Example texts demonstrating dialogue writing with direct speech based on the book The Hodgeheg by Dick King-Smith.
The 3 differentiated example texts contain conversations between Ma and Pa and Max’s sisters Peony, Pansy and Petunia based on chapters 6 and 7 of the book.
Differentiated feature find worksheets with answers are included for easy marking and instant feedback.
Resources are differentiated three ways.
Resources provided:
• Example dialogue texts x3
• Feature find worksheets x3
• Answers x3
• Synonyms for ‘said’ word bank
• Text extract
The model texts are useful as WAGOLLs to examine before children attempt their own dialogue writing based on the book.
All documents are provided in PDF and easily editable Word format.
The following features of dialogue and speech can be found in the example dialogues (depending on level of difficulty):
• Actual words spoken, with inverted commas on either side
• Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with a comma
• Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with a question mark
• Reporting clause, separated from words spoken with an exclamation mark
• New paragraph every time the speaker changes
• Variety of speech verbs used
• Adverbs to show how the words were spoken
• Two or more sentences spoken at once inside one pair of inverted commas
• Actions of the characters
• Contractions used in speech
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Other Hodgeheg themed resources:
✦ Example Text Pack BUNDLE
✦ Character Profile Example Text Pack
✦ Diary Example Text Pack
✦ Action Sequence Example Text Pack
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