Phase: | After/Explain/Elaborate |
Activity: | On the exit slip, the student will identify the correct verb to agree with the subject given in each sentence. The student will create sentences in which the verb agrees with the subject using a variety of tricky subjects. |
Assessment Strategies: | This activity may be used as a formative assessment for the teacher to determine that students identified correct verbs in writing and composed sentences with correct subject-verb agreement. |
Advanced Preparation: | Approximate Duration: 15 minutes Materials and Resources: Teacher: * Copies of Subject-Verb Agreement Exit Slip (either copied and given out on paper or assigned electronically on the school's online learning platform) https://docs.google.com/document/d/19cJCPx-wrypockYHUsUJqvGeOC3XZh5DMJQa2JxYwPQ/edit?usp=sharing * Subject-Verb Agreement Answer Key https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ejunntWgi8ocSSKAb0yJA9G0qxUWS3D5gejxSUSRfAk/edit?usp=sharing Student: * Copy of Subject-Verb Agreement Exit Slip (provided by teacher) * Pencil * Highlighter Background/Preparation: Teacher: The teacher will use the following AVL Resource to guide this lesson: Grammar Cop’s Winning Olympic Facts: Learn about the Olympic Games as you practice subject/verb agreement. (2020). Storyworks, 27(6), 27. https://discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=fff4728b-55cb-3720-89ee-4a5568f2f174 If the link does not work, please visit the Alabama Virtual Library Website. https://www.avl.lib.al.us/ Click on the top left Middle School tab. In the search bar at the top, type in "Grammar Cop's Winning Olympic Games." Student: Students should be familiar with subject-verb agreement according to the previous grade's content standards and course of study. This activity addresses substandard "d" of Content Standard 39: Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage in writing. d. Use subject-verb agreement correctly when composing and revising writing.
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Variation Tips (optional): | Intervention: In order to scaffold this activity for students who may need extra help, the teacher may choose to allow students to use notes, such as the Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes, on the formative assessment. Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LGee87-6Q9iGxKSYumt3oU8sJqopV6r1_pXy0Z522bE/edit?usp=sharing Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes Answer Key: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I_x8OXUE2zZ6CwmgBg5_qrrrL7RzQQxMjOgVe7kKlPg/edit?usp=sharing Acceleration: If students need accelerated content related to subject-verb agreement, they should read the article linked below and complete the paragraph assignment at the bottom titled "Teacher Wanted-1881." https://discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=2643cd33-40a7-386e-b505-25cd72b9a2e4 Jenkins, D. R. (2002). Subjects Verbs: Can’t They Be Agreeable? Writing, 25(1), 20. If the link does not work, please visit the Alabama Virtual Library Website. https://www.avl.lib.al.us/ Click on the top left Elementary School tab. In the search bar at the top, type in "Subjects Verbs: Can't They Be Agreeable?." |
Notes or Recommendations (optional): | This activity would work well as a formative assessment. This lesson can be used in conjunction with the Subject-Verb Agreement Response Cards (before activity) and Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes (during activity). |
Keywords and Search Tags: | agreement, subject, verb |