English Language Arts Lesson Plan

Teacher: Gretchen Elliott Day/Date: 11-9-11 Grade Level & Subject: 3rd Grammar Lesson and/or Unit Title: Action Verbs A ount o! Ti e: One class period (40 minutes) "o on "ore Standard#s$: Standard %&Language Arts GLE 0301 1 1 !emonstrate "no#led$e o% &tandard En$lish usa$e' mechanics' and spellin$ 0301 1 1 (no# and use appropriatel) the meanin$' %orms' and %unctions o% nouns (includin$ nouns as sub*ects and ob*ects' sin$ular' plural' and possessi+es)' pronouns (includin$ sub*ect and ob*ect pronouns' substitution %or nouns' a$reement #ith antecedents)' +erbs (includin$ past' present' and %uture tenses, irre$ular +erb, a$reement #ith simple and compound sub*ects)' ad*ecti+es (includin$ +i+id descripti+e #ords' comparati+e-superlati+e' articles)' and ad+erbs (includin$ common %ormation and placement in a sentence) &./ 0301 1 0 /denti%) the correct use o% +erbs (i e present' past' and %uture tense) #ithin conte1t Standard '& (riting GLE 0301 3 1 2rite %or a +ariet) o% purposes to di%%erent audiences 0301 3 1 2rite on a predetermined topic to a speci%ied audience (e $ ' sel%' peers' adults) &./ 0301 3 1 /denti%) the purpose %or #ritin$ (i e ' to entertain' to in%orm' to respond to a picture' stor)' or art) Student Learning )bjective#s$: 1 3he learner #ill understand the de%inition o% an action +erb 0 3he learner #ill "no# ho# to %ind an action +erb out o% a sentence 3 3he learner #ill be able to #rite a simple poem usin$ +arious action +erbs Assess ent *or Learning #Su ative )r *or ative$: 4ormati+e assessment number 35 6o-7ands 8uestionin$ / #ill as" 9uestions at the be$innin$ o% class b) pic"in$ students to ans#er 3his #ill help me see #hat the) need to "no# Ob*ecti+e number 1 &ummati+e assessment- / #ill re+ie# the pla) #or"sheet orall) to ma"e sure the students underlined the action +erb in each sentence, and allo# the students to share their o#n action +erb poems Ob*ecti+e number1 and 0 Lesson )utco e#s$: 3he learner #ill be able to pic" out an action +erb %rom sentences either orall) or #ritten 3he learner #ill be able to $i+e the de%inition o% an action +erb 3he learner #ill de+elop an understandin$ o% +erbs and #h) the) are needed +ey/Essential ,uestions: 2hen )ou hear the #ord action #hat does that ma"e )ou thin" o%: 2hat #ould happen to a sentence i% #e too" the +erb out: 2ould it still mean the same: 2h) do #e need +erbs: ;an )ou name some +erbs: +ey/Acade ic -ocabulary: Verb Action .aterials//te s 0eeded: 3o <oot to 3oot to .arachute 2hat is a Verb boo" 6urser) <h)me Verbs- =icroso%t 2ord (3his #ill be pulled up on the computer and displa)ed on the board) >.la)? poem b) Lill .luta- 2or"sheet =) Action Verb .oem #or"sheet 1oo2/Engage: / #ill read a boo" called >3o <oot to 3oot to .arachute 2hat is a Verb?
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Activities: Acti+it) 1@ 6urser) <h)me Verbs / #ill pull up m) #ord document so it is displa)ed on the board 3his #ill be %or m) presentation / #ill $o o+er each nurser) rh)me sentence and ha+e the studentAs identi%) the +erb in each sentence Acti+it) 0@ 3he >.la)? poem #or"sheet 3he students #ill read the poem and use a red cra)on to underline the +erb in each sentence Acti+it) 3@ =) Action Verb #or"sheet 3he students #ill #rite their o#n poem to the st)le o% the poem %rom the .la) #or"sheet 3he) #ill underline their action +erbs usin$ a cra)on Acti+it) 4@ &ummati+e Assessment / #ill $o o+er the pla) #or"sheet orall) to ma"e sure the class understood #hat a +erb is / #ill also allo# the students #ho #ant to read their poem to read it %or the class 3eal&Li!e "onnection: 3he) #ill see that +erbs are a part o% e+er)thin$ the) sa) in do 3he) #ill reco$niBe that e+er) action is a +erb so not matter #hat the) do %rom $oin$ to sleep to pla)in$ the) are actin$ out a +erb Di!!erentiation 0otes: 3here are se+eral acti+ities %or the students to complete &ome acti+ities the class #ill do to$ether and other acti+ities students #ill #or" on at their o#n pace =odi%ications %or special education students #ith /E.s and other students #ith e1ceptional needs #ill be discussed #ith the mentorin$ teacher Technology /ntegration
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