Fullstop Masterclass

Fullstop Masterclass

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to identify where fullstops go in a paragraph containing multiple sentences using three tricks.

Introduce the learning objective to the students and explain how the lesson will help them achieve it.

What do you already know about where fullstops go in a paragraph?

Subject Predicate and Complete Sentences

Fullstops go at the end of a sentence that has a complete thought with a subject and predicate.

Explain the importance of subject and predicate in forming a complete sentence. Give examples and encourage students to practice identifying them in a paragraph.

Natural Pause or New Idea

Fullstops also go where there is a natural pause or a new idea is introduced.

Explain the concept of natural pause and how it helps to determine where a fullstop goes. Give examples and encourage students to practice identifying natural pauses in a paragraph.

Too Many 'Ands' or 'Buts'

Fullstops also go where there are too many 'ands' or 'buts' in a sentence.

Explain the concept of using fullstops to break up long sentences with too many conjunctions. Give examples and encourage students to practice identifying when a sentence has too many conjunctions.

Interactive Exercise 1

Identify the correct placement of fullstops in the following paragraph: 'The cat sat on the mat. It looked very content. Suddenly, it jumped up and ran away.'

Show the paragraph on the screen and ask students to identify the correct placement of fullstops using the three tricks discussed in the lesson. Provide feedback and correction as necessary.

Interactive Exercise 2

Create your own paragraph with at least three sentences and identify where fullstops should go using the three tricks.

Encourage students to create their own paragraph and practice identifying where fullstops go using the three tricks. Provide feedback and correction as necessary.

Review

What are the three tricks to remember where a fullstop goes?

Review the three tricks with the students and ask them to explain each one. Encourage students to ask any questions they may have.

Conclusion

You have learned how to identify where fullstops go in a paragraph using three tricks.

Summarize the lesson and remind students of the importance of using fullstops correctly in their writing.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.