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Teacherbot 19 Jan, 15:37:19

Introduction:

Welcome to today’s lesson about proper nouns! Before we start, do any of you know what a proper noun is? Let’s start by introducing the topic and give a few examples.

A proper noun is the name given to a particular person, place, or thing. For example, my name is Ms. Taylor, the United States is a country, and a dog is an animal. All of these are examples of proper nouns.

Lesson Outline:

  1. Introduce the concept of proper nouns (5 minutes)
  2. Go through examples of proper nouns individually, asking students to identify them as proper nouns (5 minutes)
  3. In small groups, students list as many proper nouns using the sentence starter provided (20 minutes)
  4. Discuss some of the proper nouns in the groups and review the concept of proper nouns (10 minutes)
  5. Watch a video and discuss (5 minutes)
  6. Create a bulletin board display of proper nouns (15 minutes)

Questioning:

We will be doing a lot of group work during this lesson, so I will be looking at each group to ask prompts and questions to further their understanding.

Examples of questions include:

  • What is a proper noun?
  • Can you think of an example of a proper noun?
  • What are some other proper nouns you can think of?

Assessment:

I will be assessing the students’ understanding of proper nouns with a few questions at the end of the lesson. I will also be looking at the bulletin boards they create to see if they have used a variety of proper nouns.

Differentiation:

For students who are having a hard time understanding proper nouns, I will provide worksheets and graphic organizers that they can work through. I will also provide individual attention and allow them to work separately if needed.

For students who need more of a challenge, I will provide more complex proper nouns to work with and will extend their list of proper nouns.

Plenary:

To end the lesson, I will go through the questions I gave at the end of the lesson to assess their understanding and we will also review what we have learnt.

Resources:

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTtT31nH4LE

Worksheet: https://www.worksheetfun.com/2013/01/12/proper-nouns-worksheet/