Lesson Plan #1 Subject/Verb Agreement Teacher: Wende Smith Language Arts Unit: Grammar I.

. Topic Understanding Subject/Verb Agreement II. State Standard (T !S" 7!"# $% Writing/Writing &rocess! Students use elements o' the (riting )rocess )lanning* dra'ting* re+ising* editing* and )ublishing% to com)ose te,t! Students are e,)ected to edit dra'ts 'or grammar* mechanics* and s)elling! 7!"- C% .ral and Written Con+entions/Con+entions! Students understand the 'unction o' and use the con+entions o' academic language (hen s)ea/ing and (riting! Students (ill continue to a))l0 earlier standards (ith greater com)le,it0! Students are e,)ected to use com)lete sim)le and com)ound sentences (ith correct subject1+erb agreement! III. #bjecti$e 2n this lesson* students (ill learn about subject/+erb agreement! Students (ill be )resented (ith the basic grammar rule that a singular subject ta/es a singular +erb* (hile a )lural subject ta/es a )lural +erb! The0 (ill also recei+e instruction on other subject/+erb agreement s)eci'ic grammar rules! At the end o' the lesson* the0 (ill be e,)ected to com)lete (or/sheet (ith a minimum o' 734 accurac0! IV. Procedure "! 5e+ie( subjects and +erbs! 6! Students (ill learn the 'ollo(ing grammar rules: T(o singular subjects connected b0 or, nor, either, neither, either/or, or neither/nor re7uire a singular +erb! As a general rule* use a )lural +erb (ith t(o or more subjects (hen the0 are connected b0 and! The )ronouns each* e+er0one* e+er0 one* e+er0bod0* an0one* an0bod0* someone* and somebod0 are singular and re7uire singular +erbs! The e,)ression the number is 'ollo(ed b0 a singular +erb (hile the e,)ression a number is 'ollo(ed b0 a )lural +erb! Use a singular +erb (ith sums o' mone0 or )eriods o' time! 8! E,)lain that students (ill )artici)ate in a 'un acti+it0 in+ol+ing subjects and )redicates! #! 5emind students to remain on their best beha+ior during this acti+it0! V. Acti$ities Students (ill )artici)ate in a mingling acti+it0! Se+eral sentences (ill be s)lit into subject and )redicate: o The subject (ill be )rinted on blue inde, cards! o The )redicate (ill be )rinted on 0ello( inde, cards! 9al' o' the students (ill recei+e a subject blue% card and the other hal' (ill recei+e a )redicate 0ello(% card! The0 (ill circulate through the room to 'ind the second hal' o' their sentence! Course: 7th Grade English Lesson: Subject/Verb Agreement

When a )air belie+es the0 ha+e 'ound cards that match* the0 should come to the teacher 'or con'irmation! As )airs are con'irmed* ha+e the students (rite the com)leted sentence on the board! The game (ill continue until all )airs ha+e been 'ound!

VI. %esources and &aterials Wor/sheet Color inde, cards VII. Vocabular' Subject : The noun* )ronoun* or noun )hrase that )recedes the main +erb o' a sentence! Verb : A (ord that re'ers to an action or a state! &redicate : The )art o' the sentence that includes the +erb and an0 com)lement o' the +erb! VIII. (losure As/ students to recall rules o' subject/+erb agreement! I). Assessment Students (ill be e,)ected to com)lete (or/sheet (ith a minimum o' 734 accurac0!