Star Wars and Grammar - Weekly Spark #1Created by David Hunter
In this lesson, students use proper capitalization and punctuation to create clear opening crawls for Star Wars.
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Activity | Activity Type | Description |
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hook | watch | Play the scrolling text in the link. Ask and discuss: "How could punctuation and capitalization make this easier to read?"
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inform | watch | Watch the videos and pay attention for when to use punctuation and capitalization.
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practice | do groupwork | In each group, take turns pointing out capitalization or punctuation edits you think should be made. After all suggestions have been made, review as a group to see how you think you did.
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apply | create | Create your own star wars crawler. Use proper capitalization and punctuation.
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1. Standard Not Met | 2. Approaching Standard | 3. Standard Met | 4. Exceeding Standard | |
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L.2.2 - LanguageDemonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. | Struggled to show a basic understanding of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. | Demonstrated a basic command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. | Demonstrated command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. | Demonstrated a highly skilled command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. |