I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Communication

Essential Question:

How are action verbs unique as a verb form?

Bridge:

Charades

Content:

Action Verbs

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To create an experience using action verbs.

Activity: Children participate in square dancing activity.

Assessment: Involvement, participation, and enjoyment of students.

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: To analyze the calls used in the dancing.

Activity: Students form cooperative learning groups formed from their dancing square. Each square is given a poster board and markers for listing the call words which directed the action. The teacher creates a master list from contributions of each group of squares.

Assessment: Teacher evaluation of student discussion and participation.

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: To see the wider application of the action words already used.

Activity: Two groups of squares form two teams. Each team will participate in charades using the action words from the class list.

Assessment: Student participation and enjoyment.

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: To introduce the word “verb” and to expand student understanding of verbs as action words.

Activity: Teacher provides instruction connecting action words and verbs. Student read text and teacher shows teaching filmstrip. Using overhead projector and a list of words which are action verbs and nouns, teacher checks for understanding, using “thumbs up, thumbs down” for student internalization of concept.

Assessment: Student participation and enjoyment.

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: To provide guided practice on action verbs.

Activity: Students use practice worksheets accompanying text.

Assessment: Quality of work sheets.

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

Objective: To extend what has been learned about action verbs.

Activity: Students select their own example of an action verb. They draw a picture illustrating their verb. On a separate piece of paper, they write a sentence using their verb.

Assessment: Student ability to complete the task assigned.

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

Objective: To evaluate and share student drawings.

Activity: In cooperative learning groups, students share their drawing without showing their sentences. They guess each other's action verbs correctly, and evaluate each other's sentences.

Assessment: Student contribution to the group, and student sensitivity to the work of others.

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Objective: To take delight in using action verbs.

Activity: Children participate in aerobics exercise demonstrating as many as possible of the action verbs used by them throughout the unit.

Assessment: Student participation and enthusiasm.

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: