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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Identify the characteristics and definition of a particular part of speech (ex/ proper noun, common noun, verb,
adjective, adverb, pronoun).
2. Represent the part of speech through acrostic poetry.
3. Use the writing process to create a rough draft, revise, and finish with a polished final product.
4. Use the examples, characteristics, and definitions to complete MadLib activities.
ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:
Written/Performance Assessments:
Formative: rough draft of acrostic poem
Summative: final, polished acrostic poem
Formative: MadLib activities
Mad Libs
White Paper
Parts of Speech Posters
MadLib Word Pages
Visual Journals
Nice Journals
Lesson Plan
Whiteboard Markers
PROCEDURE
Lesson 1: Rough Draft
Review Parts of Speech
On the carpet
ASK:
o What is a proper noun? Common noun? Verb? Adjective? Pronoun?
o What are some examples of ? (x2)
Assignment
SAY:
o Today we are going to start a rough draft acrostic poem.
o Who can tell me what an acrostic poem is? (*Raise hands*)
o So what were going to do is pick one (1) of the different parts of speech (*write adjective, proper noun,
common noun, pronoun, verb on the board*) and write an acrostic poem about one of them. Notice that noun
alone is not an option, but proper and common have to be part of it. If you chose verb, I would encourage you to
do 2 poems just because it is a shorter word.
o I would like there to be:
DO:
o Circulate and check that students are on task, following instructions and not panicking about it being
PERFECT.
o If finished and checked for spelling, can start on rough copy depending on the timing.
Transition to Next Lesson:
Time to clean up and get ready for gym. Put your rough copies in your Language Arts folder, then get your outdoor things
for recess and line up at the door.
DO:
o
Circulate and observe that students are on task, help correct and check spelling, etc., answer
questions, compliment specifically and constructively.
o Remind students of the amount of time that they have left, but not to rush through their good copy.
Transition to Next Lesson
If not done will have 15 minutes at the beginning of class tomorrow.
Those that are done = put away visual journals and do quiet choice time (reading, work on projects, etc.)
Last 2 minutes
o Clean up, discuss if they will have time tomorrow.
o After you hand it in, go get your recess things ready and line up for gym class.
Lesson 3: MadLibs!
Extra Time
Set the timer for 15 minutes and have students finish up their good copies.
For those that are done, quiet reading, cursive practice, etc.
After 15 minutes, if you arent done, it will be homework. If you are done, come to the carpet.
Ms. Barker will do the cheesy video for adverbs.
MadLibs
We are going to practice the parts of speech that we have been working on by doing MadLibs. Has anyone
done MadLibs before?
o If so, do you want to explain them to the class?
Demo using the Smartboard. Have students offer answers for blank parts of speech.
Its more fun when you dont read the story and you just write in the different parts of speech, THEN read the
full story. When you finish, depending on the time, you can come and get another MadLib from me, or you
can share your silly stories in pairs.
Transition to Next Lesson
Hand in your MadLibs to me.
Get your things ready for Recess and for Gym.