Level II - Teacher Ed Lesson Plan Template (UED Courses)

Teacher (Candidate): Nhan Lee Molzahn Grade-Level: 8th Lesson Date:

Grade

Title of Lesson: Pronoun Usage and Plural/ Cooperating Teacher:

Possessive Nouns Victoria Smith

Core Components
Subject, Content Area, or Topic
English – Writing – Pronoun Usage and Plural/Possessive Nouns
Student Population

30 Students
0 IEPs
5 504s

Learning Objectives

-I will be able to properly use pronouns in sentences.

-I will be able to properly use possessive and plural nouns in sentences.

Virginia Standard(s) of Learning (SOL)

7.8 The student will edit writing for correct grammar, capitalization, punctuation, spelling,
sentence structure, and paragraphing.

c) Use pronoun-antecedent agreement to include indefinite pronouns.

8.8 – The student will self and peer edit writing for capitalization, punctuation, spelling,
sentence structure, paragraphing, and standard English.
VDOE Technology Standards

English Language Proficiency Standards (WIDA Standards)

Materials/Resources

High Yield Instructional Strategies Used (Marzano, 2001)

Check if Used Strategy Return
Identifying Similarities & Differences 45%
 Summarizing & Note Taking 34%
Reinforcing Efforts & Providing Recognition 29%
Homework & Practice 28%
Nonlinguistic Representations 27%
Cooperative Learning 23%
Setting Goals & Providing Feedback 23%
Generating & Testing Hypothesis 23%
Questions, Cues, & Advanced Organizers 22%
Does your instructional input & modeling yield the positive returns you want for your
students?
Check if Used Strategy Return
Teach Others/Immediate Use of Learning 95%
Practice by Doing 75%
Discussion 50%
Demonstration 30%
Audio Visual 20%
Reading 10%
Lecture 05%
Safety Considerations

Time
Process Components
(min.)
1 min *Anticipatory Set

TTW do a mad libs activity with the students.

LINK: Mad:)Takes - Free Online ad-Lib Word Game (similar to Mad Libs™) (madtakes.com)

1 min *State the Objectives (grade-level terms)

-I will be able to properly use pronouns in sentences.

-I will be able to properly use possessive and plural nouns in sentences.

20 *Instructional Input, Modeling, or Procedures

min
TTW instruct the students about pronoun usage and Plural and possessive nouns.

Pronoun Usage

TTW go over the rules for pronoun usage:

1. He/She/I – Subject pronouns

2. Him/Her/Me – Object pronouns
 Rule 1: These Subject pronouns are used when the subject is doing the action.
EXAMPLES: He is building the house. She is walking the dog. I am baking the cake.

Rule 2: Object pronouns are used when the subjects are receiving the action.
EXAMPLES: Sarah has chosen him to be the leader. I would rather choose her for
the job position. My father gave my brother and me some money for food.

NOTE: If you are confused when to use I or me, isolate the pronoun to see if it makes
sense.

TTW go over the rules for Possessive/Plural Nouns:

1. Singular possessive – ‘s (carl’s car, jerry’s house)

2. Plural possessive nouns – s’ (the sisters’ dance recital. My grandparents’ pets)
3. Plural nouns – s (chairs, boxes, horses)

Possessive is ownership.
Plural is multiple.
Singular is one.

5 min *Check for Understanding

To summarize – ask the following questions to the students.

1. When do I use the pronoun “I”?

2. When do I use the pronoun “me”?
3. When does the apostrophe go before “s”? – Singular possessive.
4. When does the apostrophe go after the “s”? – Plural possessive
5. When is an apostrophe not needed at all? – when the noun is plural
6. When is it not necessary for an apostrophe or an “s”? – when the noun is
singular.

25 *Guided Practice
min
TTW go over the following questions with the students to make sure they understand
the grammar rules.
TTW go over the question examples out loud.
These questions will be on google drive so the students can see the problems.

1. Between him and (she, her) I prefer her

2. She can sit between you and (me, I)
3. Everyone except (he, him) is going to be there
4. I called as many people as (she, her)
5. He is heavier than (I, me).
Plural vs. Possessive Nouns Practice Questions

A. Determine whether the underlined nouns are singular possessive, plural possessive
or just plural.

1. the cat's pajamas
2. our two families
3. my sisters' husbands
4. the house's stairs
5. your math teachers

Plural vs. Possessive Nouns Answer Key

How did you do on the practice questions? Check out your answers here.

