Val McAloon, Winter 2000
Woodring College of Education
Western Washington University
IT444C: Quiz Works Lesson Plan
Before teaching this lesson, teacher creates a game on QuizWorks called "Mark Your Quotations!" Part of the lesson involves students adding to this game. The teacher submits the following 3 items for examples. (Note: there is a limit to how many words can be in the responses.)
1. Pick the sentence in which the quotation marks are in the WRONG place.
* Correct response: Mom said, please "clean your room."
* Incorrect responses: Mom said, "Please clean your room." "Clean your room!" Mom yelled. "Please clean your room," said Mom.
2. Pick the sentence in which the quotation marks are in the WRONG place.
* Correct response: "He cried," Look at that bear!
* Incorrect responses: "Look at the bear!" he cried. He yelled, "That’s a big bear!" "Look!" he cried. "It’s a bear!"
3. Pick the sentence in which the quotation marks are in the WRONG place
* Correct response: "Get the ball!" the "coach" yelled.
* Incorrect responses: The coach cried, "Get the ball!" "Score!" he cried. "Get the ball!" The coach said, "Go for the ball!"
Grade Level: 3rd or 4th
Objectives:
1. Given sentences with no quotation marks, students will place quotation marks correctly with 100% accuracy.
* Students will write sentences correctly including quotation marks.
* Given sentences, students will identify (by writing or orally) correct placement of quotation marks and correct incorrect placements with 100% accuracy.
* Students will participate in creating 3 correct examples and 1 incorrect example of sentences including quotation marks. These sets of sentences will be included in the class’ version of the computer game, QuizWorks/Mark Your Quotations!
Materials:
* Pencils
* Paper
* Overheads and practice sheets (see lesson)
* QuizWorks computer program and accessories
* Class version of QuizWorks called Mark Your Quotations!
Introduction:
Begin by talking about talking. Define "quotation marks": Quotation marks are the written symbols that show when something that is being said starts and ends. Brainstorm when quotation marks are needed. Provide several examples and non-examples. Brainstorm several ways to say "said" like- "told", "yelled", "sighed"...
Read passages of dialogue and have students identify who said what.
Play any game you choose of QuizWorks with students. Explain how they will help develop the class’ version of the game using Mark Your Quotations! When a student has made up 4 sentences that use quotation marks, 3 correctly and 1 incorrectly, he/she can submit that group of sentences to the class version of Mark Your Quotations! When all students have submitted items to the game, the class will play it.
Body:
Practice placing quotation marks (qm) in sentences.
1. Pass out worksheet with several sentences needing qm. Instruct students to not work ahead. You will guide them until you think they can work independently.
2. Work sentence by sentence as follows:
3. Sentence 1: Mom said Go clean your room.
4. Ask the class to tell you what Mom said (choral response).
5. Show on overhead indicating where to place qm.
6. Instruct students to place them on their own sheets.
7. Next sentences: choose your own sentences to share with your students.
8. Repeat sequence above.
9. Monitor during choral responses to find students who are pausing because they don't know the correct response. Walk around room helping individuals become independent at this task.
10. When all students seem able to place qm correctly, pass out another worksheet with 5 sentences needing qm. Students complete independently. (f they are not 100% correct-more instruction is necessary.)
Create sentences needing qm.
* Ask individuals to make up sentences that need qm and write them on the overhead. Have students tell where the qm need to be placed (before and after what words). Note: teacher will supply commas and periods as necessary- that is another lesson...
o Students work with a partner to make up 3 sentences including qm, write them and share with whole group. Teacher monitors pairs for accuracy and understanding.
Discriminating correct and incorrect placement of qm.
* Pass out worksheets with several examples of sentences including qm- some correctly and some incorrectly.
o Instruct, using overhead, students to circle the correctly written sentences and to cross out incorrectly placed qm and write the correct placement.
o Let students work with partners to complete the worksheet.
Students create items for QuizWorks Mark Your Quotations!
* Instruct students to write 4 sentences including qm. In 3 of the sentences the qm will be correctly placed. In the other sentence the qm will be incorrectly placed.
o When students have completed the above task, they will show the teacher and those 4 sentences will be entered in the class' version of QuizWorks Mark Your Quotations!
o Teacher will continue to instruct students until they produce the 4 sentences.
Conclusion:
Class will play its version of QuizWorks Mark Your Quotations!
