Destination: Punctuation

We’re going on a journey today,

a journey to improve our use of
punctuation!

What different types of

punctuation can we use in our
travel writing?

Bonus Challenge:
Which types of punctuation are
you unsure about using?
KQs

KQB. How would you describe your

strengths in punctuation?
KQS. Can I explain how use a
variety of new punctuation?
EXTKQG. How have I applied our
new understanding to short pieces
of Travel Writing?
 Today we’re going on a tour of
Punctuation Archipelago!

Full Stop Retreat

Comma Key

Hyphen Island

Apostrophe
Peninsula
Full Stop Retreat .
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Capital letters are used to: Cha
Put capital letters into these sentences.
1) Start sentences (The journey was long the sky was so grey. it was a very cold day.
and tiring.)
the tourists sought out the centre of rome.
2) Show people’s names and the names of
places (We visited Full Stop Retreat. Our “stop!” shouted stephen the tour guide. a
Extr ing
next stop was Comma Key.) lleng
Cha
3) Start speech punctuation (“Amazing!” the
Put capital letters and full stops into these sentences.
tourist replied.)
there were many shops in the city of chester it was an
excellent place to visit
Full stops are used to:
the beach was very crowded mary struggled to find a
1) End sentences (The journey was place to sit
long and tiring.) wales is a very beautiful place it is filled with magical
2) To finish speech punctuation countryside but also fantastic cities like cardiff
a
(“Amazing!” the tourist replied. The Meg ing
lleng
Cha
tourist replied, “That is amazing.”)
Create your own travel writing sentences and
use full stops and commas accurately.
Comma Key ,
Commas are used to help readers break down We will explore some of the most
sentences. They act as mini pauses for the
reader, but they also help to separate smaller
important ways of using commas today.
ideas down as well.

Moreover, they can help us avoid confusion: Look at your information sheet and
choose one of the following challenges:
“Let’s eat, Grandma!”
“Let’s eat Grandma!”

Commas can save lives!

Write out three Travel Writing
sentences using the red options.
Write out three Travel Writing
sentences using the amber options.
Write out three Travel Writing
sentences using the green options.
Link together two independent clauses for
longer sentences (for and nor but or yet so
- FANBOYS):
We weren’t feeling particularly hungry, but
the breakfast was just too tempting.
Akito was desperate for an ice cream, and
he made sure his parents knew it!
Using commas in lists:
The museum was busy, full of information,
interesting and enormous.
Using commas for dependent clauses:
Although she was scared, Dericia managed to go
on the ski lift.
A dependent clause cannot exist on its own, it is
dependent on another clause to make sense.
Dericia managed to go on the ski lift –
Independent
Although she was scared, … Dependent
Using commas for embedded sentences.
Embedded sentences include a dependent clause in
the middle of a sentence.
Kadeem, who was organised and smart, managed to
save up for his holiday.
Sally, who was prepared for every eventuality,
carried a large rucksack full of essentials.
Using commas for speech punctuation:
The tour guide shouted, “Please stay with the group!”
Robin laughed and replied, “Sorry!”
“We must follow the route,” retorted the tour guide.
“Yes,” replied Robin, “I’m sorry, I’m just really excited.”
Using commas for transition words such as
connectives and adverbial starters:
Consequently, the group moved on to the next
exhibit.
However, it wasn’t quite as interesting as the previous
stops.
Hyphen Island
A hyphen (-) is used to join words or
parts of words. It's different to a dash.
They are used to link two words together
that act as an adjective in FRONT of a
noun.
Examples:
The family friendly hotel was perfect for
us.
The family-friendly hotel was perfect for
us.
The hotel was perfect for us because it
was family-friendly.
The hotel was perfect for us because it
was family friendly.
-
We use hyphens because they help us to avoid
confusion in our writing.
Fix these sentences so they use hyphens
accurately. Some sentences may not need
changes:
1) The mega value sunglasses worked well.
2) We were happy to discover all the cafes were
smoke free.
3) Although the space age sun loungers were
fun, they were atrociously expensive.
4) Our super strong sandcastles withstood the
waves.
5) Our hotel room was ultra modern.
Extra Challenging: Write your own travel sentences using
hyphens accurately.
Mega Challenging: Use a range of high-level punctuation
to describe Hyphen Island.
Apostrophe Peninsula
We use apostrophes to show:
‘
(The shops’ prices. The holidaymakers’ itineraries.)
• When people or things own something (Darren’s
ticket, Talisa’s holiday). We don’t use apostrophes to show when there is more
• When we shrink down lots of words into one. (Do than one of something:
not = don’t. It is = It’s.)
• We put the apostrophe after the s when there is There were lots of restaurant’s.
more than one of something. There were lots of restaurants.

Add apostrophes to these sentences:

Write out your own
1. The travel guides proposals met with
the Mollys approval. Travel Writing
2. The planes seats were cramped but
Darrens journey still went quickly.
sentences using the
3. The hotels options were surprisingly different ways of
extensive given its star rating.
4. Surprisingly, the cafés were still open including apostrophes.
late into the evening, but the cafes us
Bon ge
menus were limited. le n
Chal
5. “Couldnt we just go back home?”
moaned Chris.
lle nge
Cha
Plenary: Brain Gain
In your diagram of the
person’s brain, right
down all the ideas that
have gone into your brain
today during our lesson.

To describe our strengths in

punctuation
To explain how to use a variety of
new punctuation
To apply our new understanding to
short pieces of Travel Writing
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