Possessive Pronouns: Creative Minds
Submitted By: Kendra Cope
EDRL 442: Teaching Literacy 1 Nevada State College Fall 2012 Instructor: Karen Powell
Lesson Title: Possessive Pronouns Creative Minds Trophies Teacher Edition: Lead the Way Theme 4 (4-4) Trophies Story: The Case of Pablos Nose T Ed Pages: 437E
Submitted By: Kendra Cope CCSS: L.4.1a
A. Summary of the Lesson Plan This lesson introduces the use of possessive pronouns before nouns and nouns that standalone. B. Student Population Grade level- 4th grade Skill level on-level Grouping - whole group (direct instruction) C. Materials White board, markers Projector Give paper copies of the transparency to each student Teaching Transparency 156, Possessive Pronouns D. Objectives Common Core State Standard L.4.1a Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why). Learning Targets Knowledge Targets 1. Students must know the relative pronoun whose is possessive and is usually followed by a noun. E. Procedure 1. As a class, brainstorm pronouns that were in the story of The Case of Pablos Nose. 2. List student responses on the whiteboard, one-side possessive pronouns and one-side that are not possessive pronouns, showing and explaining to the students the difference between the two. 3. Display Teaching Transparency #156 (TT156) Possessive Pronouns only revealing #1-2 on the projector. a. On the paper copies, students will underline the possessive pronoun used in each sentence. b. Put a line under the possessive pronoun. Review as a class. c. Show the box on TT156. 4. Leave the brainstorming possessive pronouns on the whiteboard for students to reference while working. 5. Display sentences 3 - 6 on TT156 for student assessment piece.
F. Assessment On the students copies of the transparency, students will fill in their answers for sentences 3 - 6 from TT156. There is no assessment rubric for this assignment. Go around the room and see if the students are on task and understanding what is being asked.
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Lesson Title: Possessive Pronouns Creative Minds Trophies Teacher Edition: Lead the Way Theme 4 (4-4) Trophies Story: The Case of Pablos Nose T Ed Pages: 437E
Submitted By: Kendra Cope CCSS: L.4.1a
By filling in the answers correctly, it will be clear if a student knows when a pronoun is showing being possessive.
G. Reflection Which part of the lesson do you think will be the easiest to teach? I think the easiest part is when you ask the students to brainstorm their ideas from the story of which words they think are possessive pronouns. Which part of the lesson do you think will be the most challenging to teach? I think when the students will be on their own doing the worksheets (copy of the transparency), answering questions 3-6. What lesson or concept should be taught prior to this lesson? Students should know what a pronoun is. How will you follow up or extend this lesson? During reading groups, I will follow up this lesson by asking students to identify and explain which pronouns are possessive and which ones are not. An extension of this lesson would be for students to apply the skill of showing possessive pronouns in their own sentences and stories. What will you do for students who dont grasp the concepts? Re-teach T Ed. pg. T108 Review - T Ed. pg. 437F, 453H Which part of the lesson, if any, do you think might need to change? I modified the lesson slightly from the way it was written in the T Ed. I included the brainstorm and added the students responses on the whiteboard. When you were writing this lesson plan, what was the most difficult part? My challenge was how to make this interesting for all of my students and to make sure that all will understand. I think showing a chart on the whiteboard and asking the students to provide examples of possessive pronouns from the story, will help the students when they are on their own completing the assignment.
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