Thursday, February 19, 2009

ENG 300-1 Mini Lesson: Semicolon & Colon

8th grade

Engage: Each student will be given an Easter egg. Five so-called lucky students will then be asked to come up to the board.

Explore and E-Search: Five students will come up to the board and correctly place a semicolon or colon in the sentences provided.

Explain: I will explain through my power point presentation the correct ways to use a semicolon and colon.

Expand: The class will then go over the sentences on the board to see if the punctuation was placed correctly.

Evaluate: The students can go to the following website to get a free online quiz. Here they can test their knowledge on the semicolon and colon.
http://www.grammarbook.com/grammar_quiz/semicolons_and_colons_1.asp

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