A Noun by Any Other Name….
Ms Pollak, I.S. 126Q dpollak@schools.nyc.gov
Introduction:
It has come to our attention that weak skills in basic grammar are a serious problem in our school. In order to achieve our school wide goal of increasing proficiency levels in ELA by .50, we need to improve basic grammar skills.
Congratulations! Your class has been selected to teach the other sixth graders some basic grammar skills.
Task:
You will work in groups of 5 to create a PowerPoint presentation that will teach your fellow students how to properly use a specific grammar skill. You will also create a 10 question quiz that will assess how well your students have learned the lesson.
Group 1: Nouns and Pronouns
Group 2: Verbs and Adverbs
Group 3: Adjectives
Group 4: Interjections and Conjunctions
Group 5: Prepositions
Process:
Is technology hurting your grammar skills?
Graph showing incorrect grammar usage.
Brainstorm in your groups
· How do learn grammar skills now?
· Is it effective?
· What do your teachers do to help you improve your grammar skills?
· Does it work?
Avoiding Grammar Goofs (the fun way)
Select the Best Solution (Feasibility vs. Effectiveness)
· After evaluating different ways of learning grammar skills, work with your group to decide which method is most effective.
· Be prepared to explain your choice.
1. Identify and define the problem using the worksheet.
2. Gather evidence for this problem and complete the following worksheet.
3. Identify the causes and effects using the following worksheet.
4. Evaluate the public policies using the following worksheet.
5. Evaluate the effectiveness of your policy and select the best solution.
Resources:
Evaluation:
Rubric
|
Components |
Exceeds Standard Level 4 |
Meets Standard Level 3 |
Developing Level 2 |
Rewrite Level 1 |
|
Overall ideas |
- Imaginative, grabs reader’s attention
|
- Engaging or relevant, interests reader
|
- Ordinary or predictable
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- Boring or unimaginative
|
|
Points |
25 24 23 |
22 21 20 |
19 18 17 |
16 15 14 |
|
Sequence of Ideas |
- Complete and coherent |
- Logical |
- Understandable even though a few parts out of place or confusing |
- Hard to follow
|
|
Points |
25 24 23 |
22 21 20 |
19 18 17 |
16 15 14 |
|
Mechanics |
- Spelling consistently accurate - Punctuation and capitalization enhance meaning |
- Spelling mostly accurate - Punctuation and capitalization makes sense most of the time |
- Spelling sometimes accurate - Punctuation and capitalization sometimes makes sense |
- Spelling often inaccurate accurate - Punctuation and capitalization detract from meaning |
|
Points |
25 24 23 |
22 21 20 |
19 18 17 |
16 15 14 |
|
Parts of Speech PowerPoint and Quiz |
- PowerPoint is accurate - Knowledge of the PPA is evident - Quiz questions are relevant
|
PowerPoint is mostly accurate - Knowledge of the PPA is mostly evident - Quiz questions are mostly relevant |
PowerPoint is somewhat accurate - Knowledge of the PPA is partly evident - Quiz questions are partly relevant |
PowerPoint is not accurate - Knowledge of the PPA is not evident - Quiz questions are not relevant . |
|
Points |
25 24 23 |
22 21 20 |
19 18 17 |
16 15 14 |
Score: Calculate a score for each category of the rubric. Then add to get a total score.
Overall ideas (25-14) _____ Sequence of Ideas (25-14) ______ Mechanics (25-14) ______ Form (25-14) ______ Total Score (out of 100) ______
Conclusion:
Congratulations! You have successfully taught your fellow students how to properly use the parts of speech.
Common Core State Standards ELA
