Topic: Lessons

The way we use language can differ dramatically according to context. This creative lesson asks students to translate from one context into another. This is a great approach that allows students to apply their implicit knowledge of language, and to analyse linguistic features naturally and implicitly, based on their intuitive language skills.

Words like I'm, don't, and should've, which involve two words being joined together, are often called contractions. This lesson explores the many different types of words in this category, and the similarities and differences between them.

Goals

• Describe examples of contractions.
• Categorise a set of contractions.
• Identify the differences between categories of contractions.

Lesson Plan

The teacher explains that today, we will study contractions.

In this activity, students work through the criteria for identifying nouns.

In this lesson, students select the correct verb to compose an acceptable sentence.

Goals

• Practise composing sentences with appropriate Subject-Verb agreement.
• Identify acceptable patterns in Standard English.

Lesson Plan

The teacher explains that today, we will select the correct verb on the smart board, to construct acceptable sentences.