Introduction:

Good morning, class! Today we’re going to be learning about proper nouns. Does anyone know what a proper noun is? (Allow for student responses.) A proper noun is a name that is specific and unique to one person, place, thing, or idea. It’s different from a common noun which is a more general name.

Lesson Outline: 1. What is a Proper Noun? (5 minutes) - Explain that a proper noun is a name, it is special and unique, unlike a common noun. - Examples: “John,” “New York,” “Planet Earth” - Show the video and worksheet: - Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEn1fFeGJhQ - Worksheet: http://www.k5learning.com/sites/all/files/worksheets/grammar-proper-nouns-1.pdf 2. Practice with proper nouns (15 minutes) - Provide students with a checklist of proper nouns - Have them identify proper nouns in the Practice with proper nouns worksheet - Ask questions to the classroom (such as, “Can you tell me which word in this sentence is a proper noun?”) - Review answers together as a class - Checklist and worksheet: - Checklist: http://www.k12reader.com/subject/grammar/nouns/worksheets/proper-nouns-checklist/ - Worksheet: http://www.k5learning.com/sites/all/files/worksheets/grammar-proper-nouns-2.pdf 3. Practice writing sentences with proper nouns (15 minutes) - Provide students with sentence strips - Have them write sentences that include a proper noun - Ask questions to the classroom (such as, “Can you finish this sentence by adding a proper noun?”) - Review answers together as a class - Sentence strips: http://busyteacher.org/35762-fill-in-the-gaps-proper-nouns-worksheet.html

Questioning: 1. What is a proper noun? 2. Can you tell me which word in this sentence is a proper noun? 3. Can you finish this sentence by adding a proper noun?

Assessment: - Checklist - Verbal answers - Sentence strips

Differentiation: - Adapt worksheets or sentence strips to be more challenging or easier based on student level - Provide further help and instructions to those that need it

Plenary:

To close out our lesson today, can someone please tell me what a proper noun is? (Allow for student responses; if needed, provide a quick summary about proper nouns.) Great job! Let’s review the checklist and go over the sentences you wrote. (Review the worksheets and sentence strips together as a class.)