Writing (Social Studies Topic)
MINI LESSON PLAN
Revising and Editing Capitalization and Punctuation
Mini Lesson Plan (Based on SIOP Model)
Lesson Plan Title: The Political Development of Rome
Name: Adam Hill Date: 4/4/17
Grade Level: 6th
Social Studies Content Learning Objectives: ELA Language Standards for Grade Level
After the mini lesson on the Political Development 6.7.2 Describe the government of the Roman
of Rome, students in grade 6 will be able to revise Republic and its significance (e.g., written
and edit their five-paragraph essay for appropriate constitution and tripartite government, checks and
punctuation and capitalization. balances, civic duty).
ELD Language Objective: ELA Content Standards for Grade Level
Students in grade 6 will revise and edit their five- W.6.5 With some guidance and support from peers
paragraph essay for appropriate punctuation and and adults, develop and strengthen writing as
capitalization. Students will use their for peers to needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or
assist with revisions and edits of their essay. trying a new approach
ELD Standards (2014) that apply
ELD Content Objective: Collaborative
Students in grade 6 will revise and edit their five- 3. Offering and justifying opinions, negotiating with
paragraph essay for appropriate punctuation and and persuading others in communicative
capitalization. Students will use their for peers to exchanges
assist with revisions and edits of their essay. Interpretive
7. Evaluating how well writers and speakers use
Cog. Taxonomy/DOK Levels language to support ideas and arguments with
Level 2: Categorize, Organize details or evidence depending on modality, text
Level 3: Explain type, purpose, audience, topic, and content area
Level 4: Investigate, Examine Productive
Level 5: Revise 12. Selecting and applying varied and precise
vocabulary and language structures to effectively
convey ideas
Central Focus Statement:
Students will revise and edit their five-paragraph essay on the Roman Empires influence on our current
government in order to create a well-developed final draft.
Materials Key Academic Vocabulary Research Based Learning
Whiteboard Capitalize- to write or print in capital Strategies
Pencils, colored pencils letters or with an initial capital letter Tapping into Prior Knowledge
Rough draft essays Punctuation- the practice or system of (SDAIE)
using certain conventional marks or Contextualize the Lesson Group
Erasers
characters in writing or printing in
Pens Discussion, Hands on Activities
order to separate elements and make
Social Studies journals the meaning clear, as in ending a (SDAIE)
Rubric sentence or separating clauses. Activate Background Knowledge,
Period- Scaffolding (Tompkins)
A punctuation mark (.) that ends a Student to Student Interaction
declarative sentence. A period is also (SDAIE)
used in abbreviations such as Mr. and Visualize-Organize (McEwan-
Dr. Adkins)
Comma- the sign (,), a mark of Grand Conversations-Promote
punctuation used for indicating a Discussion, Exploration of Big
division in a sentence, as in setting off Ideas (Tompkins)
a word, phrase, or clause, especially
when such a division is accompanied
by a slight pause or is to be noted in
order to give order to the sequential
elements of the sentence.
Question mark- a mark indicating a
question: usually, as in English, the
mark (?) placed after a question.
Proper noun- A noun that is used to
denote a particular person, place, or
thing.
Pre-Assessment: Motivation Strategy: Real World Connection:
As a group, we will discuss the Teacher will group students in Students will have the
capitalization and punctuation of their pair-share groups and opportunity to become engaged
an essay. The teacher will provide provide them with example with the lesson by reading
sentences on the whiteboard and sentence handouts. Students will through the text and identifying
ask students to locate and activate background knowledge capitalization and punctuation
identify mistakes in capitalization to share and accurately correct errors with a partner. In addition,
and punctuation. capitalization and punctuation students will edit and revise their
errors on the handout. Following own work before completing their
this activity, students will be final draft in a later lesson.
asked to share their findings with Students will have an opportunity
their peers. to share their findings with their
peers.
Teacher: Presentation/ Learning Activities Students: Practice and Application
(Strategy Steps) 1. Students will use teachers model to accurately
1.Model Instruction Strategy identify capitalization and punctuation errors in
The teacher will model a sentence on the sentences.
whiteboard that has capitalization and 2. Students will then share their findings with their
punctuation errors. peers and make additional corrections to the
Teacher will model by underlining sentences.
capitalization errors and circling punctuation 3. Students will participate in small group
errors and making corrections with a colored conversations.
pencil. 4. Students will revise and edit their own rough draft
2. Students will be asked to identify and correct essays strictly on capitalization and punctuation
capitalization and punctuation errors in two different errors.
sentences, using the model on the board for 5. Students will then evaluate their shoulder partners
assistance. rough draft essay underlining capitalization errors
3. Students will then share their findings with their and circling punctuation errors, using a rubric.
peers and make additional corrections to the Academic Language Development:
sentences. Collaborative (engagement with others)
4. Students will take out their completed rough draft. 1. Students will think, pair, and share in order to
5. Students will revise and edit their own rough draft activate prior knowledge.
essays strictly on capitalization and punctuation 2. Students will take part in a class discussion relating
errors. to the revising and editing capitalization and
6. Teacher will hand out a peer revision rubric and punctuation errors to accurately identify valuable
explain that they are only to correct capitalization information from their writing material.
and punctuation errors.
7. Students will then evaluate their shoulder partners Interpretative (comprehension and analysis of
rough draft essay underlining capitalization errors written and spoken texts)
and circling punctuation errors, using the attached 1. Comprehend Writing Skills- Students will
rubric as a guideline. comprehend how to write by using different methods,
Academic Language Development: such as gather, organize, reread, revise, and edit
Collaborative (engagement with others) their writings.
1. Collaborative discussion in class
2. Presenting their findings from corrected sentences Productive (creation of oral presentations and
written texts)
1. Students will accurately locate capitalization and
Interpretative (comprehension and analysis of punctuation errors in rough draft essays.
written and spoken texts)
1. Students will comprehend the importance of
revising and editing rough draft essays.
Productive (creation of oral presentations and
written texts)
1. Students will accurately revise and edit
capitalization and punctuation errors from their rough
draft as a process to complete a final draft.
Review and Assessment: What specific Student Reflection: How will you provide for
assessment tools are being used? student reflection on learning?
Whole-Group Assessment:
Teacher will observe discussions being held in class Students will reflect on their connections or
and which students participate in the teacher-led and observations within group discussions. Following
student-led discussions and to what extent. discussions, students will activate background
knowledge and the teachers model to accurately
Individual Assessment: revise and edit their essays on capitalization and
Students will put their revised and edited rough draft punctuation. Students can reflect on their learning
in their journals and continue with more revising and process, new insights they gained or their personal
editing to be continued in the next lesson. feelings in regards to the topic studied in the lesson.
They will also reflect on the following question
throughout their reflection:
How did this lesson help me extend my learning?
How did this lesson help me develop more of a
Growth Mindset toward my own learning?
What strategy helped me the most? Why?
What is the importance of revising and editing
writing?
