Joe Harrison Carter Elementary School Lesson Plan
Unit Title:
Writing/Language Arts
Subject:
Writing/LA
Dates:
9-4/9-7
Grade:
3rd/4th and 4th
Teacher:
B. Birge
Day One Learning Targets:
L.4.2
I can apply correct capitalization when writing. (K)
I can apply correct punctuation when writing. (K)
I can apply correct spelling when writing. (K)
Day One Activities:
Daily oral language
(subject, predicate, simple subject, simple predicate, and
nouns)
Day One Formative Assessments:
Observation, discussion, and exit
slip
Promethean Planet -flip chart
2 flip charts introducing nouns (students actively engaged on
promethean board)
Explain the difference between singular and plural nouns
(teach the rules for spelling these nouns correct)
Use the Language Arts book on pages 54-55
Day One HOT Questions:
Compare how nouns are alike and
different (singular, plural, common,
proper)
Day Two Learning Targets:
L.4.2
I can apply correct capitalization when writing. (K)
I can apply correct punctuation when writing. (K)
I can apply correct spelling when writing. (K)
Day Two Activities:
Daily oral language
(subject, predicate, simple subject, simple predicate, and
nouns)
Day Two Formative Assessments:
Exit slip
Continue with plural nouns (spelling plural nouns using the
rules for special nouns) ex. Y to an I, spelling of the word,
same spelling)
Study the list on page 56
Students do page individually #’s 6-25 on page 57
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Day Two HOT Questions:
Compare the spelling of “special”
nouns.
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Day Three Learning Targets:
L.4.2
I can apply correct capitalization when writing. (K)
I can apply correct punctuation when writing. (K)
I can apply correct spelling when writing. (K)
Day Three Activities:
Daily oral language
(subject, predicate, simple subject, simple predicate, and
nouns)
Day Three Formative Assessments:
Discussion and observation
Introduce common and proper nouns (make a list on the
board of common nouns and challenge the students to write a
proper noun for each)
Do pages 58-59 Common and Proper Nouns
Day Three HOT Questions:
Compare common and proper nouns.
Day Four Learning Targets:
L.4.2
I can apply correct capitalization when writing. (K)
I can apply correct punctuation when writing. (K)
I can apply correct spelling when writing. (K)
Day Four Activities:
Day Four Formative Assessments:
Exit slip of #’s 30-35
Daily oral language
(subject, predicate, simple subject, simple predicate, and
nouns)
Using capitals with proper nouns….give students a story with
mistakes of common and proper nouns and they are to correct
the mistakes with highlighter and pencil
Then do pages 60-61 in blue Lang. Arts book
Do #’s 1-24 on the board (completed by students)
Then do #’s 30-35 individually (these are sentences about
themselves) check for complete sentences capitalization and
punctuation
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Day Four HOT Questions:
Compare common and proper nouns.
Why is it important to know the rules
for capitalizing proper nouns?
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Day Five Learning Targets:
L.4.2
I can apply correct capitalization when writing. (K)
I can apply correct punctuation when writing. (K)
I can apply correct spelling when writing. (K)
Day Five Activities:
Day Five Formative Assessments:
Daily oral language
(subject, predicate, simple subject, simple predicate, and
nouns)
Day Five HOT Questions:
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