Free 12th Grade Direct Speech Vs Reported Speech Lesson Plan

Topic: Direct vs Reported Speech

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to understand the difference between direct and reported speech, and be able to use each type of speech accurately and appropriately in a given situation.

Materials

• Examples of direct and reported speech
• Blank sheets of paper and pens/pencils for students to practice

Warm-up

• Ask students if they have ever heard someone say something and then later heard someone else say that same thing in a different way. For example, "I love you" vs "She said that she loved me."
• Ask them if they can think of any reasons why someone might say something differently when telling someone else what someone else said.
• Lead a discussion on the importance of understanding the difference between direct and reported speech, and how it can help us better understand what someone else is saying.

Direct Speech

• Define direct speech as the exact words that someone says, word for word.
• Discuss the importance of direct speech in literature and real life, and give examples of how it can be used effectively.
• Provide examples of direct speech, using the handouts or any other material that you have prepared.

Guided Practice

• Give students a short piece of text to read.
• Ask them to identify any direct speech in the text, and to underline it.
• Allow enough time for students to work with the text and to discuss their findings with a partner.

Independent Practice

• Give students a longer piece of text to read.
• Ask them to identify any direct speech in the text, and to underline it.
• Ask them to rewrite any direct speech in the text into reported speech, using the rules that have been discussed.
• Allow enough time for students to work with the text and to complete their rewriting.

Closure

• Ask students to share any difficulties they encountered in rewriting direct speech into reported speech, and to discuss how they resolved these difficulties.
• Ask students to share any successes they had in rewriting direct speech into reported speech, and to discuss why they consider their rewritten versions to be more suitable than the direct speech.
• Ask students to reflect on the importance of being able to distinguish between direct speech and reported speech, and to discuss how being able to do so can help us to understand a text more deeply.

Assessment

• Observe students during the group discussion and independent practice to assess their understanding of the concept of direct speech vs reported speech.
• Check their rewritten versions of the passages for understanding of the concept of direct speech vs reported speech.
• Ask a few students to present their rewritten versions of the passages to the class and ask other students to provide feedback.