Interactive Classroom Lesson: Mastering Contractions with Apostrophes

one main card Andrea okay now what was another card not that's okay do you remember brother's name okay

those were the three major characters from miyamoto wings and what I did is I wanted to take a little passage from

Milloy ways to talk to us about our lesson for today I'd like to have a bomb better read this passage for me guys and

love everybody here Megan can you do it nice and loud so everyone can hear [Music]

[Music] okay one of the things that you might notice

on the passage is that there are a number of words that have funny little marks then go on does anyone know what

those little marks are called Bret they're called apostrophes good does anyone know there are actually a couple

different times that we might be using apostrophe what's one of the reasons that we might use an apostrophe on words

okay can anyone build on Jeff's answer to abbreviate to make to make it a little bit shorter to say something

almost like a using a shortcut something like what we do over here and we'll talk about that in a moment

other other times when we use apostrophes think to I come over here and I put your name down what else to

use apostrophes for all right okay for example if I wrote an and then I put

apostrophe s what does that show its hands so what does that mean it's Anne's work so in apostrophe can also be used

to show that you own whatever it is that we're talking about well in this case we're going to be talking about

philosophies and how it works as a shortcut to talk about the kind of things that were going to be talking

about our contractions a contraction is a word made up of two words the words are joined together to make one word one

or more letters are left out and the apostrophe and the contraction takes the place of the letter or letters that are

left up okay let's take a look at the passage again that talks about Andrea talking to herself and gentlemen defense

can anyone find an example of a contraction which is actually two words smushed together to be one word with

some missing letter or letters Pacey what work would you find didn't okay [Applause]

thank you very much okay now didn't is an interesting contraction it's made up of two words

that apostrophe tells you that there's a missing letter or letters can anyone figure out from didn't what the two

words would be that didn't makes up okay did not okay so with your permission I'm going to just write up here very good

okay are there any other contractions that we have over here that you can find Aaron yeah don't okay and can you think

of what dump might mean or two words it might not do not get your circle dumped okay so that's take care of all the

contractors that we have up there right now okay Peter do you see one couldn't okay looking at couldn't what to words

do you think couldn't mix up could not who would you like to serve that funny thank you

could be not okay so now what I'd like to do is get on with the rest of the last another one

I'm Kerry little for this the temp do you see one huh what do you think I'm registered for I am on down

I am who can tell me by the way let me get it let me go through that okay judging by the hands I got the light and

what do you got yeah what do you think can't fight and not thank you any that's right now looking

at these contractions and the words that we wrote up there what is the missing letter or letters from didn't that the

apostrophe takes the place up okay Michelle oh I'm not very good how about couldn't yeah

oh good not good okay how about don't Casey thank you okay to go from do not I'm

getting football for not okay how about yeah okay down Hey from am I am and Kabul can't

and oh I cannot okay so contractions are two words swish together to become one with one or

more missing letters we put the apostrophe in there these are just some of the ones that the author of can

anyone think of other contractions that we might not have listed here are there other contractions that we didn't list

from the author here okay see what would one of them wouldn't and what is what people what is what does that stand for

they see what not okay how about another contraction can you think of another one okay let's see how

we're okay and what is that stand for okay excellent there are others you guys good Lari shouldn't and what does that

stand for more here your which stands for others okay Megan it's which stands for

what it is good others KC what P which stands for what

who can help Casey up what would he stand for anyone have an idea Tim that would be a good guess actually very good

okay can anyone have another possibility for that Hey he would

okay take a look this is one of the examples where there's more than one letter missing and that apostrophe takes

place what are the letters did that apostrophe takes the place of okay [Music]

good okay can anyone think of other contractions now what is it there which stands for what okay

ah good okay others Marcy fast which means for what that is

sir okay there are more re aisle which stands for what

[Applause] excellent point you guys are really getting them on here Jeff hi which

stands for what notice how each of these words are two words smushed together into one with

metal one or more missing letters and that apostrophe takes that place barren yeah

bail which stands for what okay another two and then we're gonna have to stop okay

