Literacy Project 1- Lesson Plan

Lesson Outline

Objectives
To work on improving sentence structure by revising samples of incomplete and run-on sentences.
To discuss his run-on sentences and improve his usage of commas and periods.

Standards
GLE 3.3.4: Knows and applies punctuation rules. Uses commas after an introductory phrase or clause.
GLE 3.3.6: Uses complete sentences in writing.

Materials
Example of writing, pencil, red pen, 1 piece of blank lined paper

Instructional strategies

This lesson will occur in a writing-conference context.

I will ask M to read the piece of writing I provide him with and ask him the following questions: What did you think about the writing?  What do you notice about the sentences? Incomplete sentences? Run-on sentences? What made the sentence either incomplete or a run-on?

We will discuss what makes a complete sentence (how commas are used to combine different ideas together, what elements are necessary), then work on the sample sentences by correcting  two of them together.  The five sentences that remain will be corrected by M. Using a red pen, he can write the corrections he feels will improve the sample.

Once M finishes correcting the sentences, we will talk about how the changes improved them.  If there are incorrect revisions, we will discuss what could be changed.

After M has gotten practice determining what makes a complete sentence (and not a run-on sentence), and feels more confident making revisions, this will lead us to the next  part of our lesson. I will ask him to  read over his original piece of work, “My Dog Kunoa” and have him see if he can spot any incomplete or run-on sentences.  Once he points them out, I will have him rewrite them on a blank piece of paper so that the sentences both flow with the rest of the story, and also get revised as complete, coherent sentences.

I will ask M to read his revisions out loud once he is finished.  

I will discuss the changes he made and give him feedback on how much better his story flows.  We will then have a conversation about what can be  done next to take his writing to publication.

Assessment
I will informally assess how M corrects the remaining five sentences on his own .  Then I will check how he revised his run-on sentences from his story, comparing them to how he had originally written them in his rough draft. I will refer to the sentence fluency portion of the 6-Traits to assess how he made his improvements.