Nicole Cruz - Model Lesson Plan 1

Lesson Plan
Name Nicole Cruz

Lesson #, Lesson Title #1
Grade Level & Class Title Beginner-Intermediate Level – 4th grade ESOL
Students
Period or Block (# of minutes) 20-30 minutes
Instructional Context
o What do I know about my students that will inform this lesson? Are there any particular student strengths,
interests, background, needs related to the lesson?
- Ideally, this lesson plan would be catered for a group of beginner-intermediate level 4th grade ESOL students who
speak a variety of languages such as, Arabic, Swahili, Vietnamese, Burmese, and Spanish.
o How does this lesson connect with and build on the previous lessons?
- This lesson is will serve as a tool for students when answering writing prompts that require one paragraph or
essay long responses.
Central Focus
o What is the central focus for the content in the learning segment?
- The central focus of this learning segment is to expose ESOL students to the appropriate use of punctuation in
various sentences when writing and practice when to capitalize a word (at the beginning, proper nouns, days of
the week, holidays, proper adjectives, etc.)
Learning Objectives and Assessments

Content Objective Assessment Plan
- SWBAT identify punctuation marks and - Have student complete worksheets after reviewing
capitalization rules by completing activities and key concepts separately.
worksheets on each topic using the context of the - Giving students an assessment where they will have
sentences provided. to use skills learned in both punctuation and
capitalization.
Language Objective Assessment Plan

- SWBAT recognize when to capitalize proper nouns, - Complete activities where they have to identify
holidays, and words in the beginning of a sentence when to capitalize proper nouns, holidays, etc.
by interpreting the sentences on the worksheet. - Complete worksheet that tests knowledge on
- SWBAT classify the appropriate punctuation marks punctuation marks.
by completing the punctuation mark puppets - Giving students an assessment where they will have
activity and “guess my punctuation” worksheet. to use skills learned in both punctuation and
capitalization.
Instructional Strategies and Learning Tasks (Procedures & Timelines)
o Introduction/Launch/Hook
Time Instructional Strategies/Learning Tasks/Questions to Ask Materials
12 min Review Definitions of Punctuation • Google slides
• Review purpose and definition of exclamation point, • Punctuation mark puppets
question mark, and period and give examples in context. • Worksheet
Q: “Who can give me an example of a type of

punctuation mark?” “We use it every time we end a
sentence…”
Transition to Punctuation Puppets Activity

• Each will receive 3 punctuation marks: period, question
mark, and exclamation point.
• Each student will pull out a random sentence strip from the
can and read the sentence aloud.
• Students will use their puppet to answer what they think

should go at the end of the sentence.
• Students will work in pairs and independently to answer.
Punctuation Worksheet (if time permits)

• Students will be provided a “guess my punctuation
worksheet” and will have 3 minutes to complete it or more
if needed.
Translate as necessary
Transition to Capitalization practice
o Middle of the lesson

15 min Review Definition of when to Capitalize and Rules • Google slides
• Review definition of when to capitalize words in a • Halloween sentence cards
sentence and explain chart of the “rules” and give • Worksheet
examples and ask students for their own.
Conduct Halloween Activity

• Using the Halloween sentence cards, show them to
students and have them identify in pairs or as a group
which words should be capitalized in the sentence.
• Review answers provided on the Google slides.
Capitalization Worksheet (if time permits)

• Students will be provided a capitalization worksheet with
five questions to rewrite the sentence using the rules
reviewed in the beginning and in the sentence cards
activity.
Translate as necessary
Transition to wrap up
o Closing the lesson

2 mins Wrap Up • Google slides
• Praise students for their hard work, remind them of what • Assessment worksheet
they learned in today’s class.
o Great job today reviewing the use of punctuation
and capitalization!
o Inform students on expectations for worksheet they
are taking home for homework or the following
week as an assessment.
• Ask students what is one thing they learned from the mini
lesson.

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Lesson Plan

Name Nicole Cruz

Learning Objectives and Assessments

Language Objective Assessment Plan

Q: “Who can give me an example of a type of

Transition to Punctuation Puppets Activity

• Students will use their puppet to answer what they think

• Students will work in pairs and independently to answer.

Punctuation Worksheet (if time permits)

Transition to Capitalization practice

o Middle of the lesson

Conduct Halloween Activity

• Review answers provided on the Google slides.

Capitalization Worksheet (if time permits)

o Closing the lesson

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