Neil what is it yeah wheel okay what does that stand for I don't like what the cartoons tell you

we'll be right back after these messages okay and one more Megan isn't which stands for what

have a really great lift and I'm sure that we could have gone on and on one of the things that I did over the last day

or two is I tried to come up with a few examples myself and here's some that I have also I'm Yorkies cheese we've you

they let's can't wouldn't should have ID they'll haven't your we're and didn't what we're going to do right now is I'm

clearly some of the ones that I've got there you've already come up with I'm going to ask you to write something and

what I'm going to ask you to do is within put it whatever you write try to include as many contractions as possible

what I'm going to ask you to do is of course in your best image I want you to may put as many examples as you can feel

free to use the ones that the author of mail-order wings used feel free to use the ones that you came up with yourself

feel free to use the ones that I've come up with or the ones that you've already thought up that we didn't include any of

these lists there and you have a question now what I'd like to do is I'd like to

look for five volunteers to come to the board and for these volunteers you're gonna have to bring your own chair who

can tell me how we put the chairs so that it's nice and safe Jeff how do we do that with the back up

against the wall so would you like to be the first person to have you two in the back up against the wall Joe okay I'm

going to be putting your name up here Jeff what are you going to put at the end of your name

' has to show up that it's your work you are the owner of everything that you put on in your section let's see someone

else who might have to pick on the wife okay Jennifer H and Jennifer what are you gonna put at the end of journey

excellent okay volunteer let's see Adam Dean would you like to you that is great okay someone else Kate are you looking

for volunteer tell you what you're gonna put at the end of journey and my final person Megan would you like

to try begging what are you gonna put now before anybody begins can I have everyone's attention but people who are

at this you do not need full headings or margins all you need to do is put your name on people up the board I'm sorry

for what you're doing I'm gonna ask that you write neatly and clearly because other people are gonna be would be first

to see if they can get ideas from yours and for people you see it's of course you to be writing neatly okay are there

any questions for coming again okay if you need to you may whisper do not underline or identify any of the

contraction will take care that [Applause] [Applause]

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[Applause] [Applause] some of you are doing some really good

writing most of you getting contractions [Applause] bringing some real food examples of

compassion we didn't have on any of the lists [Applause]

[Applause] give about four or five more minutes time accordingly please

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but one more minute you should plan how you want to end your story please one more minute

[Applause] [Music] case you finish up the sentence later on

please people at the board as soon as you're finished with the sentence you're on please have a seat the rest of you as

soon as you have finished please put your pencils and paper away okay I have everything away within 15 seconds

[Applause] [Music] terrific I already have one group with a

desk fully cleared off and no pencils in their hand I have two groups that way three groups I have nothing in their

hands nothing on their desk I have everything nothing on their desks I now have six groups fully cleared off

and ready to go okay terrific okay Jeff was my first person Jeff would you come on up here

now Jeff is going to be reading his passage Casey you're the kid who's furthest away from me I'm going to need

your help if at any point in time you can't hear Jeff reading his hand up nice and high what I want you to do is I want

you to angle yourself so that you can still see it so that your voice kind of projects up the rest of us I can hear it

okay time to go now and I saw all right I wanted to go but they didn't let me door I'll get on

somehow they said you can't get a ticket with no money so I said your husband [Music]

Hey I tried right okay great story Jeff now what I'd like to do is I'd like you to find one example of a contraction

that you used which one is IO and could you tell me what two words Eyal stands for I will okay what letters

are missing from I will that that apostrophe WI for the I will okay want to come up here and circle aisle please

excellent do you think right above it you could just write I will that's great

now doesn't see how loyal people been paying attention Jeff I'd like you to choose someone else who will use your

writing and identify a contraction that you used okay now would you from where you're standing

look at Jeff's work and find another contraction if you play the volunteer on the other

ones just read ahead you might be able to find me yeah what is it you're okay it was your stand for you are okay and

what does that apostrophe take the place up hey okay could you please come up in circle your

okay thank you that's terrific and by the way just looking at this first line of Jeff's writing if I were going to

choose the one word that is written most straight on the line which word would you choose on that first line which one

and hi it has a nice straight line right on the line of the board it's done very well okay very good

thanks Jeff the end tellers I'm sure that there are others but right now we're gonna continue on Jennifer would

you please come over here okay this time Marcie would you be my helper if you can't hear

Jennifer meet your hand nice and high so that we can stop her and have her go loud did

did you want to do that right now go right ahead okay Jennifer is not going to read her

passage [Music] I'm sure you should he tried it and he

said I like this I don't that is a good story I'll bet you that monkey farm Toofan Anna's very appealing peel

