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Contraction Pick-up

published on: 2/28/2003

Contributing Teacher(s): Carla Vore

Subject Area: Communication Arts/Writing/research, Special Education/Curriculum Accommodations

Grade Range: Lower Elementary (K-3)

Materials Needed:

• paper
• prompt
• scoring guide
• enough accomplishment list for each student
• set of matching contraction cards below - teacher will need to cut apart

Instructional Strategy: Evaluating Student Understanding

Process Standards:

• Goal 1.6 discover and evaluate patterns and relationships in information, ideas and structures

Content Standards:

• Communication Arts 1 - Speaking and writing standard English (including grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, ...)

  G.L.E.:
  

  • CA - Wr - 2 - E - 03
    (Writing, Compose well-developed text using standard English conventions, Spelling, Grade 3.)

  Time Allowance: 1 class period

  Description: Students match word cards and write sentences with contractions--writing, punctuation

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  Classroom Component: Instructions for Administration: The teacher should read the prompt and scoring guide to the whole class. Teacher should ensure understanding before beginning event. Pass out all the matching contraction cards in disarray so that matches are not together. The teacher should instruct the student to raise their hand when they have completed the task. This will ensure the teacher knows how many correct matches were made and can complete the student’s accomplishment list. This list will include all the matches and a place to check if the child mastered that contraction.

   

  Pre-assessment: The student should have completed a unit on contractions and have been utilizing contractions in their daily writing.
  Student Packet: student prompt, scoring guide, paper,

  Contraction Pick-up

  Mrs. Coulson is at it again! She has dropped all her match cards for contraction. They are all mixed up and her class comes back from lunch in a few minutes. Help Mrs. Coulson match up the contractions to the two words that is their pair. (For example: the contraction he’s and the match card he is.)

  She has also lost all her example sentences that use contractions. She needs you to write three sentences that have at least one different contraction per sentence to use as examples for her class. (For example: He’s going to town tomorrow to watch the basketball players.)

  As she is going to use these as examples for her class, check your spelling and make sure your sentences start with a capital letter and end with the correct end mark.

  Mrs. Coulson will be forever grateful for your help.

  Scoring Guide Self-Check Teacher Check

  1 Matcher (3)
  1. I matched all the contractions to their correct pair.	____________	____________
  2. I wrote three sentences that had at least one different contraction per sentence.	____________	____________
  3. I capitalized the beginning of all my sentences.	____________	____________
  4. I placed the correct end mark at the end of all my sentences.	____________	____________
  5. I have three or less spelling errors.	____________	____________

  Mrs. Coulson''s Sidekick (2)
  1. I matched all but one of the contractions to their correct pair.	____________	____________
  2. I wrote at least two sentences that had at least one different contraction per sentence.	____________	____________
  3. I capitalized the beginning of two of my sentences.	____________	____________
  4. I placed the correct end mark at the end of two of my sentences.	____________	____________
  5. I have four spelling errors.	____________	____________

  Mrs. Coulson''s Trainee'' (1)
  1. I matched all but two contractions to their correct pair.	____________	____________
  2. I wrote at least one sentence with a contraction.	____________	____________
  3. I capitalized the beginning of one of my sentences.	____________	____________
  4. I placed the correct end mark at the end of one of my sentences.	____________	____________
  5. I have five spelling errors.	____________	____________

  Mrs. Coulson is on her own (0)
  1. I matched more than two contractions with their pair incorrectly.	____________	____________
  2. I did not write a sentence with a contraction.	____________	____________
  3. I forgot to capitalize the beginning of all my sentences.	____________	____________
  4. I forgot to place my end marks or placed them incorrectly on all my sentences.	____________	____________
  5. I have more than five spelling errors.	____________	____________

  Student’s Name:_________________

  Matched Incorrect

  1. aren''t
  2. can''t
  3. couldn''t
  4. hasn''t
  5. wouldn''t
  6. she''s
  7. didn''t
  8. don''t
  9. isn''t
  10. I''ll
  11. I''d
  12. she''d
  13. he''d
  14. they''ll
  15. I''ve

  Cut Apart Match Card Set

  I''ve	I have
  they''ll	they will
  he''d	he would
  she''d	she would
  I''d	I would
  I''ll	I will
  isn''t	is not
  don''t	do not
  didn''t	did not
  she''s	she is
  wouldn''t	would not
  hasn''t	has not
  couldn''t	could not
  aren''t	are not
  can''t	can not

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  Carla Vore
  North Nodaway Elem.
  North Nodaway Co. R-VI
  (660) 927-3322
  EMAIL: carlavore@hotmail.com