Woodring College of Education
Western Washington University
IT444C: Quiz Works Lesson Plan
Before teaching this lesson, teacher creates a game on QuizWorks called "Mark Your Quotations!" Part of the lesson involves students adding to this game. The teacher submits the following 3 items for examples. (Note: there is a limit to how many words can be in the responses.)
1. Pick the sentence in which the quotation marks are in the WRONG place.
* Correct response: Mom said, please "clean your room."
* Incorrect responses: Mom said, "Please clean your room." "Clean your room!" Mom yelled. "Please clean your room," said Mom.
2. Pick the sentence in which the quotation marks are in the WRONG place.
* Correct response: "He cried," Look at that bear!
* Incorrect responses: "Look at the bear!" he cried. He yelled, "That’s a big bear!" "Look!" he cried. "It’s a bear!"
3. Pick the sentence in which the quotation marks are in the WRONG place
* Correct response: "Get the ball!" the "coach" yelled.
* Incorrect responses: The coach cried, "Get the ball!" "Score!" he cried. "Get the ball!" The coach said, "Go for the ball!"
Grade Level: 3rd or 4th
Objectives:
1. Given sentences with no quotation marks, students will place quotation marks correctly with 100% accuracy.
* Students will write sentences correctly including quotation marks.
* Given sentences, students will identify (by writing or orally) correct placement of quotation marks and correct incorrect placements with 100% accuracy.
* Students will participate in creating 3 correct examples and 1 incorrect example of sentences including quotation marks. These sets of sentences will be included in the class’ version of the computer game, QuizWorks/Mark Your Quotations!
Materials:
* Pencils
* Paper
* Overheads and practice sheets (see lesson)
* QuizWorks computer program and accessories
* Class version of QuizWorks called Mark Your Quotations!
Introduction:
Begin by talking about talking. Define "quotation marks": Quotation marks are the written symbols that show when something that is being said starts and ends. Brainstorm when quotation marks are needed. Provide several examples and non-examples. Brainstorm several ways to say "said" like- "told", "yelled", "sighed"...
Read passages of dialogue and have students identify who said what.
Play any game you choose of QuizWorks with students. Explain how they will help develop the class’ version of the game using Mark Your Quotations! When a student has made up 4 sentences that use quotation marks, 3 correctly and 1 incorrectly, he/she can submit that group of sentences to the class version of Mark Your Quotations! When all students have submitted items to the game, the class will play it.
Body:
Practice placing quotation marks (qm) in sentences.
1. Pass out worksheet with several sentences needing qm. Instruct students to not work ahead. You will guide them until you think they can work independently.
2. Work sentence by sentence as follows:
3. Sentence 1: Mom said Go clean your room.
4. Ask the class to tell you what Mom said (choral response).
5. Show on overhead indicating where to place qm.
6. Instruct students to place them on their own sheets.
7. Next sentences: choose your own sentences to share with your students.
8. Repeat sequence above.
9. Monitor during choral responses to find students who are pausing because they don't know the correct response. Walk around room helping individuals become independent at this task.
10. When all students seem able to place qm correctly, pass out another worksheet with 5 sentences needing qm. Students complete independently. (f they are not 100% correct-more instruction is necessary.)
Create sentences needing qm.
* Ask individuals to make up sentences that need qm and write them on the overhead. Have students tell where the qm need to be placed (before and after what words). Note: teacher will supply commas and periods as necessary- that is another lesson...
o Students work with a partner to make up 3 sentences including qm, write them and share with whole group. Teacher monitors pairs for accuracy and understanding.
Discriminating correct and incorrect placement of qm.
* Pass out worksheets with several examples of sentences including qm- some correctly and some incorrectly.
o Instruct, using overhead, students to circle the correctly written sentences and to cross out incorrectly placed qm and write the correct placement.
o Let students work with partners to complete the worksheet.
Students create items for QuizWorks Mark Your Quotations!
* Instruct students to write 4 sentences including qm. In 3 of the sentences the qm will be correctly placed. In the other sentence the qm will be incorrectly placed.
o When students have completed the above task, they will show the teacher and those 4 sentences will be entered in the class' version of QuizWorks Mark Your Quotations!
o Teacher will continue to instruct students until they produce the 4 sentences.
Conclusion:
Class will play its version of QuizWorks Mark Your Quotations!