ 14. ____________

7. __________ 15. ____________8. __________ 16. ____________

Words: The story below is an example of a recount genre. Rule a line under

the sentences that make up the orientation part of the recount.

OUR EXCURSION

last weak grade six went on a excursion to the newcastle museum our

teacher mr. quackmaster has been learning us a lot a bout science the bell

rung and we lined up to caught the bus mr. quackmaster called our names

out before we boarded the bus to children was not aloud to go when we

reached the museum we had to choose a partner after we had chose our

partner we got ready to go in side

line up ordered mr. quackmaster

ive forgot my lunch said matthew edwards

dont interrupt shouted mr. quackmaster turning red then bright purple

larry power a boy in my class tripped and fell we found out later he had broke

his nose most of us had an enjoying day





Narratives

The passage below is an example of the writing category known as

narrative. Many stories that you read for enjoyment are narratives.A narrative should contain the following parts:

1. Orientation - sets the scene and introduces some of the maincharacters. It tells us who, where, and when.

2. Sequence of events 3. Complication - an unforeseeable problem that needs solving (this

is what makes a narrative interesting to readers).

4. Resolution - the problem is overcome. Read the story and put different coloured boxes around the various parts ofthe narrative - the orientation, sequence of events, complication and

resolution.

Assignment 20:

Insert the necessary punctuation marks where appropriate.

Orientation: Insert 6 sentences, 6 capital letters, 6 periods, and 1 comma

Events: Insert 11 sentences, 14 capital letters, 11 periods and 1 apostrophe.

Resolution: Insert 7 sentences, 8 capital letters, 7 periods, 1 comma and 1

apostrophe.

THREE BEARS AND A LITTLE LADY

three bears lived in a cottage their names were mother bear father bear and

baby bear the bears loved eating for many years someone had been stealing

porridge from their house whenever they went for walks and left it to cool for

months they had only been able to eat salads their supply of porridge had run

out

one morning they decided to go walking in the forest they spoke of the good

times when they could afford porridge they came home at about eleven

oclock as they approached the front door baby bear noticed the laundry

window had been opened

they went inside the house was disorderly a chair was broken the pantry had

been opened baby bear went upstairs he gave a shout a little girl with rosy

cheeks dashed downstairs and outside

baby bear ran after her he had lost a lot of weight because of his strict diet of

salads salads and more salads he caught the little girl easily the bears spoke





to her very sternly they sent her home with a not for her mother the little

girls mother was most upset she wrote the bears a long letter of apology

Playscripts

When writing a playscript the format shown below is often used. It is not necessary to usethe usual speech for of “__________” asked/said ________ when using this writing form.Study the format used in the dialogue below and complete the punctuation.

THE GREAT ESCAPE

Narrator:The scene is inside Bruce’s pencil case. It is early morning. The children arenot at school yet.

Brian Brown:I’m squashed. It’s very crowded in here.

Sid Sharpener:Would you like me to sharpen a bit of you?

That would make more room.

Percival Purple: i wouldnt let him do that

Brian Brown: why not

Percival Purple: remember biddy blue

Brian Brown: i havent seen her for a few days

Gertie Green:sid sharpener sharpened her until she was so little she fell through a hole inthis pencil case

Erin Eraser: is zachary zipup awake yet

Zachary Zipup: of course im awake how could anyone sleep with all of thatracket

Clarrie Compass: we were just wondering something

Zachary Zipup: whats that

Rosina Ruler: could you open up and let us see what sort of a day it is

Zachary Zipup: what for youll just be in the classroom all day

Yvonne Yellow: we just had a bet on what sort of day it was

Zachary Zipup: open sesame

Narrator:when zachary zipup opened up all of the things in the pencil case jumped outand ran to the door they heard the cleaners footsteps both the cleaners werecoming to the classroom when they opened the door they were very surprisedto see four pencils a sharpener a small ruler an eraser and a compass scamperoutside and disappear around the corner

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