Lesson Plan of Articles
Subject English
Grade III
Students` Learning Outcomes
- Recall the rules for the use of ‘a’ and ‘an’.
- Choose between ‘a’ or ‘an’.
- Identify ‘a’ or ‘an’ as articles.
- Recognize that plural nouns don`t take the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’.
Information for Teachers
- There are only three articles in English: ‘a’, ‘an, and ‘the’.
- ‘A’ is used when the noun you are referring to begins with a constant (b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, or z) for example: a city, a factory.
- ‘An’ is used when the noun you are referring to begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) for example: an apple, an ice-cream, etc.
- Indefinite article ‘a’ and ‘an’ are always used with singular nouns.
Material Resources
Writing board, chalk/marker, duster, charts, textbook, worksheet one for each pair
Introduction
- Draw two columns on the board.
- Write ‘An’ on top of the first column.
- Write ‘An’ on top of the second column.
- Hold one book in your hand.
- Ask students: What is this? (The students may answer: book)
- Ask the class: is it a book or an book? In which column should I write book?
- If students` answer is correct, write ‘book’ in ‘a’. If students don`t give correct answer, tell them that it is ‘a book’.
- Write a, e, i, o, u on board.
- Tell students that we use ‘an’ before nouns that start with vowels.
- Ask the students to give names of things that start with a, e, I, o, u.
- As the students give you the names, write the words in the column ‘An’.
- Ask spellings of words from students.
- Ask the students to give names of things that start with consonants.
- As the students give names, write the words in the Column ‘A’.
- Tell the students that ‘a’ and ‘an’ are always used before singular nouns.
- Tell the students that ‘a’ and ‘an’ are called articles.
- Ask whole class to say the word articles many times.
Development
Activity 1
- Divide the class into pairs.
- Give each pair the worksheet.
- (see the worksheet at the end of the lesson plan. If photocopy facility isn`t available then you can make the worksheet on a chart paper and paste in class and ask students to copy the sentences in their notebooks. They can draw pictures at home).
- Give clear instructions.
- Repeat instructions if necessary.
- Monitor the pairs to check each member is contributing.
- Help where necessary.
Activity 2
- Draw two columns on the board.
- Write a singular noun in one column. Write it’s plural in the second column. For example: book/books.
- Point to the singular noun (book) and ask the students: is it singular or plural? The students reply: singular
- Point to the plural noun (books) and ask the students: is it singular or plural? The students reply: plural.
- Ask the whole class: which noun will take article; singular or plural?
- If the students give correct answer, encourage them with words like well done! Good!
- If the students give incorrect answer, teach them again that articles are always used before singular nouns.
- Ask the students: which article should be used before ‘book’; ‘a’ or ‘an’?
- Re-tell the students the rule for using ‘a’ and ‘an’.
- Repeat this exercise with 10 more nouns. ( 5 for ther article ‘a’ and 5 for the article ‘an’)
Sum up / Conclusion
- Quickly review the lesson by asking the students questions:
- What are ‘a’ and ‘an’ called?
- Which article is used when a word starts with a vowel?
- Do we use articles with plural words?
Assessment
- Assess students` understanding of articles (a, an) through their correct responses during introduction activity 2 and sum up.
- Assess students` ability to choose between ‘a’ or ‘an’ through the written answers chosen in the activity 2.
- Arrange an oral or written quiz after a few days to further assess students` understanding of the rules for the use of ‘a’ and ‘an.
- Involve the students in solving problems given in exercise at the end of unit/chapter.
Follow up
- Ask the students to write suitable words in front of the articles ‘A’ or ‘An’ for example:
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- A fish
- B ice-cream
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- Give this activity as homework and encourage the students to draw the pictures as well.
