Lesson Summary:For pre-assessment, the teacher will clarifythe meaning of a pronoun and then explain that pronouns must agree with the previously named noun or antecedent in number. The teacher will offer practice exercises demonstrating subject and object pronouns, as well as indefinite pronouns, and offer practice exercises. Advanced Learners will compose a paragraph using antecedents correctly, and Struggling Learners will complete the final practice exercise.
Lesson Objectives:
The students will know…
- the use of a pronoun.
- the use of an antecedent.
- recognize the correct use of pronouns and antecedents.
- revise sentences for correct use of antecedents.
Learning Styles Targeted:
x / Visual / x / Auditory / x / Kinesthetic/Tactile
Pre-Assessment: The teacher should clarify with students that a pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.
Whole-Class Instruction
Materials Needed: PowerPoint sentences using pronoun/antecedent*; notebooks; pencils and pens.
Procedure:
1)Project the following sentences: John likes baseball. John is a pitcher. When John showed up for practice, the coach made John starting pitcher.
2)Point out to students that antecedents refer back to a noun used in a previous sentence and can help a writer from repeating the noun too much. A pronoun has to agree with, or use the singular or plural form of, the antecedent.
3)Project the following: I sometimes wonder why the neighbors leave their dog out alone. The dog barks at everyone, and someday, he is going to jump the fence.
4)Point out that their is correct because neighbors is plural. He is correct because dog is singular.
5)Project the following: Everyone should express their opinions politely.
6)Point out that Everyone is an indefinite pronoun. Point out that students might think of everyone (or everybody) as plural. Instruct them to pay attention to the -one at the end of the word. Project the following to demonstrate how the sentence should be rewritten: Everyone should express his or her opinions politely. Or: People should express their opinions politely.
7)Remind students that they can either change the indefinite pronoun to a definite noun or use “his or her.” Some might think of “his or her” as wordy, but it is a responsible way of including both men and women in writing.
8)Project the following onto the board and ask students to revise: Keisha rides Keisha’s bike to school every day. People say he or she admire Keisha’s energy. Keisha’s father says Keisha’s father is going to buy Keisha a new bike soon. The bike Keisha has now lost the bike she has now original color long ago.
Advanced Learner
Materials Needed:Notebook; pencils and pens
Procedure:
1) Challenge students to compose a paragraph that describes their day thus far using pronouns and antecedents correctly.
2) If time permits, have students exchange paragraphs and offer feedback.
Struggling Learner
Materials Needed: notebooks; pens and pencils.
Procedure:
1) Have students add sentences to the final exercise using pronouns and antecedents correctly.
*see supplemental resources
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