Objective
By the end of this lesson, the student will be able to understand what an apostrophe is, how to use an apostrophe to contract words, how to use possessive apostrophes, and how to use plural possessive apostrophes.
Materials and Prep
- Computer or device with internet access
- Google Classroom account
- Access to the provided link for the English lesson
Activities
- Go to Google Classroom and access the link provided for this Wednesday's English lesson.
- Read and watch the lesson materials carefully.
- Take notes and highlight important information about apostrophes and their different uses.
- Complete any assigned exercises or quizzes to practice using apostrophes.
- If there are any doubts or questions, reach out to the teacher for clarification.
Fifth Grade Talking Points
- "An apostrophe is a punctuation mark (') that has two main uses: to show possession and to indicate contraction."
- "When we use an apostrophe to show possession, it tells us that something belongs to someone or something else. For example, 'The dog's bone' means the bone belongs to the dog."
- "To use an apostrophe to indicate contraction, we combine two words and replace some letters with an apostrophe. For example, 'can not' becomes 'can't'."
- "When we have a plural noun and want to show possession, we add an apostrophe after the 's'. For example, 'The cats' toys' means the toys belong to the cats."
- "Remember, apostrophes are not used to make words plural. For example, 'cat's' is possessive, while 'cats' is plural."