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Objectives and specifications:

The pupil acquires knowledge of the lesson Punctuation of sentences.


The pupil defines punctuation
Pupil lists the two types of punctuations
Pupil recalls the rule for use of capital letters
Pupil recalls the rules for using full stops
The pupil develops comprehension of the lesson Punctuation of sentences
Pupil gives reasons why capitals are used for proper nouns
Pupil gives reasons for using full stop
Set induction
Tr. puts a short story on the CB, which is not punctuated. Tr.
reads the story.

CB Work
The children were
lined up in the cafeteria
of a church elementary
school for lunch at the
head of the table

Questioning

Link statement:

Statement of topic
and scope:

Unit intellectual
awakening

T: How did I read the story?


Were you able to understand the story
clearly?
This is because I didnt know where I
should pause and in what manner I
should read the story as there were no
punctuation marks.
Today, we will learn how to use a few
punctuation marks namely, capital
letters and full stop in our lesson,
Punctuation of Sentences. Writes on
CB and underlines
Tr. defines punctuation marks and
explains it. Punctuation marks help
the reader to understand the meaning
and also to establish the tone of the
text they are reading. Therefore, they
are very important.

Punctuation of
Sentences

Definition: the act or


practice of inserting
standardized marks or
signs in writing to
clarify the meaning
and separate units.

One way to use punctuations is the


use of full stop.
Tr. now will learn how to use a full
stop in different sentences.
Tr. says that a full stop is also known
as a period. It shows a longer pause.
Rules:
1. it is used at the end of a

He likes wearing jeans.

complete sentence that is a


statement
2. it is used after an indirect
question

He asked where his


suitcase was.

3. it is used after abbreviated


titles

Dr. Khan is an
excellent doctor

Tr. gives some sentences and asks


pupils to put full stops in the
appropriate places.

1. Mrs Khan is an
earning
member of her
family
2. She also does
all the
household
chores
3. Mr Khan asked
her when she
was going to
serve dinner

Another way to use punctuations is


the use of capital letters.
T: now we will learn how to use
capital letters in different sentences.
T: Capital letters were traditionally
used to show respect for particular
words, and as a result, they have an
important place in written English.
1. to begin the first letter of the
first word of a sentence
2. with a proper name

She drives a car.

Mr. Kumar drove a car.

name of person and title


name of countries, states,
towns, rivers, etc.
days and months of the year

Mr. Kumar went to


Goa, India.
Jason will be
celebrating his birthday
on 6th September,
which is a Saturday.

special names of festivals and


historic periods
When writing the names of
organizations, nationalities,
languages, etc

Tr. gives students some sentences and asks pupils to make


the appropriate letter capital.

Summary:
Evaluation:

Was Diwali celebrated


during the Prehistoric
Age?
St. Andrews School
has Indian children
who can speak
languages like Hindi
and English.

1. i looked for a
gift to take
sheila.
2. it is her
birthday on
sunday.
3. she is going to
france on
monday
because she did
well in her hsc
exams.

Thus, today we have seen how to use a full


stop and capital letters appropriately in
sentence punctuation.
Tr. asks the following questions:
1. When should you use punctuation?
2. What was a capital letter traditionally
referred to as?

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