Name: Amber Seguin Supervisor: Mrs. Fasick

Subject/Grade: 9th Pre-AP School Year: 2012-2013

Date: Day 1

Title of Unit: Writing: Oh the Many Places You Will Go --- And Writing Will Take You There

Lesson Title: / Grammar & Punctuation
Grade Level/Subject Area: / 9th grade Pre-AP
Student Profile: / Number of Students: 30 and 28
Number of Students with Special Needs: 1 and 0
Duration: / Second half of class.
Objective: Purpose of the lesson / Students will review and better understand grammar in the form of capitalization, colons, semi-colons, commas, comma splices, and sentence fragments.
Standards:
https://www.georgiastandards.org/Pages/Default.aspx / ELACC9-10L4: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grades 9–10 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies.
a. Use context (e.g., the overall meaning of a sentence, paragraph, or text; a word’s position or function in a sentence) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.
b. Identify and correctly use patterns of word changes that indicate different meanings or parts of speech (e.g., analyze, analysis, analytical; advocate, advocacy).
c. Consult general and specialized reference materials (e.g., dictionaries, glossaries, thesauruses), both print and digital, to find the pronunciation of a word or determine or clarify its precise meaning, its part of speech, or its etymology.
d. Verify the preliminary determination of the meaning of a word or phrase (e.g., by checking the inferred meaning in context or in a dictionary).
ELACC9-10L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
a. Use a semicolon (and perhaps a conjunctive adverb) to link two or more closely related independent clauses.
b. Use a colon to introduce a list or quotation.
c. Spell correctly.
d. Produces legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of punctuation and capitalization
Essential Questions: / 1.)  How can students better understand grammatical rules in punctuation?
2.)  What ways can students retain grammatical information?
Anticipatory Set: “Do Now” / Begin and finish the memorization of Romeo and Juliet oration.
Prior Knowledge: What will students need to know in order to be successful? / The basic rules of grammar and punctuation and foundations learned in middle grades.
Modeling: How will students know what is expected? / By in class work in groups and individually.
Check for Understanding: What techniques will be used to monitor learning? / Random questions and follow up questions the following day.
Guided Practice: What activities will be done to provide students with an opportunity to practice what they are learning? / Students will identify grammatical/ punctuation errors on the smart board, everyone will be given a turn, by random selection.
Independent Practice: How will learning be reinforced? Homework? Exit ticket? / Students will be given a grammar worksheet and will be required to turn it in as an exit ticket.
Closing: How will the lesson end? Refer back to essential questions. / By reviewing the lesson and call and answer response to check for understanding.
Detailed Sequence of Activities: Number/list the lesson procedures.
1.)  2 minutes
2.)  30 minutes
3.)  30 minutes
4.)  15 minutes
5.)  Until the end of class / 1.  Students enter classroom.
2.  Do Now Activity: finish oration of Romeo and Juliet, students given vocabulary words.
3.  Lecture on Grammar- specifically when and how to properly use colons, semi-solons, capitalization, and how to avoid comma splices and sentence fragments.
4.  Activity: On board identification game. Students will go to the board and identify grammatical mistakes and must then fix them.
5.  Independent: Exit ticket/ grammar worksheet, due at the end of class.
6.  Homework: Work on EOCT grammar worksheet.
Accommodations/
Modifications: Refer to student profile. / Accommodations not needed at this time for any students.
Materials: What materials are needed for the lesson? Include any helpful URL’s. / Writing utensils, paper, worksheets, EOCT books, smart board/ overhead or whiteboard.
Technology Connection: What kind of technology are your incorporating into the lesson? / I am using a smart board for the lesson and for students to actively participate in enhancing understanding.