Jennifer from your writing that you just did could you identify one example of a contraction what this didn't stand for

didn't and what did not what is the apostrophe take the place of the Oh would you please circle didn't

carefully using the chair and then right did not directly about great chart using contractions

then your next task Jennifer is to choose a volunteer who is not only willing to choose a contraction in your

story for identifying but also has already selected it before they even raise them here

before I'm 64 years old cos okay thank you okay okay from where you're sitting over there right now what what

contraction would you use don't and what is don't stand for do not what is the imposter if you take the place over

don't leave oh okay very good you please come up here a circle don't and also please right do not directly above it

while Kate's doing that I'd like to also call your attention and the attention to Jennifer's first sentence which starts

out with a capital all sentences should be starting up in the capital and Jennifer did a fine job with that thank

you very much okay Adam you're the next contestant okay now yeah would you like to be my helper this time

hand up nice and high so far my readers been doing a really good job we haven't had to have a single hand up at all

adilyn I asked you to read nice and loud your passage once upon a time there was a dog it's name was up he didn't have

you know it what he was before a river when he saw he saw a house you wonder if the people

will give him what is that people came out up out and took okay now before you do anything else I

just want to call attention Adams did a really neat thing in his working with contractions he selected a word which

has the apostrophe that uses it in the other way just like we did with your names with the apostrophe s showing

ownership when we're talking about this name we're talking about the thing that owned the name which happens to be the

dog so this is this is really interesting that we're able to see the apostrophe used in both ways in one

sentence okay Adam can you find an example of a contraction I'm sorry hey Vince

okay very good Emily what does didn't stand for did not and what does the apostrophe take the place up huh Oh from

okay would you please start with and write did not [Applause]

and the rest of you I'm sure are looking very carefully to find another example so that when he calls on a volunteer

he'll be able to pick someone who already has their example okay

Brett what is it didn't okay well where else did we used it I didn't see it till just now

okay Brett would you take the chair and for the same reasons but this did not stand for

if I were to write a contraction for did not what would you use didn't right okay and could you write did not just about

[Music] one of the other things I want to call your attention to on Adams writing is

did you notice how in the first couple of lines he was really writing very large so that the entire audience could

see is writing easily so good job on that okay would you come on to this side of

the classroom over here okay now what we need to do is find the volunteer over there there and would you be the

listener farming Aaron's gonna listen to Kate and make sure that you read nice and loud if she can't see me she's gonna

raise your hand nice and hot okay would you read your passage Kate come here I can't find Nikki well where do you think

he went I don't know well I'll go then my friend Mari said I found a dog on my bedroom floor well my mom didn't know

where he went she thought we lost him well be in line right

okay very interesting story Kate can you identify one contraction and dones okay and what does don't stand for do

not and what does the imposter if you take the place double oh okay we can please circle it use the chair safely

you made it or if you don't and of course right now people are looking at Kate's writings trying to

find the contractions approach either chooses the volunteer they already have one selected Laurie what what did you

see for case I'll move and what this I'll stand for I will so what are the apostrophe take the place on okay what

letters what letters take the place we already have the ISO now what letters from I will are missing W and what else

okay right okay perfect W I'm sorry I get a little my hearing is going W odd okay would you come over here in circle

aisle and right on top of this you could right I will and even though Lori's head is in the

way take a look at the first couple of minds the Kate started to rightly take a look at how very carefully she wrote the

the forms of the letters so that you could read them very easily she really worked hard so that you could see what

she was writing okay good job well Laurie is finishing up writing I will right next to aisle we're going to ask

Megan to come down okay for this one out of the rally could you be my helper

if you can't scare taking it all and up nice and high Meaghan I need you to read your passage

nice lob [Music] what

okay very good story now Meghan and you please identify that contraction can be used Isle and what is Isles stand for I

will and the apostrophe takes the place of what letter or letters excellent could you take the chair that's already

over there and just circle it please unless you can do it already and right near it could you write I will

excellent and while she's doing that of course volunteers have already scanned Megan's good work and is they're ready

to select okay Jennifer from where you are what contraction do you see that you'd like

to identify wheel and what does wheel stand for we will and what is the apostrophe taking place over would you

please take that encircle it okay once again if you take a look at Megan's she began with a capital for her

sentence and take a look at the nice sized little letters so that everybody could see that work okay who can tell me

what the name of the thing is where two words is smushed into one it has one more missing letters and is replaced by

an apostrophe what does that call Casey it's a contraction okay at this point I'm going to ask you to take off your

white papers that you wrote on put them all facing the same direction [Music]

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