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Dialogue in stories

Punctuate and paragraph dialogue within a story.

Taught in Primary 5 in Nigeria (NERDC), Year 5 in United Kingdom (National Curriculum), Grade 5 in Canada (Ontario).

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Nigeria (NERDC)

Primary 5

Strand
Writing: Composition
Called
Dialogue in stories
How it's taught
Guided composition from a model text; emphasis on handwriting, correctness and set formats (letters, compositions).
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United Kingdom (National Curriculum)

Year 5

Strand
Writing Composition
Called
Dialogue in stories
How it's taught
Genre-based teaching with success criteria; plan–draft–edit cycle; grammar objectives embedded in writing.
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Canada (Ontario)

Grade 5

Strand
Composition
Called
Dialogue in stories
How it's taught
Writing as a process (plan, draft, revise, edit, publish) across forms; voice and audience emphasised.
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