+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Julian Secret Agent: Commas

For Teachers 3rd - 4th Standards
Your class participates in a variety of shared reading and writing activities related to the book Julian Secret Agent. They complete a class story chart, examine how to use punctuation for dialogue, write an alternative...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Pilgrim Conversation

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners place quotation marks in the correct place in a conversation. They review correct placement with students copying down sentences from the board. They write their own conversation between two pilgrims to complete the lesson plan.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quotations and Capitals

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils read a story in which they identify the instances of dialogue. As a class, they determine how to tell someone is talking in their reading and use different sentences to identify where the quotations marks should be placed. To...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dazzling Dialogue

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners practice the proper use of Capital letters in quotes and how to use quotation marks.  In this dazzling dialogue lesson plan, students write a draft of a script using dialogue and capitalization.  Learners complete dialogue for a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Let's Just Dialogue

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders listen to the story, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish" and complete a cartoon drawing containing dialogue that shows an understanding of conventions used in dialogue by using the bubble form.
+
Interactive
Curated OER

Reported Speech 5

For Students 7th - 9th
In this reported speech worksheet, students read the example dialogue sentences and make a statement to report what was said. There are 15 exercises.
+
Interactive
Curated OER

Reported Speech 4

For Students 5th - 7th
In this online grammar worksheet, students read the example quotations and write a statement sentence reporting what was said. Students complete 15 exercises.
+
Worksheet
Curated OER

Practice With Commas

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
The instructions say to put commas where they belong, and that is just what your class will do as they practice comma placement and use. There are 20 sentences in desperate need of commas and four extensions exercises where comma use is...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Transparency

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover proper use of quotation marks. They examine conversations between characters in comics and magazines. In pairs, 8th graders punctuate sentences correctly. They create a story, with dialogue, involving people in a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writer's Workshop Writing Dialogue: Night of the Twisters

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For this writing worksheet, students learn proper punctuation and sentence variety as they write a dialogue pertaining to events in Night of the Twisters. Students read the information about how to use quotation marks, then write their...
+
Activity
Curated OER

Pretest and Present Project

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students build their own city. In this grammar lesson, students view ads for popular vacation spots. Students take note of the correct capitalization in the ads. Students then create their own city and make a travel brochure for that...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Punctuating Dialogue

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers punctuate sentences containing dialogue. In this dialogue lesson students solve and create sentence puzzles which are sentences cut into individual parts.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heart to Heart

For Teachers 5th
Candy conversation hearts make writing a sweet pastime. Fifth graders write narratives demonstrating a complete thought and correct punctuation. The trick here is that they must use the words on five candy conversation hearts as part of...
+
Interactive
Curated OER

Reported Speech for Orders

For Students 6th - 7th
For this reported speech worksheet, students read the examples of orders and convert them into reported speech. Students change 14 online exercises.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Punctuating Dialogue

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use narrative strategies (e.g., dialogue and action) to develop characters, plot and setting and maintain a consistent point of view. They create and accurately punctuate dialogue necessary to help the plot progress,...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Yo! Conventions!

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Learners get in groups, take a list of words, put them into story form, and punctuate them. They present their story to the class and consider how punctuation changes meaning. Great excercise. 
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Class Vacation Book

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners, utilizing technology and its avenues, create, produce and publish a variety of works. They generate a bubble map to brainstorm words that describe a specific vacation spot as well as create a pattern book with graphics about...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Wind Blew

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Learners look at a picture book and observe what the facial expressions show.  In this character's feelings instructional activity, students write what they think the character might be saying on each page and the punctuation they use. ...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Magic Apple

For Teachers 1st
First graders read The Magic Apple and complete interdisciplinary activities related to the book.  In this folktale lesson, 1st graders answer comprehension questions, recognize and record short /i/  sound words and complete worksheets...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Frog and Toad Are Friends

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders complete pre reading, writing, during reading, and interdisciplinary activities for the book Frog and Toad are Friends. For this reading lesson plan, 2nd graders complete journal entries, go over vocabulary, answer short...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's All the Fuss about Harry Potter?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a survey to explore the popularity of Harry Potter books.  For this literature and controversy lesson, students examine why certain books are controversial or popular. Students write original plays about their favorite...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Common/Proper Nouns

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students sort word card into two categories (common and proper nouns). They copy the class charts. Students create a table in Word including the headings, common noun and proper noun. They put the correct words onto their chart and add a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Outer Space

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this space worksheet, learners write a sentence for each picture. The pictures show a space shuttle, an astronaut, and a planet.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Postcards to the Troops

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students write postcards to the troops in Iraq. After listening to letters written by troops in Iraq, students discuss ways the troops are helping America and how they should show their support. Students use a postcard template and...