This post is related to the mini-lesson. The Writer's Workshop Blog Post for this past week is the post before this one ("There is Always Something to be Thankful For")! Thank you!
vIs it better to use fiction or non-fiction to teach punctuation? Explain.
vIs it better to use fiction or non-fiction to teach punctuation? Explain.
vAre examples, like the one on the right, appropriate to
use with students if they could have a negative meaning?
vWhat are some ideas to improve this mini-lesson?
Please post your responses in the comment section! Thank you!
I think it would be better to you fiction to teach punctuation because it really highlights how using different punctuation can change the flow, tone and emotion of the story. I think that using the examples that you presented would be acceptable because of what you are demonstrating--the importance of using the correct punctuation to convey the meaning you are trying to convey. I thought you came up with an excellent idea of using the passage from Harry Potter and having students add their own punctuation and then comparing with the authors. That could prompt great discussion of how meaning can change through use of punctuation.
ReplyDeleteSorry for the typo. That was supposed to say it would be better to use fiction to teach punctuation...
DeleteI really love you mini-lesson and I am going to try and use it with my 6th graders! I think you examples are great. My 6th grade student would love funny examples like the grandpa one. I think the more funny examples the better! I also think that using an example from a book, giving the students a chance to add punctuation and then comparing to the author's version can be super powerful. It also can show that there may not be a wrong way of doing it, if it conveys the meaning you want to convey. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI like how you provide good examples from magazines and Harry Potter for your minilesson, particularly the first one (slide 6 - Rachel Ray cooking her family and her dog) and the last one (slide 11 - Let's eat Grandpa!). Both are funny examples that will get students interested in and excited about this minilesson! Actually, I think that using nonfiction to teach punctuation at first will be better. Maybe I am looking at this topic from the perspective of learning English as a second language. I think in nonfiction, it shows more proper way to use punctuation, while in fiction, while the way how punctuation is used would be considered as authors' style. Overall, I really think you did a good job in this minilesson!
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