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Day 43 · Let the source keep its own voiceYear 4 English · T1 W9–10 · Teacher · Teacher / Day 43

Useful end: A direct/reported-speech card that keeps speaker, meaning and punctuation honest.

Preparation: Existing suitable blankpaper/marking tool or usual communication is enough. Keep the full ordinary source below ready, selected fresh sources and staff panels separate. Check the learner's actual previous opportunities; teach the named relationship before asking for independence.

Run the lesson

1. Own starting thought ·3minutes. Ask: “Let the source keep its own voice. What would you want the next reader to know?” Retain the own first contribution before the worked model.

2. Read and model ·5minutes. Complete ordinary source: Original fictional speaker Nia says: I found the guide card. Nia does not say the whole game worked.

   Worked reasoning: Direct: Nia said, “I found the guide card.” Reported: Nia said that she had found the guide card. Both keep the finding claim. Nia said that the whole game worked changes the claim and is not supported.

3. A different guided try ·5minutes. A different fictional speaker says: I want the picture near the title. Transform that into a reported wish, keeping it a wish. Use the chosen speaker's name instead of an unclear she if needed.

4. Choose one useful route ·10minutes.

   • Route1: Arrange/direct speaker, quotation and reporting words, choosing which version preserves the exact claim.

   • Route2: Write or label a two-panel direct/reported card, checking quote punctuation when writing is the selected target.

   • Route3: Read/tell/sign/AAC the exact source to a faithful helper, then choose an accurately attributed report.

5. Look closely ·5minutes. Do not require tense shift as an absolute rule; choose an appropriate reported form for context. Check that want/found are not silently expanded to approval or success.

6. Keep a next move ·2minutes. If meaning shifts, practise one unrelated wish/report distinction before a fresh component.

Access and evidence: Private work, usual speech/sign/AAC, pointing, drawing, directing a faithful scribe or no-object work are available. Rest, decline or return are possible. Record what was actually contributed and the actual help. Adult reading supports meaning; dictation preserves composition but does not demonstrate independent reading/spelling/handwriting. Never fill in a missing reader, event, check or child result.

Ready resources

Blank daily sheet · Read together · Home · Larger project · Reader-card Bench · Paper Bench

Selected taught, eligible source/own/staff bank. Keep the actual first contribution before staff models.