Grade:35

Activity:Verb/AdverbCharades

Goals/Keyquestions
(removetheitalicswiththerequiredinformation)
Goals:
Studentswilllearntousecomprehensivestrategiestoextendvocabularythroughexperimentation
withwordstoproducedeeperunderstandingsofthepartsofspeechina
collaborativesetting.
Objective(connectedtoPofS):
WillobtainanunderstandingofconceptsoutlinedinGeneralOutcome4
oftheEnglishLanguageArtsProgramofStudies.
Assessment:
Iwillknowstudentshavelearnedwhen:
Studentscaneffectivelyidentifypartsofspeech..
Studentssuccessfullycollaboratetoarriveatunderstandings.
Studentseffectivelyidentifycorrectverbandadverbpairings.

PrelessonConsiderations
Lessonoverviewofmainideastobelearnedandprelearningrequired:
Studentsshouldhaveageneralunderstandingofvocabularyandsomebasicgrammarrules.Theyshould
alsohaveknowledgeofcharades,andfeelthattheyarepartofasafeenvironmentinwhichtheycanbe
themselvesandnotworryaboutjudgement.Studentswillunderstandandbeabletothinkupverbadverb
pairs.Studentswillparticipateinclassdiscussionandlearngroupskills.Theywillgainabetter
understandingofoneoftheimportantgrammarrules.

Materialsneeded/presetuprequired/logisticalconsiderationsneeded(seatingarrangement):
1.

Flashcards
2.

Whiteboardorpadofpapertokeepscore

3.

Summaryhandout

Verb:
awordusedtodescribeanaction,state,oroccurrence,andformingthemainpartofthepredicate
ofasentence,suchas
hear
,
become
,
happen
.

Adverb:
awordorphrasethatmodifiesorqualifiesanadjective,verb,orotheradverborawordgroup,
expressingarelationofplace,time,circumstance,manner,cause,degree,etc.(e.g.,
gently
,
quite
,
then
,
there
)

Content:

Whatistheteacherdoing?

Whatarethestudentsdoing?

KeyQuestion:
Whatarethemain
ideasandphilosophiesoutlinedin

Introduction
(howwillyou

engagestudents?
Connectionsto
previous
learning?)

Timeest:5
min.

theLanguageArtsProgramof
Studies?

Giveintroductiontotheprogramof
studies.Giveacomprehensive
summaryofthemainideasand
philosophiesincludedinthePOSso
thatthestudentsgainabetter
understanding.Handoutthe
summary.Encouragequestionsand
givevalidanswers.

Formativeassessment
:Gauge
interestandbepreparedtodealwith
questionsthatindicatealackof
understanding.

Transition
considerations

Timeest.:1.5
min.

Askstudentswhoknowsthe
differencebetweenanadverbanda
verb.Callforexamples.Give
definitionsofeachanddescribetheir
usesinlanguage.

Formativeassessment
:Assess
whetherstudentscanidentifythe
differencebetweenadverbandverb.

Activity1

KeyQuestion:
Whatisthe
differencebetweenaverband
adverb,andhowdotheyrelateto
eachother?

Dividestudentsintotwoteams
(23people).

Havetheactorchooseacard.

Give30secondstoactitout,and
thatpersonsteamguesses.

Iftheyguessbothadverband
verb,theyget2points.Ifthey
guessjusttheverbortheadverb
theyget1point(iftheycan
correctlyidentifywhichitis,

(addmoreif
needed)

Timeest:12
min

adverborverb).Iftheycant
guesseither,theotherteamhasa
chancetoguess.
Continueuntilallstudentshave
hadachancetoact.

Formativeassessment
:Assess
whetherornotstudentsarelearning
toidentifythedifferencebetween
theverbandtheadverb.

Conclusion

Howwillyou
knowif
students
learnedwhat
youhoped?

Connections
tonextlesson

Timeest:1.5
min.

KeyQuestion:
Whathavestudents
learnedthroughoutthislessonand
howcanwemoveitforward?

Bringthestudentsbacktogetherand
discusswhetherornotalladverbs
andverbscanbeusedtogetherorif
therearesomecombinationsthatdo
notwork.Askforexamples,but
preparesomeincasethestudents
cannotthinkofany.

Formativeassessment
:Assess
whetherornotstudentscanidentify
incorrectpairingsofadverbsand
verbs.

Assessment:
Accommodations/Modifications:
Extensionandextratimeactivity:
Reflectiononhowthelessonwent:

References
LessonPlan:AdverbCharades.(n.d.).RetrievedOctober7,2015,from
http://www.teachnology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/language_arts/grammar/35adverbcharade.html

VerbAdverbCharades.(n.d.).RetrievedOctober7,2015,from
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/04/lp33402.shtml