What is a Verb? by Melanie Lewis
Prerequisite Technolgoy Skills Needed: none
Time Allotment: two 45 minute periods
Subjects: Language arts and technology
Grade Level: 2-4
Standards: VA SOL Eng 2.5, 2.8, 2.11, 2.12, 3.5, 3.11, 4.4, 4.8 Nets*S 1, 3, 4, 6
How can this resource be used?
Equipment, Considerations, and Teacher Prep
Intoduction to Parts of Speech: Big Herb and His Verbs. United Learning. 2003. United Streaming 12 June 2006
<http://www.unitedstreaming.com>
Welcome to the Wide World of Verbs. Mrs. Sunda. 2004. 12 June 2006.
<http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/verb/enter.htm>
Bag of Scrabble letters. (Other tile letters may be substituted)
1. Preview the video in advance of the lesson. Plan some questions to ask students during the video. These guided questions will be used to stimulate discussion and help you determine when to build students' background knowledge.
2. Collect sentences from magazines, newspapers, and other sources to use as examples of the different kinds of verbs:
- Action verbs—verbs that show action (e.g., run, talk, grow)
- State-of-being or linking verbs—verbs that show that something exists (e.g., is, seems, feels)
- Helping verbs—auxiliary verbs that are used alone or in a verb phrase (e.g., will, have, was)
- Note: The verb types and difficulty of lesson will be determined by the grade level of the students.)
3. Include these sentences on SmartBoard, chart paper or transparencies for demonstration purposes.
4. Collect several different technologies for the student to choose from in completing their final project. Examples of technologies may include KidPix, Microsoft Paint, PowerPoint, etc,
Objective
1. Preview the video in advance of the lesson. Plan some questions to ask students during the video. These guided questions will be used to stimulate discussion and help you determine when to build students' background knowledge.
2. Collect sentences from magazines, newspapers, and other sources to use as examples of the different kinds of verbs:
- Action verbs—verbs that show action (e.g., run, talk, grow)
- State-of-being or linking verbs—verbs that show that something exists (e.g., is, seems, feels)
- Helping verbs—auxiliary verbs that are used alone or in a verb phrase (e.g., will, have, was) Note: The verb types and difficulty of lesson will be determined by the grade level of the students.)
3. Include these sentences on SmartBoard, chart paper or transparencies for demonstration purposes.
4. Collect several different technologies for the student to choose from in completing their final project. Examples of technologies may include KidPix, Microsoft Paint, PowerPoint, etc
Differentiation:
Know: Verbs show action or being. They may also link or help.
Understand: All languages are comprised of basic parts of speech. By understnading the parts of speech we can better communicate.
Do: Design a picture or slideshow demonstrating the understanding of verbs using a technology of choice.
Description of lesson
1. Assess what students already know about verbs by asking them to complete a "brain-dump" consisting of everything they know about a verb. (A brain-dump is when the student writes down all thoughts and understanding of a concept.)
2. Watch the video, Big Herb and His Verbs, with the students using the DRTA (Directed Reading, Thinking Approach) by pausing and asking the questions you determined during your preview of the video. (Note: This video is broken into segments and each segment may be used in this format as a stand-alone lesson.)Allow students time to access the Wide World of Verbs website. On this site, they can learn more about action verbs, state-of-being verbs, and helping verbs. Have them read the story for each kind of verb and also take the verb test.
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4. Pass around the bag of letter tiles. Instruct the students to take out 3-5 letters. Students are to work alone or in pairs to use their letter tiles to costruct a made-up verb.
5. Students are asked to use any paint or slideshow software program available to create a means to teach the meaning of their word to their classmates.
6. Make sure to also provide students an opportunity to share their sentences and verbs with the class to reinforce learning.
7. Ask students to summarize what they have learned during the lesson by using the following questions:
- What does a verb do in a sentence? (knowledge)
- What are the different types of verbs? (knowledge)
- How can you distinguish between an action verb and a state-of-being verb? (comprehension)
- How will you use what you have learned in this lesson to write better sentences? (application)
Assisstive Technology:
Students may work in pairs if needed. Since students are allowed to choose the means of their final project, they may pick the mode they are most comfotable using.
Assessment Strategies
The link for the rubric to evaluate this project can be found at:
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&rubric_id=1282381&
The student's may take the quiz posted on United Streaming as an assessment for this lesson.
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