A. Determine whether the underlined nouns are singular possessive, plural possessive
or just plural.

1. the cat's pajamas (singular possessive)

2. our two families (plural)
3. my sisters' husbands (plural possessive)
4. the house's stairs (singular possessive)
5. your math teachers (plural)
20 *Independent Practice
min
Lesson Exercise – Link: I or me?-English (tolearnenglish.com) , I found a

10 question quiz online to help the students practice their usage for “me”

or “I”. It looks like the following:

For possessive and plural pronouns – TSW complete an IXL. IXL FF. 3 which helps
the practice their skills using possessive and plural pronouns.
 Advanced Students –

Pronoun Usage
TTW have the students write a paragraph demonstrating their ability of correct usage
of pronouns he/she/I and him/her/me.

EXAMPLE: My brother has just joined the navy. He has been in school to be a
fighter jet pilot. My parents have asked if my sister or me would like to go help him
move to his new apartment. My sister and I both decided we wanted to go. However,
my younger brother wanted to stay home. As a result, my parents told my sister and
me that either one of us would have to stay home and watch him. I finally decided to
stay behind and my brother and me will do something fun while they are away.
Possessive and Plural nouns
TTW have the students write a short paragraph demonstrating their ability to use possessive
and plural nouns.
EXAMPLE: My brother’s dogs came over to my house the other day. The dogs’ tails
wagged excitedly at the first sight of me. Later that day, my friends came over. My friends’
dogs all came over to and we all went to the dog park.

20 Assessment
min
Formative Assessment – Kahoot Activity

Kahoot – Pronoun Usage LINK: https://create.kahoot.it/details/bc1b543c-1d7b-4311-

90bd-03cab22754e1

Kahoot – Possessive nouns LINK: https://create.kahoot.it/details/51941d39-c53e-

4e60-99df-2fb9756360fd

TTW go over the questions that most of the class answered incorrectly.

5 min *Closure

Summarization Activity

TSW write down on the bottom of their pages one sentence to summarize the
importance of todays lesson.
 Differentiation Strategies (e.g. enrichment, accommodations, remediation, learning style,
multi-cultural).

Pronoun Usage
TTW have the students write a paragraph demonstrating their ability of correct usage of
pronouns he/she/I and him/her/me.

Possessive and Plural nouns

TTW have the students write a short paragraph demonstrating their ability to use possessive and plural
nouns.

Classroom Management Strategies (To ensure a positive learning environment).

During mad libs, pick two short ones or one long one. Have slides for grammar rules already
prepped and ready to present to students.
Lesson Reflection. To be completed following the lesson. Did your students meet the
objective(s)? What parts of the lesson would you change? Why? (Professor will determine
if reflection goes here or in written report).

*Denotes Madeline Hunter lesson plan elements.

Candidate Signature Cooperating Teacher Date

Signature

Signatures indicate the candidate presented the lesson

 Lesson Reflection

In this lesson, I did a review on pronoun usage and possessive and plural nouns. About a

week ago, I gave the students a pre-assessment. On this pre-assessment, there was multiple

grammar rule questions. In this lesson, pronoun usage and possessive and plural nouns were the

top two questions they answered incorrectly.

What went well? The content instruction went well. I believe I was clear in delivering the

material, gave space and time to ask questions, and received positive responses during

instruction. Furthermore, the students responded well when I rewarded them for good behavior.

For example, if the students behaved well during content instruction and independent practice,

they earned a 5-minute brain break. They also liked the fun activities that I included, Kahoots

that targeted their skills with pronoun usage and plural and possessive nouns. The students liked

the sense of competition and were motivated to answer the questions correctly.

What could use improvement. Time management always seems to get the best of me. I

had plenty of activities for the students to do. However, I needed to be clearer on which tasks

needed to be completed first and top priority. Although I had the instructions on the board on

which task to complete first, the students seemed to still not understand which activity needed to

be done. In the future, I believe that I must separate the instructions even further, so they are not

overwhelmed about the amount of work they must complete. Moreover, as I make my

instructions clearer, I need to provide more examples for the students to fall back on for

guidance.

What should I take with me for my own future classroom? One thing that I thought of

during this lesson specifically are expectation lists that hang on the wall. For example, I want to

include a poster on the different volumes the students tend to reach. Furthermore, point to which
level of volume I want them to be at. I would want to have some type of creative attention getter

for the students. Perhaps like a doorbell, or interesting whistle, something that will grab their

attention. Lastly, depending on what grade I teach, I want to have a prize box for the students

with school supplies or candy for positive reinforcement.