Lesson 18 Finish Note Taking & Capitalization Lesson
CCSS.ELA
concepts, systems, and operations.
Objective:
Materials:
- RI.K.1 With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.
- W. K. 2 Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose informative/explanatory texts in which they name what they are writing about and supply some information about the topic.
- W.K.7 Participate in shared research and writing projects.
- W.K.8 With guidance and support from adults, recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question.
- L.K.1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
- L.K.2 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
- ISTE Standard 3: Research and information fluency
- ISTE Standard 6: Technology Operations and Concepts
concepts, systems, and operations.
Objective:
- Given predetermined questions and with the support of technology and informational text, students will be able to gather facts about a topic with minimal support.
- Using the Conventions of Standard English in Writing, students will be able to write an informational statement with a focus on improving one or more areas to the level of independent application.
- I can use technology and informational text to find facts about my topic of choice.
- I can use rules for writing to capitalize the appropriate words.
Materials:
- Chart Paper
- Teacher Markers
- Informational Text (class set)
- Projector
- Computer
- iPads for pairs or individual students
- My Informational Animal Booklet
- San Diego Zoo website - http://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
- A to Z Animals
Lesson - 10-20 min
1. Today lesson with focus on one convention of writing skill. 2. Model for the students when writing, our words should only use capital letters at the beginning of the sentence and if the word is a Name. Capital letters should never go in the middle of the word. 3. On chart paper write Capitalization at the top and the rules, only at the beginning, in a name, and the word I. 4. Below the rules write some short sentences with mistakes in the capitalization. (ex. the DoG ran to tHe littlE Boy.) 5. Have student come forward and circle the mistakes in the sentence. Then write the word or the whole sentence correctly below. |
Student Activity – 20 - 30 min
1. Student will finish their research on their animal topic. Students who did not get a chance to do research on iPads or computer can now do so (Links to animal research sites are under Students Week 3 Activities).
2. Students will continue to use the Note Taking Worksheet to take down notes from technology. The informational text will always be available for the students to refer to so only sticky notes need to be used to mark the page.
3. Students will record the name of their animal and complete the picture for page 3 of their My Informational Animal Report booklet.
Extended Learning: Student can play Magical Capital game which focuses all capitalization rules. Click on Student: Week 4 Day 18
1. Student will finish their research on their animal topic. Students who did not get a chance to do research on iPads or computer can now do so (Links to animal research sites are under Students Week 3 Activities).
2. Students will continue to use the Note Taking Worksheet to take down notes from technology. The informational text will always be available for the students to refer to so only sticky notes need to be used to mark the page.
3. Students will record the name of their animal and complete the picture for page 3 of their My Informational Animal Report booklet.
Extended Learning: Student can play Magical Capital game which focuses all capitalization rules. Click on Student: Week 4 Day 18