Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Mini Lesson: Semi-Colons & Colons

Mini Lesson is for 11th grade students.


Engage: The students will be engaged in this lesson by viewing an introductory video on the topic at hand.

Video

Explore: We will explore the many different uses and rules for incorporating these two punctuation marks into sentences.

Explain: I will explain to the class the correct/incorrect ways of using semi-colons and colons through examples.

Expand: In addition to the rules, specific examples pertaining to the rules will be given in order to enhance comprehension.

Evaluate: Once informed, the class will take a quiz covering the basic rules and functions of the colon and semi-colon. We will do this activity as a class.

E-Search: After the quiz, students will be asked to complete homework, covering the rules of semi-colons and colons.

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