Verb and Pronoun Usage and Identification

Subject: English as a Second Language Grade level: 6th-7th Author: Ashley Haseman, Kody Orr, Tyler Gray Overview
This lesson will cover: What verbs and pronouns are How to use both in a sentence How to identify both within a sentence How to correctly form a sentence using given verb and pronoun

Learning Environme nt

Bogota, Columbia 25 students per class Native English speaking teacher Low technology level

Objectives

The student will be given ten sentences and will need label each pronoun and verb in each sentence correctly. The student will be given ten pronouns and verbs and will

need to make ten complete sentences in the correct order and structure.

Standards

ELP.2.6.13 2003: Use punctuation with little error at the conclusion of statements to express appropriate context and purpose. ELP.2.6.14 2003: Apply most principles of conventional spelling and grammar.

Materials

The teachers computer Evernote.com Projector Pencil and paper Two different colored highlighters

Procedures

1) Show a verb and pronoun video using the projector. School House rock verb and pronoun videos. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US8mGU1MzYw - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14M5ayto61E 2) Open Evernote and go through the different resources found

to help explain pronouns and verbs 3) Ask the students what are some actions that a person could do: - Run, walk, jump, play, eat, drink, sing - These are all examples of verbs. A verb is a word that indicates an action. 4) Ask the students what some word are that can represent a person or thing: - He, she, it, they , who, which, myself, I - These are words that can be used in place of a noun and this is called a pronoun. 5) Ask for five volunteers to come up in front of the class. The teacher will give each student a card labeled with and an action and will have them show it in the front of the class. The class will then try to guess what the student is doing. - Explain to them that the action that they are showing is an example of a verb. 6) Have one volunteer for each verb tell an example of

sentence that could be used to explain who is doing the action. Write all examples on the board. 7) Write five examples of sentences on the board. Explain and identify the pronouns and verbs in two sentences. Next, have the class identify the verbs and pronouns in the three sentences left over. 8) Give the students the worksheet to test their understanding of the lesson.

Assessmen The students will be given a worksheet that will have them identify t
and use pronouns and verbs correctly.

Blog Post
This case was difficult to begin because of the level of English that the students were at. Even with the difficulties, the lesson plan we created is a very student-centered and fun way for the students to learn about the different verbs and pronouns that could be used in a sentence. It is a very fun and motivational way of learning because it gets the children involved in a way that uses creativity and makes learning more like a fun game. Since English is not their strongest language, it is a very practical thing for them to learn about in order to speak to other teachers and students and make sense in what they are trying to say or explain. When examining the lesson plan, I thought that the use of technology as a whole could be used better to help the students more than in the

original lesson plan. I think that it is a good start, but we still have some things to earn about how to use different technologies in more depth. If we did that, the students would get more used to different types and uses of technology to help themselves learn different subjects. The biggest takeaway of this case for us would probably have to the fact that we didnt realize how hard it was to write or try to write a successful lesson plan for students, especially students who dont speak English very well.