Sarah Blanton

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Cooperating Teacher: Mrs. Van Zandt

Approx. Time: 2:30 pm- 3:30 pm

Grade: 4th
Put Said to Bed and Punctuation Within Dialogue
Lesson Essential Questions:

How can we incorporate words other than said in our writing?

How do we punctuate certain types of dialogue?

Standards:
CCSS.ELALITERACY.L.4.2.BUse commas and quotation marks to mark direct
speech and quotations from a text.

Learning Objectives
Students will be able to name some other

Assessments
The students will be applying what

words to represent dialogue other than the

they learned in their writing pieces

word said.
Students will be able to apply punctuation

The students will be adding

to various types of dialogue

dialogue into their writing pieces

Materials:

Computer
Put said to bed worksheet
Chart paper
Various dialogues
Doc cam
Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh

Pre-lesson assignments and/or prior knowledge: The students have been writing realistic
fiction stories that contain dialogue.

Lesson Beginning: The teacher will begin by having all of the students come sit on the
carpet and reading Martha Speaks by Susan Meddaugh. The teacher will also put the
book on the doc cam so that the students can see the dialogue in the book.
Instructional Plan:

The teacher will make a chart titled, Put Said to Bed and will ask the students if

they have any ideas on words that could be used

When a student gives an idea, the teacher will have them explain when you can

use that word in dialogue

The students will receive a sheet with other words to use instead of said so that

they can reference it while they are writing

After learning about words other than said, the teacher will move on to

punctuation in dialogue
The teacher will show various examples of dialogue and the punctuation that is

used throughout
Differentiation:
The teacher will give the students a sheet with examples of words they can use

other than said so that they can always get ideas

The teacher will be circulating the class as they work on their realistic fiction

stories and answering any questions

Questions:
Can you name some other dialogue words instead of said?
When can we use these other words?
Why is it important to have punctuation in dialogue?
When do we use quotation marks?
Classroom Management:
The teacher will be walking around the room while the students are working
on their stories to make sure everyone is on task
The students are aware of the protocol during writing class
Transitions:
The teacher will give the students a warning before the end of class so that
they can clean up and get ready to leave for the day.

Closure: The students will get to work on their realistic fiction story and use what they
learned about punctuation and dialogue in their writing. At the end of the class time the
teacher will ask if any students would like to share what they have added to their writing.