Name ______

Conventions/Grammar Mini-Lessons

You will be working in groups of three to teach one of the following topics to the class:

capitalization apostrophe/apostrophe S commas (two groups) semicolon/colon

quotation marks direct object indirect object subject/verb agreement

pronoun and antecedent agreementrun-on sentencesfragment sentences

Circle the topic you have been assigned!

There are 4 required assignments:

1. PLAN: Writing a plan thatdescribes what you will do during the presentation. (lesson plan)

2. HANDOUT/VISUAL AIDE: Creating a SIMPLE handout/worksheet for the students.

3. QUIZ: Write 5 multiple choice quiz questions with answers to be turned in—not presented.

4. PRESENTATION: 8-10 minutes.

Quiz/Lesson Plan/Handout due: 4/21Presentations: Be ready on 4/23

Most important thing to remember: Keep it SIMPLE and know your topic!!! Use your green Holt handbook. Look at the red rules before the exercises!!! Teach those.

Lesson Plan Format

Group members’ names
Lesson Plan: ______(write topic here)
I. Objectives (you should at least two or three) Follow format below.
Students will be able to….
  • recognize words that should and should NOT be capitalized. (see red rules in text)
  • identify direct objects within a sentence.
II. Procedure
In this section of you want to describe exactly what you and the students will be doing on the day you present: Step-by-step description. You need to make sure you explain the info you will teach, which group member will teach each part, what the students will be doing, and how long each part will take. The presentation should be no longer than 13 minutes.
Here’s a sample:
“Part 1: 5 minutes: Johnny will teach the 4 important rules for capitalization which are….”(Give the exact info you will teach here. Try and make it interesting; involve the students.) “Students will take notes from the overhead while Johnny explains.” (Don’t forget to give the students time to take notes.)
Here’s the order of your lesson:
Part 1: Teach the topic. First define your topic. Give examples. Use visual aide (overhead).
Make sure students take notes. Do something “FUN” to help the students learn the
Info—make it interactive—involve the students!
Part 2: Give handout/worksheet—students practice what they learned.
Part 3: Review worksheet, answer questions.
III. Quiz Questions (five minimum)