Emma Percival, Kelly ODonnell, Keely Flanagan

EDUC 359
Fall 2016
STANDARDS:
Standard - CC.1.4.6.L: Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of
standard English grammar and spelling.

THEME: Vocabulary and Grammar

LESSON TOPIC: Vocabulary and Quotation Marks

OBJECTIVES:
Language:
Write a paragraph, including dialogue, accurately using the four vocabulary
words and quotation marks.
Content:
Define the four vocabulary words
Separate dialogue by using quotation marks
Create a paragraph, including dialogue, to describe a picture

LEARNING STRATEGIES:
Making logical guesses based on information given in the image
Guessing and deducing what the picture is about based on what is seen
Making connections to vocabulary word meanings and made-up story plot
Predicting and inferring what the picture is about, what the people in the picture are
discussing, their relationship to one another, etc.
Summarizing and synthesizing what exactly is going on in the picture

KEY VOCABULARY:
Content Specific words: quotation marks, dialogue,
Unit words: Compromise, despondent, notorious, and urgent.

MATERIALS:
Vocabulary list
Powerpoint
Picture
Script
MOTIVATION:

The student will be motivated to learn because quotation marks are used in everyday life.
Knowing what dialogue is and how it is used is an important skill both inside and outside of
the classroom.

PRESENTATION:
Comprehensible Input:
The student will learn the content-specific and unit vocabulary words through direct
instruction. The teachers will demonstrate the use of quotation marks by acting out a skit as
the student follows the script. The student will also receive a vocabulary with the definitions
that he can follow along on as the teachers go through the PowerPoint. The PowerPoint will
provide a definition, example sentence, and synonyms.
Strategies:
Throughout the lesson the teachers will use multiple strategies to ensure understanding of the
lesson. The teachers will use direct instruction to teach the student the meaning of quotation
marks and dialogue as well as how they are used in text. Direct instruction will also be used to
teach the student the meanings of the unit vocabulary words. The teachers will further explain
the use of quotation marks and dialogue through demonstration with a skit. Providing visuals
to help the student internalize the unit vocabulary words is another strategy used in the
lesson. This will help the student make these words his own and have something to associate
the new word with.
Interaction:
The teachers will interact with the student by explicitly teaching the content specific and unit
vocabulary words. They will also interact with him by acting out the skit and having him
follow along/identify ways in which they are using quotation marks and dialogue.
Feedback:
The teachers will use the students feedback as a formative assessment to differentiate
instruction if needed.

PRACTICE AND APPLICATION:

The student will analyze the script presented by identifying the quotation marks and dialogue
and explaining their relationship. The student will demonstrate their knowledge of the three
unit vocabulary words by matching each word to its corresponding picture. The student will
apply their knowledge of quotation marks by writing a paragraph that includes dialogue. The
student will also incorporate at least two of the three unit vocabulary words into the
paragraph.

REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT:

The student will be assessed on their ability to properly use the vocabulary words and
quotation marks in a written paragraph.

EXTENTION:
This lesson can be extended by having students write a collection of stories, based off of
specific images, incorporating different vocabulary words for every unit.

Vocabulary List:
Content Specific Vocabulary:
1. Quotation marks: Used to indicate spoken language or dialogue in a text.
2. Dialogue: conversation between two or more people as a feature of a book, play, or
movie.
Unit Words:
1. Compromise: a way of reaching agreement in which each person or group gives up
something that was wanted in order to end an argument or dispute.
2. Despondent: in low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
3. Urgent: requiring immediate action or attention.
Synonyms:
1. Compromise: agreement, deal, balance.
2. Despondent: feeling down, low-spirited, discouraged.
3. Urgent: critical, serious, important.