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2nd Grade English Language Arts
0201.1.6  Identify and correctly write complete sentences. Whole Class with One Computer--

If the teacher is in a setting where it is just the whole class and only one computer, this could be an opportunity for her to get out the clickers and use the flip charts. Description: For this lesson it will be like who wants to be a millionaire. The students will be divided into teams. Each student has to answer each question given to them individually, but if they run into trouble and do not know the answer they will be given the chance to phone a team member, phone the audience, or get a 50/50. The teacher will be the "game host" and ask the questions to the students. The queston will show up on the board from the computer, and the students will be given the clickers to "send" in their answers. Materials: I will use the computer, the flip chart, and the clickers for this exercise. I (or the teacher) will be coming up with the sentences, so there will be no need for resources. Before Class Preparation: Before the lesson, I will review how to identify and correctly write complete sentences with a quick worksheet for them to practice on and for me to evaluate if they are really ready to move onto a fun game that involves the same information. During Instruction: I will watch for students telling each other the answers. To handle this I will deduct a point from the team who helped out the other. Back up Plan: This lesson is good for technology disfunctions because you can still manage to do the same activity without the computer, but the computer makes it much more realistic and helpful. Individual Use in a Computer Lab-- Description: For this setting, the kids will be on their own computer doing their own work. I will give them a story that is written wrong and with incomplete sentences. Their task is to type the story back out correctly. The indivdual who wins will win a special prize. Then as a class we will go over the story and see what the kids came up with. Materials: Worksheet that I make (or the teacher), A computer, and Microsoft Word, Textbook Before Class Preparation: Review the right way to correct sentences, including commas etc. (use textbook as well) During Instruction: Monitor the students to make sure they are following instructions and are understanding the assignment. Help them if needed. Make rules about not going onto the internet to find answers or get help. This exercise is a fun way to see how much they really learned and know. Back up Plan: If technology fails, I will either have them write it out (although that would be a lot of writing for a 2nd grader) ,or have a worksheet already ready to make copies that have blank that need to be filled in instead.