Topic: Secondary

Comparing word frequencies is an interesting way to think about some of the differences between speech and writing. Which are the most frequent words in speech, and how do they compare with the most frequent words in writing?

In this activity we will look at suffixes which change adjectives and nouns into verbs. This process is a part of derivational morphology. 

In this lesson, students will look at some common prefixes that can be added to adjectives and see how they change meanings.

Goals

• Identify some common prefixes in adjectives.
• Describe the meanings contributed by common adjective prefixes.
• Experiment with acceptable and unacceptable prefixes for particular adjectives.

Lesson Plan

The teacher explains that today, we will look at adjectives with distinctive prefixes.

Sometimes we make confident statements, while at other times we want to express some uncertainty. In this resource we will explore the expression of certainty and uncertainty. This is one of the areas of meaning we call modality.

In this activity we will look at suffixes that can change adjectives and verbs into nouns.

In this resource we will practise using tense consistently and think about the effect of using past tense versus present tense in a story.

Goals

• Identify past tense and present tense forms.
• Practise changing tense and using tense consistently.
• Consider the effect of changing tense in a story.

Lesson Plan

Background

This lesson asks students to apply their understanding of tense, aspect, and time to structure passages of writing.

Goals

• Arrange sentences in order based on tense and aspect in the sentences.
• Practise ordering and re-ordering sentences in various ways using tense and aspect to convey the appropriate order of events.

Lesson Plan

The teacher explains that today, we will arrange a passage of writing and explore expressions of time in English.