fanningd+sentence+punctuation

=Put a Short Activity/Lesson/Project Title Here=

a. Teacher challenges students to create tutorials that present the same information in a more interesting fashion 2) students (teams of 3) move through web sites and classroom materials (textbook, handbook, etc.) to enhance their understanding of the punctuation rules 3) students will create tutorials that will teach the punctuation rules a. develop an understanding of the chosen rule (look at sites that have quality explanation: [|http://owl.english.Purdue.edu/owl/resource/607/02/] or [] or b. determine the tool they will use to create the tutorial: jing, photo story 3, power point, video, etc.) c. || Please identify opportunities for differentiation. ||
 * Title: ||< Punctuation with Power ||
 * Subject: ||< Language Arts ||
 * Grade: ||< 6, 7, or 8 ||
 * Purpose: || understand sentence structure so that writers may punctuate sentences correctly ||
 * Time Frame: ||< 2-3 days. ||
 * Summary: ||< divide the students in groups of 3 to make a grammar tutorial that they make available for everyone on the web ||
 * Tasks: ||< 1) Teacher records herself (or find a presentation online) that shows the major rules for punctuating the sentence.
 * Objectives: || * What content expectations or other objectives does this activity/lesson/project meet?
 * Please include at least one "Mash-Up" objective here, as well (student roles, Information Literacy, global empathy, higher-order thinking, etc.) ||
 * Assessment: ||< How will you assess the students learning? the class dous tutorials
 * Resources: ||< computer,research(sites for punctuating sentences),published samples, ||
 * Examples: ||< * Links to teacher or student examples. ||

Discussion:
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