Verbs - Thursday 30

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May 2013

Practicum Lesson Number Topic

Time of Lesson Verbs

Duration of Lesson 1 hour Year Level 2 Supervisor

Class Size Jess Burton

24

Learning Focus: Understanding how sentences can be expanded and become more interesting by carefully selecting verbs. AusVELS Strands. Level: 2 Domains Dimensions Key elements of standards to which lesson is focused Discipline based learning English Writing Understand how ideas can be expanded and sharpened through careful choice of verbs (AusVels, level 2 content descriptors).

Assessment Criteria and Method of Evaluation Standards Assessment Criteria Understand how ideas can be Able to list verbs. expanded and sharpened through Ability to recognise verbs in a careful choice of verbs. sentence. Ability to use verbs to expand their sentences.

Evidence - Students can list at least 2 verbs. - Students can use and identify verbs in simple and/or complex sentences.

Students Background Knowledge. No formal education relating to verbs. Resources and Materials: Website: http://goo.gl/Z4is5 (starter activity and main session part 1) Student Teacher Focus: - Dont start until students are listening, sitting. - Use simple and explicit instructions / explanations. - Keep an eye on students / keep them engaged / on task.

Stage of Lesson

Task

Time Student action

Teacher action

Stage 1 Introduction

Introduce task. 5 Verbs mins - What is a verb? (a verb is a doing / action word) Eg. Walk, grow, jump, smile, frown, kick. Verb rap (http://goo.gl/ftKvg) Use IWB to play rap students follow along and perform actions. Verb poster Students think of verbs whilst the teacher writes them on poster paper. Verb detectives (http://goo.gl/Z4is5 starter activity) On the IWB individual students touch the verb in sentences so that the verbs become highlighted. Suitable verbs (http://goo.gl/Z4is5 main session part 1) On the IWB individual students move verbs into appropriate sentences. Writing books Students complete 5 mins

Listening. Answering teacher directed questions.

Explaining what a verb is. Writing verbs on poster paper.

Listening Performing specified actions.

- explaining activity. - monitoring students.

Stage 2 Body of lesson

5 mins

Answering teacher directed questions. Thinking of verbs

Writing verbs on poster paper.

5 mins

- Being verb detectives by looking for verbs in sentences. - touching IWB verbs when asked to. - explaining why the word they selected is a verb.

Guiding students. Explaining why students answers may be correct or incorrect.

5 mins

Sitting Listening Moving verbs into suitable sentences.

- Guiding students. - explaining why some verbs are better suited to other sentences.

20 mins

- complete the three tasks in their writing books.

- monitors and helps students if needed.

Stage 3 Conclusion

Stage 4 Closure

the 3 tasks from sheet below in their writing books. Verbs are a part of all sentences. Verbs are the doing or action words. - What is a verb? - Do you think we can create a sentence without a verb? Why / why not. Thank students. Comment on behaviour.

2 mins

Listening and responding to teacher and peers.

- Ask students questions. - Respond to students questions.

1 mins

Listening.

Thank students. Comment on their behaviour for the session (good / bad).

Verb detectives / suitable verbs https://hwb.wales.gov.uk/cms/hwbcontent/Shared%20Documents/vtc/phase4_20030829/English/Keystage2/Writing/Verbsandtheirsy/Introduction/default.htm Verb rap http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mp4UtYNxZLg