Date: Class-3 February 5th (Kyle) _and February 7th_ (Porcupine)
Class Information
Today’s Special Words:
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Adjective
Adverb
Brainstorming
In-Class Writing Activities:
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Students took Class notes.
Students turned-in second
Journal Page.
Students turned-in any of the
five handouts from last class:
∙Making Sentences More Interesting
∙Simple Sentences with One Subject
∙Picking out Verbs in Sentences
∙Picking out Prepositional Phrases
∙Crossing Out Prepositional Phrases
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Students completed a Brainstorming page for their essay
and gave a copy to instructor.
Students began their 5
paragraph descriptive essay
(due next class).
Students worked on 3 handouts
about adjectives and adverbs.
Students worked on
subject/verb practice sheet.
If they had time, students
started Journal Page for next
Class Session.
Lesson Plan
Course: _Freshman English I
1:00-1:55
2:00-2:55
3:00-3:55
Beginning of Class Business:
Writing a 5-Paragraph Essay: An
1. Sign Attendance Sheet
2. Turn in Journal Page
3. Turn in these practice sheets from last
class:
in-class demonstration using the 5
Paragraph Graphic Organizer as a
guide to writing an essay.
Final Discussion of Prepositional
Phrases: In-class discussion of how
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Making sentences more interesting.
Picking out Prepositional Phrases
Crossing out Prepositional phrases
Picking out Verbs in Sentences
Simple Sentences with One Subject
Brain-storming ideas for 5 Paragraph
Descriptive Essay: In-class
demonstration of brain-storming
techniques that pull-up ideas from the
students’ right brains and help them to
organize these ideas.
prepositional phrases are used in sentences
as adjectives and adverbs.
Students will begin their own 5
paragraph essays: The students will
Introduction to Subject/Verb
Agreement: In-class discussion of
use the 5 paragraph graphic organizer
to organize their ideas into a 5
paragraph essay with individual help
from the instructor.
subject/verb agreement which includes an
explanation handout and a practice sheet
(Handout).
Assignments:
Introduction to Adjectives and
Adverbs:
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Students brainstorm ideas for their 5
paragraph descriptive essay: Students
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will write a 5 paragraph descriptive essay
about someone or something that they
know a lot about. (Handout) They will
begin by brainstorming their ideas about
this topic on the provided Brainstorming
Sheet (Handout). Students will then make
a Xerox copy of their Brainstorming Sheets
to hand in for credit.
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Tips for distinguishing Adjectives
from Adverbs (Handout)
Practice Sheet: Picking out
Adjectives
Practice Sheet: Picking out
Adverbs
(Handout)
Practice Sheet: Adding
Adjective, Adverbs, and
Prepositional Phrases to
Sentences (Handout)
1. Journal Page for next class.
2. Although there will be some time in class
next week for students to type their 5
paragraph descriptive essays, they will need
to finish writing them before they come to
class.
3. Students will complete any in-class
handouts on adjectives, adverbs or
subject/verb agreement to turn-in at the
beginning of next class session.
Reading Assignments:
Chapter 25: Planning and Drafting Essays
Chapter 1: Sentence Essentials