A lesson on punctuation marks written and prepared by me

Class: Jss1
Subject: English studies
Topic: Punctuation marks
Duration: 40 minutes
Gender: Mixed
Age: 11-12 years
Number of students: 50
Date:26-10-2020

Behavioural objectives: By the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:

• define punctuation marks
• mention the examples of punctuation marks
• identify punctuation marks in a sentence.
  Instructional materials: A chart showing the examples of punctuation marks.

Entry behaviour: The students have been using punctuation marks to make sentences.

Introduction: The teacher introduces the lesson by asking the students questions on the above topic to arouse their interests.

Presentation:

Step 1: Definition of punctuation marks:
Punctuation marks are marks that are used in writing to separate sentences and to clarify meaning.

Step 2: Examples of punctuation marks:

• Full stop
• Question mark
• Comma
• Exclamation mark
• Semi colon
• Colon
• Brackets
• Apostrophe
• Quotation marks etc

Step 3: Identification of punctuation marks in sentences:
Identify the punctuation mark in the following sentences:

• What is your name?
• I love fruits.
• Ada, Joy, and Bola are my friends.
• This is my teacher's house.

Evaluation: The teacher ask the students questions on the above topic to test their level of understanding.

Assignment: Make 5 sentences with colon, apostrophe and question mark.