Conventions #2 - Multiple Sentences

VITAL INFORMATION

Subject Matter:

Elementary, Writing, Technology

Grades:

1

Software Application:

StarOffice Writer, or any word processing program

LESSON DESCRIPTION

Summary:

Students will edit sets of two or more sentences for capitals and end marks.

State & National Standards:

CO- Colorado Academic Standards

• Subject : Reading and Writing

• Standard 2: Students write and speak for a variety of purposes and audiences

Writing and speaking are essential tools for learning, for success in the workplace, and for responsible citizenship. Developing a range of writing and speaking abilities requires extensive study, practice, and thinking. Students need frequent opportunities to write and speak for different audiences and purposes, and they need to be able to communicate expressively, informatively, and analytically. Growth in writing and speaking abilities occurs by applying skills to increasingly challenging communication tasks

• Grade/Level : Grades K-4

 Performance Indicator : revising and editing speech and writing

 Performance Indicator : creating readable documents with legible handwriting or word processing at the appropriate time• Standard 3: Students write and speak using conventional grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling

Students need to know and be able to use standard English. Proficiency in this standard plays an important role in how the writer or speaker is understood and perceived. All skills in this standard are reinforced and practiced at all grade levels and should be monitored by both the teacher and student to develop lifelong learning skills

• Grade/Level : Grades K-4

 Performance Indicator : knowing and using correct capitalization, punctuation, and abbreviations

Local Standards:

Adams 12 Technology Standard 2: Student uses productivity software as a basis for learning and skill building, and demonstrates an understanding of the universal tools of word processing.

- begins to use special function keys: enter/return, space bar, shift, delete and backspace

- locates letters, numbers and ending punctuation characters

- knows how to make capital letters using the shift key.

- uses the backspace/delete key to edit text.

Lesson Outcomes:

Given sets of two or more sentences, students will be able to edit them by adding the correct capitalization and end marks.

Assessment:

This is the second lesson in a four-lesson unit. Formal assessment will take place at the end of the unit.

Student sentences will be assessed for correctness of capital letters and end punctuation, using the Conventions section of the attached rubric.

 

 

CLASSROOM & TIME MANAGEMENT

Student Prerequisites:

Students should have basic word processing skills, and should have completed Conventions Lesson #1. Daily language practice in the classroom to reinforce usage of grade-appropriate punctuation and exposure to the trait of conventions through read-aloud experiences discussions, teacher modeling and shared examples are also helpful.

Lesson Preparation:

The teacher should prepare several sets of sentences to use as examples in modeling how to write them correctly. These may be printed and given to each student as a handout, or loaded as a file into each student's work folder on the server.

Time Frame:

1 class period. 30 Min. per class.

Implementation Steps:

1. In the computer lab, the teacher models three or more sets of sentences for the students, showing them how to move around with the mouse or arrow keys to delete/add characters.

2. The teacher provides the students with sets of sentences to edit, either as a handout or loaded into student folders.

3. Students type the sentences correctly, or edit the sentences by deleting/adding characters.

4. Students check their work, then print.

RESOURCES

Lesson Resources:

The attached file was used with first graders. This lesson can be adapted for grades 2 - 5 by changing the complexity of the sentences and the punctuation requirements.

Attachments:

 1.  Teacher Examples

STUDENT PRODUCT(S)

Product(s) Description:

Attached is one student's corrected sentences.

Attachments:

 1.  Student Sample

REFLECTION

Comments:

To give students more practice with keyboarding skills, I gave them a handout with the sentences for them to copy, adding the correct capitalization and end marks as they went. However, not all first graders can complete this task in a 30-minute period. If lab time is short, you will want to load the sentences into each student's folder and have them edit rather than retype.

 

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Conventions Lesson #2

Two Sentences

Sample sentences for teacher to model:

1. i like pizza my mom makes it

Edited: I like pizza. My mom makes it.

2. is that your cat she is cute

Is that your cat? She is cute.

3. this is special be careful

Edited: This is special! Be careful!

Correct the following sentences by adding capital letters and end punctuation:

4. my dog is big i like to pet him

5. the girl played outside she went on the slide

6. it is sunny today are you hot

7. that was not nice go away

8. can you play i want to go to the park

Conventions Lesson #2

Two Sentences

Name: Student Sample

My dog is big. I like to pet him.

The girl played outside. She went on the slide.

It is sunny today. Are you hot?

That was not nice. Go away!

Can you play? I want to go to the park.