Lesson Plan
Pronouns - Why Do We Use Them? by ECSDM
Subject
English Language Arts (2005), English Language Arts (NYS P-12 Common Core)
Grade Levels
Intermediate, 6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade
Description
Students will be able to identify pronouns in sentences. Students will be able to use pronouns correctly when writing a descriptive paragraph.
Duration
One 40-minute period
Learning Objective
The students will be able to identify pronouns in a sentence. The students will be able to write a descriptive paragraph using four to eight pronouns.
Target Audience
The target audience is special education students in an 8:1:1 class with varying disabilities. The students are in seventh and eighth grade. Most students' reading and writing levels are between third and fifth grade.
Materials
SMART Board Software
SMART Board
Projector
Computer
Lined paper
SMART Notebook Pronouns Lesson
Step-by-Step Procedures
Using the SMART Notebook Pronoun Lesson: Follow Steps 1 - 10
- First slide: Students, with teacher guidance, will predict what pronouns are.
- Second slide: Students will write the definition of pronouns, after the teacher reads the definition and discusses.
- Third slide: Students and teacher read and discuss the Pronoun poem. Students locate pronouns in the poem.
- Fourth slide: Teacher discusses the chart - points out the singular and plural forms of the pronouns. Students copy chart into their notebooks.
- Fifth slide: Students and teacher read the poster and discuss.
- Sixth slide: Students identify the pronouns, by first reading the word, predict if it is a pronoun, then 'drag' the word to the pumpkin. If the word stays on the pumpkin, the word is a pronoun; if the word does not stay on the pumpkin, but goes behind it, the word is not a pronoun.
- Seventh slide: Each student will read a sentence and go to the SMART Board to circle the pronoun(s) in the sentence.
- Eighth slide: Students and teacher read and discuss the cartoon. Answer the question. Teacher can write student responses on the SMART Board.
- Ninth slide: Students and teacher read "Encounter" by Lilian Moore. Students will then do: circle the pronouns; draw a representation of the poem.
- Tenth slide: Students will use lined paper to write a descriptive paragraph about the picture. Students must use 4-8 pronouns.
Assessment
The students will be able to identify pronouns, using slides 6, 7, and 9. They will circle or underline the pronoun on the SMART Board. Using slide 10, students will write a descriptive paragraph about the illustration using at least four to eight pronouns.
