Phase: | During/Explore/Explain |
Activity: | The students will use the link to the article “Grammar Cop’s Winning Olympic Games” by Storyworks. While reading the online article, the students will fill in the guided notes which give examples of subject-verb agreement. On the back of the worksheet with the fill-in notes, students will correct a paragraph containing subject-verb agreement errors. Students will highlight verbs that do not agree with the sentence's subject and write in a verb that does agree. Then, students will create a sentence that includes the correct use of subject-verb agreement. Link to Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LGee87-6Q9iGxKSYumt3oU8sJqopV6r1_pXy0Z522bE/edit?usp=sharing |
Assessment Strategies: | The teacher may choose to take up the notes to check to see if the students got the correct answers. An answer key is included in the Advanced Preparation section. The teacher may also use questioning to see if students understand the concept of subject-verb agreement. |
Advanced Preparation: | Approximate Duration: 30 minutes Materials/Resources: Teacher: 1. Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes (printed out copies, or link assigned electronically) 2. Answer Key for Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes 3. Word Bank for Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes 4. Link to the AVL Resource provided by teacher to students Subject Verb Agreement Guided Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LGee87-6Q9iGxKSYumt3oU8sJqopV6r1_pXy0Z522bE/edit?usp=sharing Answer key to Guided Notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I_x8OXUE2zZ6CwmgBg5_qrrrL7RzQQxMjOgVe7kKlPg/edit?usp=sharing Subject-Verb Agreement Word Bank ttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1I-4vNdey2PG_ZA4MY9ej48Tt71MXlx0NlTiadmnljec/edit?usp=sharing Link to Online Resource: https://discovery.ebsco.com/linkprocessor/plink?id=fff4728b-55cb-3720-89ee-4a5568f2f174 Citation for Online Resource: Grammar Cop’s Winning Olympic Facts: Learn about the Olympic Games as you practice subject/verb agreement. (2020). Storyworks, 27(6), 27. If link does not work, go to the Alabama Virtual Library homepage (https://www.avl.lib.al.us/). Click on the Middle School tab at the top. In the box on the top left that says, "Search the EBSCO Discovery Service," type in "Grammar Cop's Winning Olympic Facts." The teacher should decide whether to assign this assessment electronically or on paper. If done electronically, the teacher will need to post the link with instructions on the school's online learning platform. If done on paper, the teacher will need to print the Subject-Verb Agreement Guided Notes and make copies. Student: Materials/Resources: 1. laptop with access to the school's online learning platform (charged and ready for classroom use) 2. pencil 3. highlighter
Background/Preparation: Students should be familiar with Subject-Verb Agreement according to the previous grade's content standards and course of study. The students must have basic online navigational skills. |
Variation Tips (optional): | Intervention: The teacher may choose to scaffold this assignment by giving a word bank to students who are struggling with the concept. A Word Bank is linked below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1I-4vNdey2PG_ZA4MY9ej48Tt71MXlx0NlTiadmnljec/edit?usp=sharing Acceleration Strategy: Students who have mastered the concept will write a paragraph of five-ten sentences and include five errors in subject-verb agreement. After teacher review, these can be used in a future activity in which the author of the paragraph leads peers who need additional help with subject-verb agreement to correct the errors in the student paragraphs. |
Notes or Recommendations (optional): | This learning activity aligns with substandard d of ELA21.5.39: Use subject-verb agreement correctly when composing and revising writing. This lesson can be used in conjunction with the Subject-Verb Agreement Response Cards (before activity) and Subject-Verb Agreement Exit Slip (after activity). |
Keywords and Search Tags: | agreement, subject, verb |