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Lesson Overview: This lesson will dive into the importance of punctuation within our writing.
We will add to our list from yesterday about sentence semantics and how they are important
Performance Objective: Given reference notes on the given lesson and a reading passage,
students will be able to correctly identify 3 out of 5 punctuation errors in the given passage.
o Pencils
o Writing notebook
o Whiteboard
o https://www.teachertube.com/video/punctuation-385136
Time: 90 minutes
o As a group, we will answer the questions from yesterday’s post assessment to check for
The reader of your sentence will know what you are trying to say
o What is a proper noun?
A greeting
o I will ask students what types of sentence semantics are there within our writings? We
have talked about capital letters, but what about our punctuation marks? Are those just as
important to use? Can anyone tell me the different types of punctuation marks there are?
o We will also discuss that this lesson will focus on using capital letters within our
o https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgcokHqAXUk
Let the students know that we will be discussing the importance and
o Have a group discussion about what punctuation marks mean. Each student should have
their writing notebook and a pen. They should be ready to take notes on the discussion.
o I want you guys to think about what do I mean when I say punctuation marks and where
o Write a period on the board and define as a group what that symbol is called.
Ask students what types of sentences that question marks are used on.
in question mark. Have them copy that same thing within their
notes.
o Write an exclamation point on the board and define as a group what that symbol
is called.
Students will again participate by sharing their answers.
Ask students what types of sentences that an exclamation point is used for.
exclamation mark and write the word excited. Show them that the
o Write a comma on the board and define as a group what that symbol is called.
when the sentence is listing different parts. For example: For lunch
o Write quotation marks on the board and define as a group what those symbols are
called.
If they have not seen that symbol before, explain what they are
called.
Ask students where they believe that they use quotation marks within a
writing sentence.
If they are unsure, state that quotation marks are used within a
o Underline the word quote and quotation marks and let the
their heads.
used.
o Students will then be given a passage to read. They will need to highlight the
capital letters that are found within the reading and also the punctuation marks
Refer students towards our whiteboard discussion about the different types
o Once they have read their passage and highlighted their capital letters and
punctuation marks, we will go around as a group and share how many of each that
we have located. I will have each one of them write one of their sentences that
I will then take out the capital letter and the punctuation mark and ask the
Both have an important role in our writings. We cannot have good writing
with just one, we need both things to be included in our sentences or it will
not make sense or look right for our readers. We need to show them that
the content we are writing about is valid, and with simple errors in our
o Instruct the students that they will retake the exit ticket from yesterday’s lesson on
punctuation marks to see if we can now increase their scores after the information that we
1. What is a period?
a. ?
b. !
c. ,
d. .
e. “ “
a. ?
b. !
c. ,
d. .
e. “ “
3. What is an exclamation mark?
a. ?
b. !
c. ,
d. .
e. “ “
4. What is a comma?
a. ?
b. !
c. ,
d. .
e. “ “
a. ?
b. !
c. ,
d. .
e. “ “
b. At the end of a sentence, when listing items within your sentence, and when
o I will call on each student to share their answer for each problem. We will discuss the
answer and determine as a group what the appropriate answer is for each question.
o I will then ask the students if there are any further questions after taking the quiz about
o If no questions, we will discuss that the following lesson we will be writing our own