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Preppy Prepositions
Subject Area:
Language Arts
Grade Level(s):
6-8
Duration of Activity:
2 days
Description of Activity:
This lesson will be used to show that even though the noun and verb are the backbone of a sentence, other parts of speech play a very important role in the structure and make-up of a well written sentence. In accomplishing this, the students will complete a variety of activities including identifying prepositions, expanding sentences using prepositional phrases, and distinguishing prepositions and adverbs. In cooperative groups the students will analyze the last three lines of the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln as well as write prepositional phrase poetry.
Objectives:
- Identify prepositions, compound prepositions, and prepositional phrases.
- Make the distinction between prepositions and adverbs.
- Expand sentences using prepositional phrases.
- Analyze the last three lines of the Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln in cooperative groups in order to determine the meaning of the three prepositions of, by, and for; and share their findings.
- After discussing a prepositional phrase poem and viewing examples given by the teacher, the students will write prepositional phrase poems.
Materials/Equipment:
Prerequisites (skills or background needed):
- Basic use of the World Wide Web
- Basic knowledge of the parts of speech
- Basic knowledge of sentence structure
Procedure
Teacher Component:
The teacher will
- define all words associated with the use of the preposition and the prepositional phrase.
- assign exercises in the text book that require the students to identify prepositions, distinguish between prepositions and adverbs, and expand sentences by using prepositional phrases.
- allow the students to review prepositions using online resources such as the interactive concentration game found at Memorize Those Prepositions! / http://www.quia.com/jg/73018.html .
- distribute Handout 1: List of Prepositions to be used to compose prepositional phrase poetry.
- show and explain different examples of prepositional phrase poems using Handout 3: Examples of Prepositional Phrase Poetry.
- distribute copies of Handout2: Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln or ask the students to locate the text on the World Wide Web.
- divide the class into cooperative groups to determine the meaning of the last three sentences of the Gettysburg Address beginning with the prepositions of, for and by. Groups should share their results.
Student Activities:
The student will
- identify prepositions, distinguish between prepositions and adverbs, and expand sentences by using prepositional phrases using textbook exercises.
- review prepositions using an online concentration game located at Memorize Those Prepositions! / http://www.quia.com/jg/73018.html.
- compose at least three prepositional phrase poems after reviewing and discussing the examples of prepositional phrase poetry using Handout 3: Examples of Prepositional Phrase Poetry as a guide.
- analyze the last three lines of the "Gettysburg Address" by Abraham Lincoln.
Accommodations:
- Students with limited computer skills will be grouped with those who are more proficient using a computer.
Extension Activities:
Integration:
- Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Technology
Assessments:
- Use the Preposition Quiz 3 by Dennis Oliver located at http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/prep3.html/
- Idiomatic Preposition—Come
http://a4esl.org/q/h/id-ci-come.html
This quiz is designed for ESL students. All prepositions involved in the quiz are associated with the word “Come."
URLs:
Curriculum Frameworks
Mississippi:
Sixth Grade, Seventh Grade & Eighth Grade
- Participate cooperatively while engaging in small group activities to analyze
and interpret information, to make decisions, to solve problems, and to produce a given product.
(R, W, S, L, V)
- Analyze, evaluate, and compromise to arrive at a consensus.
National Educational Technology Standards (NETS):
- Select and use appropriate tools and technology resources to accomplish a
variety of tasks and solve problems.
TerraNova:
02 Basic Understanding L(Level 10-21/22)
Demonstrate understanding of the literal meaning of a passage through identifying stated information, indicating sequence of events, and defining grade-level vocabulary.
Use writing or other means to respond to literal and interpretive questions about passages that are read aloud.
09 Editing Skills (Level 11-21/22)
Identify the appropriate use of capitalization, punctuation, nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in existing text.
Demonstrate knowledge of writing conventions and sentence structure through identifying and connecting errors in existing text and in text written by the student.
Link and Feedback to Author(s):
Lela Johnson, South Delta Middle School, Anguilla MS
Lela70tem@yahoo.com
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