Language Arts/Spelling: Lesson 12
Week of November 3-7,
2014
Focused Standard/Element
(s)
Monday
Third Grade Teachers
11/3/14
Tuesday
11/4/14
Wednesday
11/5/14
ELACC3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
ELACC3L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when
writing.
a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
d. Form and use possessives.
f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules,
meaningful word parts) in writing words.
g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check and correct spellings
WIDA Standard
Essential Question
Activating Strategy
Teaching
Opening
Work-Time Activities
Standard 2 ELL communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic success in the area of language
arts.
What is a possessive noun?
What is a possessive noun?
What is a possessive noun?
Spelling Pre-test
Possessive Nouns song:
IXL Language Arts- G.1 Identify
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dY2SE1G900 Possessives
Discuss spelling patterns.
Introduce possessive nouns.
Review possessive nouns. Go over
Possessive Nouns brainstorm page.
steps in Possessive Nouns are a
Hoot!
Possessive Nouns Pretest- located Classworks lesson on Introducing Possessive
Possessive Nouns are a Hoot!
on my OL Classroom/Language
Nouns- on my OL Classroom under the Possessive
Arts/Possessive Nouns subpage
nouns subpage
Apostrophe Hunt using Myon,
reading book, or library books.
Spelling wordsearch
Technology/small group
Technology/peer assistance
Peer assistance/technology
Differentiation Offered
Summarizing
Closure Activity
Distribute Spelling Tic Tac Toe
and Possessive Nouns page for
homework. Due Friday.
On Socrative, ask students the essential
question. Review answers.
Thursday
Friday
11/6/14
11/7/14
Share possessive nouns found
during Apostrophe Hunt
Additional Notes
Language Arts/Spelling: Lesson 12
Focused Standard/Element
(s)
Third Grade Teachers
ELACC3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar
and usage when writing or speaking.
i. Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
ELACC3L2: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
a. Capitalize appropriate words in titles.
d. Form and use possessives.
f. Use spelling patterns and generalizations (e.g., word families, position-based
spellings, syllable patterns, ending rules, meaningful word parts) in writing words.
g. Consult reference materials, including beginning dictionaries, as needed to check
and correct spellings
WIDA Standard
Essential Question
Standard 2 ELL communicate information, ideas, and concepts necessary for academic
success in the area of language arts.
What is a possessive noun?
What is a possessive noun?
Activating Strategy
Possessive Noun Sort-daily grade
Play Sparkle to review spelling words.
Teaching
Opening
Discuss today’s groups and what
will be expected of each group.
Put students into small groups
Small Groups:
1. Study Island-Possessives
2. Spelling City practice test for
spelling words
3. Possessive Nouns Task Cards
Activity
Spelling Test
Work-Time Activities
Plural Possessive Nouns page-use highlighters,
crayons, or markers and Singular/Plural
Possessive nouns page (combine and use as a daily
grade)
Ixl Language Arts: G.2 and G.3 Possessive Nouns
Differentiation Offered
Summarizing
Closure Activity
Technology/peer assistance
Students may work in a small group with teacher.
Exit Ticket: Create a sentence
using as many possessive nouns as
Ask students to find out anything they can about
pronouns to share with the class on Monday.
Language Arts/Spelling: Lesson 12
you can. Swap with a partner to
check.
Third Grade Teachers