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Example text demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the novel The Twits by Roald Dahl. The example text is based on Chapter 27 of the novel when Mr and Mrs Twit are stuck to the floor. A feature find worksheet with answers is included, plus differentiated activity sheets and extract.

This following documents are provided:
• Dialogue writing model text
• Feature find sheet
• Feature answers
• Differentiated dialogue writing activities x4
• Activity answers
• Said synonyms vocabulary list
• Extract from The Twits

The model text is useful as a WAGOLL for children to study before attempting to write their own version, continue the model text or add punctuation to direct speech.

This resource can be used when studying the The Twits or during a stand-alone dialogue writing lesson.

The model text contains the following features:
• Actual words spoken with inverted commas on either side
• Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with a comma, question mark or exclamation mark
• Variety of speech verbs
• Adverbs
• Actions of the characters
• New paragraph each time the speaker changes.
• Two or more sentences spoken at once with reporting clause at the beginning/end
• Two sentences spoken at once and split into two by the reporting clause
• Contractions used in speech

All documents are available as PDFs and editable Word documents.

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Newspaper Report Example Text Pack
Informal Letter Example Text Pack
FAST Character Analysis Activities Pack

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