Common Core Standards:

1 Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.
a. Use relative pronouns (who, whose, whom, which, that) and relative adverbs (where, when, why).
b. Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses.
c. Use modal auxiliaries (e.g., can, may, must) to convey various conditions.
d. Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns (e.g., a small red bag rather than a red small bag).
e. Form and use prepositional phrases.
f. Produce complete sentences, recognizing and correcting inappropriate fragments and run-ons.
g. Correctly use frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their).

Lesson Summary:
Students will be creating and presenting powerpoints on 4th grade core english standards followed by a Kahoot! game to test
their understanding

Estimated Duration:
Students will be provided with three class periods two forty minutes and one thirty minute. Each group will make their own
powerpoint presentation
Student will present no longer than 5 minutes per groups there are 7 groups so we will do this over 2 days 3 groups will present
the first day and 4 groups will present the second day.
We will end with a 20 minute kahoot! game.

Commentary: ​ ​I want to approach this lesson as part of an end of unit review this lesson would be precluded by multiple week of
grammar study and would take place before a grammar unit test.

Instructional Procedures:​ For this lesson we will be learning about relative pronouns, progressive verb tenses, modal
auxiliaries, order adjectives, prepositional phrases, how to complete sentences, correcting run-ons and we will learn how to use
frequently confused words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their). Students will split up into groups and make a powerpoint presentation
on computers for one of the objectives I previously stated. Students will present their lessons to the class. To wrap up the lesson I
will be able to gauge how well the students learned the objectives by playing a Kahoot! on computers, the Kahoot! will consist of
sentences with blanks, students will need to fill in the blank correctly.
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Day 1:
Introduction to project- 10 minutes
Students work on powerpoint presentations - 30 minutes

Day 2:
Students work on powerpoint presentations - 40 minutes
Day 3:
Students work on powerpoint presentations - 40 minutes
Day 4:
4 groups will present their project- 5 minutes each
Day 5:
The remaining 3 groups will present- 5 minutes each
Day 6:
Kahoot!

Pre-Assessment:
In order to pre-assess student I will give a test at the beginning of the unit that doesn't count for any points (informal assessment)
Scoring Guidelines:
In order to pre-assess my students I will give them a multiple choice assessment. The assessment will consist of seven
sections one for each area of focus (relative pronouns, progressive verb tenses, modal auxiliaries, order adjectives,
prepositional phrases, how to complete sentences, correct run-ons and ,we will learn how to use frequently confused
words (e.g., to, too, two; there, their)). Each section will have 5 questions for a total of 35 questions. I will be able to
gauge the students understanding based on their answers.

Post-Assessment:
For post assessment my students will take a written unit test consisting of 21 questions. There will be 2 written questions and 1
multiple choice question for each learning objective
Scoring Guidelines:
This exam will be percentage based. I will also grade the powerpoints.

Differentiated Instructional Support

Describe how instruction can be differentiated (changed or altered) to meet the needs of gifted or accelerated students:
For this assignment in order to meet the needs of gifted students they could be asked to come up with their own examples and
incorporate them into their powerpoint.
Discuss additional activities you could do to meet the needs of students who might be struggling with the material:
For students struggling with this material they could get one on one time with me during group work time.

Extension
https://sites.google.com/a/mpcsd.org/cline/grammar-games-for-kids​ i found this great teacher blog that has grammer games for
4th graders!

Homework Options and Home Connections

Students will feel free to work on their presentations at home. I will also send home worksheets so students can practice learning
objectives.
Interdisciplinary Connections
One way I could incorporate this into another subject area is by having students read a history or social studies article and having
students identify different parts of grammar as they read.

Materials and Resources:

For teachers
Powerpoint or google slides.
Smart board for teacher and student presentation.
Computers for students to work on presentations.
Worksheets to give students for homework
REMEMBER: we want to use technology as much as we can in this lesson, and make it as helpful as possible to our students.
What will you need, and how will you do this?

For students
Students will need computer access at school along with a smartboard
A home computer is optional if students would wish to work on their presentations at home.

Key Vocabulary
relative pronouns- who, whose, whom, which, that.
relative adverbs- ​where, when, and why.
Progressive verb tenses- ​shows an “ongoingness” usually ending in “ing”.
modal auxiliaries- ​a verb that is used with another verb to express a mood or tense eg. can could
prepositional phrases- ​a group of words consisting of a preposition, its object, and any words that modify the object.eg. he arrived
in time.