Questions and
Exclamations
Ashley Hamlin
December 8, 2011
* Click the sound icon on each slide to hear narration.
Class Background
• Nardin Academy
o Private, Catholic
o Buffalo School District
• Nicole Wright
• First Grade
Student Background
• Seven students in reading group
• Middle reading group
o Roughly same ability in reading and math
• No students with IEP’s
Introduction
• First unit of the school year
• Already learned:
o Capitalizing first word in sentence
o Statements are telling sentences
• Purpose of this lesson:
o To become familiar with questions and
exclamations in print and apply correct
punctuation
NYS Standard
• Common Core Standard: ELA L.1.2b
• CCR Anchor: Conventions of Standard
English
• Strand: Language (L)
• Grade: First Grade
• Standard: 2. Demonstrate command of the
conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
when writing
o b. Use end punctuation for sentences.
Objectives
• With assistance:
o identify characteristics of questions and
exclamations
o identify the type of sentence and write
the corresponding punctuation
• Independently:
o correct the punctuation of questions and
exclamations
Essential Question
• Why is it necessary to use different
types of sentences while speaking and
writing?
Enduring Understanding
• Statements, questions, and
exclamations have different purposes.
They allow the speaker or writer to
convey meaning and requires a
different type of response from the
listener or reader.
Guiding Questions
• What are the different types of sentences
we use?
• What is the purpose of each type of
sentence?
• How do we know which type of sentence is
being used?
• What type of punctuation ends each type
of sentence?
Student Tasks
• Input/Modeling
o identify similarities and differences
between questions and exclamations
• Guided Practice
o identify the type of a sentence, and write
the correct punctuation
• Independent Practice
o correct punctuation of given sentences
and write a question and an exclamation
Pre Assessment Tool
Post Assessment Tool
Post Assessment Tool
Questions and
Exclamations Rubric
Capital
Letters
4
All
sentences
start with a
capital
letter
AND no
mistakes
within the
sentences.
3
One
sentence
doesn’t
start with a
capital
letter OR
one other
mistake.
2
> one
sentence
doesn’t
start with a
capital
letter OR
more than
one other
mistake.
1
> one
sentence
doesn’t
start with a
capital
letter
AND > one
other
mistake.
Questions and
Exclamations Rubric
4
3
2
Punctuation There are no There is one There are
mistakes in mistake in
two
punctuation punctuation mistakes in
punctuation
1
There are
more than
two
mistakes in
punctuation
Questions and
Exclamations Rubric
Sentences
4
Both
sentences
express a
complete
thought
AND
are of the
correct
type.
3
One
sentence is
not a
complete
thought
OR one is
not of the
correct
type.
2
One
sentence is
not a
complete
thought
AND one
is not of the
correct
type.
1
Neither
sentence
expresses a
complete
thought.
Questions and
Exclamations Rubric
Letter
Formation
4
All letters
are formed
correctly
AND are
spaced
correctly on
the lines.
3
One or two
letters are
not formed
correctly
OR are not
spaced
correctly on
the lines.
2
More than
two letters
are not
formed
correctly
OR are not
spaced
correctly on
the lines.
1
More than
two letters
are not
formed
correctly
AND are
not spaced
correctly on
the lines.
Distinguished Student Work
• Rubric Score:
Capitalization: 4, Punctuation: 4,
Letter Formation: 4, Sentence Generation: 4
Developing Student Work
Developing Student Work
• Rubric Score:
Capitalization: 3,
Punctuation: 3,
Letter Formation: 4,
Sentence
Generation: 3
* Assessed after
corrections
Modifications
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Moving from seats to floor
Sentence strip Venn diagram
Choosing who reads each characteristic
Varied prompting during SMARTBorad
activity
Reflection
• Extension activities
o Finding examples in print
o Online game
• Modification table
• Vocal inflections while
reading