Misplacing apostrophes

The main goals of this ESL lesson plan are to:

• – Master apostrophe rules including possessive forms and contractions through video instruction and correction exercises in this advanced ESL lesson.
• – Practice punctuation accuracy by identifying correct apostrophe placement and fixing common mistakes for adult English lessons.
• – Watch educational videos about apostrophe usage and analyze misplaced punctuation examples using these English teaching materials.

In this Advanced ESL lesson, the student will learn and practice using apostrophes correctly.

Warm-up

The lesson starts with three similar sentences with an apostrophe in different places. The student tries to pick the correct one. 

They learn about the three uses of apostrophes.

Video: When to use apostrophes

The student watches the video When to use apostrophes. They learn some basic rules about the use of to apostrophes in a fun way. Then, they put their knowledge into practice by identifying the correct position of apostrophes in sentences. 

Next, the student corrects the apostrophe mistakes. 

They learn and practice the trickiest part of apostrophe use – plurals and plural possessive forms of numbers. 

Video: Misplaced apostrophe

The student watches an excerpt from a TV show with an example of a misplaced apostrophe.

In the wrap-up part, the student sums up what they learned about apostrophe use.