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Teacher: Katelyn Lorick Lesson Title: Learning Punctuation and Capitalization Class & Grade-Level: Language Arts/6th grade
 * Lesson Plan**

Why this lesson?

 * I think my topic is interesting because I feel as though in a 6th grade class, this is something that students know they need to master. Knowing correct punctuation use and correct capitalization will help students achieve success.

Elements of Mind

 * Perception-the students will have to perceive the knowledge they already know in order to focus on punctuation and capitalization and learning the rules.
 * Knowledge- this topic will give the students the knowledge they need to possess in order to maintain good writing.
 * Concepts-this topic will allow students to apply their newfound knowledge to understand the concepts of each: punctuation and capitalization.
 * Interpretation-gaining new knowledge from learning these concepts will allow students to form ideas about these concepts and put them to use in their writing.

Levels of Blooms Taxonomy

 * Understand-Students will understand the rules for punctuation, capitalization and spelling.
 * Apply-Students will apply their knowledge by doing examples on the board.
 * Evaluate-The students will be required to check their neighbor’s work and evaluate if it is right or wrong.

P21 Standards

 * My lesson addresses the P21 Standards because it is teaching reading and language skills.

Objective and Outcomes:

 * __ Objective #1: __** (Common Core: L.6.2) “ Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.”
 * **__ Outcome #1a: __** Students will explain the the basics of the new punctuation and capitalization rules.
 * **__ Outcome#1b: __** Students will write a paragraph using their new skills.
 * **__ Outcome#1c: __** Students will edit and correct examples of punctuation, and capitalization.

What I need

 * Computer
 * Overhead Projector
 * Dry Erase Board/Chalk Board
 * Markers/Chalk
 * Sentences that portray correct and incorrect examples of punctuation, capitalization.
 * Notes on these two topics to teach the rules (on Glogster)

What's the plan?
> ====http://kblorick.edu.glogster.com/punctuation-and-capitalization/====
 * 58 minute lesson **
 * 3 Minutes: Introduction-Explain to students the topic of the lesson and activities they will do.
 * ==== 5 Minutes: Write 3 sentences on the board with incorrect capitalization and punctuation. Tell the students to correct the mistakes. Collect them as a pre-test to see how much the students know. EXAMPLES: My sister allyson likes to sing in the shower. My dogs name is paddy and she is my favorite pet. I had to take a test the other day but i did not study enough so i failed.====
 * ==== 15 Minutes: Open Glogster document containing notes. Review notes and tell students this can be accessed at home for future reference and to help them with their homework. Invite questions. ====
 * ==== 4 Minutes: Explain the assignment. Students will use Wall Wisher to write 2-3 sentences about their weekend using the new skills they have learned. They will post this paragraph so that everyone in class can see it. **http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/kblorick**====
 * 8 Minutes: Allow students to complete the assignment.
 * 5 Minutes: Assign partners, and tell the students to peer edit their partners paragraph for punctuation and capitalization mistakes. Do this by writing the mistakes on a sheet of notebook paper.
 * 5 Minutes: Allows students to explain (to each other) what mistakes they found and why they are wrong
 * 10 Minutes: Invite students to explain what their mistakes were (to the class), and teacher writes them on the board. (Allow about 6 students to call out their mistakes) Allow students to offer reasons why they were mistakes and correct them together.
 * 3 Minutes: Closing activity (homework)

(5) The activities include the writing activity, the editing activity, and explaining their reasoning behind their mistakes. (6) The grouping for this lesson is individual, but the students are assigned to get into pairs to edit and talk about each other’s paragraphs.


 * ==== Closing activity: Assign students to write another paragraph on google docs to submit for a grade. **https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nqkHKShgKac1loODMzmFMjSFFxiNpmQPAOKl156DxpQ/edit**====
 * ==== (I will correct the mistakes using the marginal editing techniques. For the next class, I will show them how to edit on google docs!) ====

Rubric for Closing activity: ~