Learning Experience 9: Apostrophes (40minutes)
Learning Objectives
WC5: Communicate intended meaning using punctuation, including:
Classroom Organisation
Learning Experiences
Adjustments
Learning Objectives
WC5: Communicate intended meaning using punctuation, including:
- commas to join clauses
- accurate use of commas, question marks, capitalisation and exclamation marks within quotation marks.
Classroom Organisation
- Whole class teacher instruction- students are to be sitting at their tables.
Learning Experiences
- Explain the importance of the apostrophe and how word meanings can be change depending on the position of the apostrophe.
- Provide some examples and ask students to fill in the apostrophe on the interactive whiteboard,.
- Each student is given an Apostrophe Worksheet and to complete at their own pace.
Adjustments
- Gifted students are provided with extended versions to ensure they are using their critical thinking skills.