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Lesson Plan Skeleton 1
Lesson Plan Skeleton 1
Revised 09/09/14 JC
Date: 4/22/16
2nd
Standard: 2.L.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or
speaking.
I. DESCRIPTION OF CONTENT & CONTENT TYPE (Fact, Procedure, Concept, or Principle):
Common and proper nouns (Concept)
II. LEARNING OUTCOME (Objective):
Given a paragraph, students will apply their knowledge of nouns by underlining all common nouns and
circling all proper nouns with 90% accuracy.
DOK Level: 2 because students will apply knowledge of nouns, which falls under the apply level.
Language Demands
III. CURRICULUM CONNECTION (How lesson fits into larger unit sequence):
Previous lesson-sentence structure
Following lesson-verbs
IV. INSTRUCTION
A. ENGAGEMENT (Motivational Activity):
Teacher will read A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink! What is a Noun to the class.
By the end of the lesson you will understand the difference between common and proper nouns by
completing a worksheet where you must underline all common nouns and circle all proper nouns.
Purpose: You will see that some nouns are common and some are proper and there are rules to using nouns.
B. INSTRUCTIONAL SEQUENCE (Teaching Methodology With Student Activities):
1. Define Noun
T. What are nouns?
T. Nouns are a person, place, thing, or idea.
S. Students will give teacher examples of nouns from each category.
2. Define Common Noun
T. What are common nouns?
T. Common nouns are not capitalized and generally name a person, place, thing, or idea.
S. Students will share common nouns with a partner.
3. Exception to common nouns
T. Some common nouns are capitalized.
T. They are only capitalized if they are at the beginning of a sentence.
S. Students will give teacher examples of sentences that begin with common nouns.
4. Define Proper Noun