Lesson Planning of Identification of Word Class
Subject English
Grade 3rd
Students` Learning Outcomes
- Identify the word class of a given word in context.
Information for Teachers
- Word class is another name for the parts of speech.
- Parts of speech (word class) are:
- Nouns (Naming words)
- Pronouns
- Verbs (Action word/helping verb)
- Adjectives (Describing words)
- Adverbs
- Prepositions
- Conjunctions
- Interjections
- Articles
- Discuss previous grammar work with students i.e. naming words, action words and describing words.
- Make sure that students have been introduced to and are familiar with the above concepts.
- While teaching the lesson, the teacher should also consult textbook at all steps where and when applicable.
Material / Resources
Writing board, chalk / marker, duster, pieces of paper or cardboard, thick marker (preferably coloured), 4-5 old shoe boxes or transparent plastic bags, textbook
Introduction
- Make a deck of flash cards by writing different nouns, pronouns, and verbs, e.g. pen, he, eat.
- Old shoe-boxes or envelopes made of chart paper can be hung on the walls and used to classify each word class.
- Use the list at the end of the lesson plan to make flash cards.
- Give five cards to every student and ask them to put them in the box/envelope they belong to (make sure you give different words to each student).
- Students can be asked to maintain a ‘My Word Book’ where they list down new word learnt. This can be done at the back of their notebooks too. It gives students a sense of achievement as they see their word bank increase!
Development
Activity 1
- Write the following poem on a chart paper and paste on the board.
- Read it for the students and instruct them to silently read it.
- Once they have finished reading, read it to them once again, emphasizing (nouns, Pronouns and Verb)
When I visit my cousin When I visit my cousin I always have fun; We play may games, And run in the Sun. Or we sit very quietly, Beside a big fire; And watch TV, Until I get tired. There`s plenty to do, And plenty to eat, And plenty of time. To have our first fight; there I want to go home, That very same night.
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Activity 2
- After discussion, recap the following concepts:
- Verb is a part of speech which shows action, as such; sit, stand, etc.
- Nouns describe the names, place and things, as such; Ali, Pakistan, Fire, etc.
- Pronouns are the words which are used instead of nouns such as; I, you, we, they, etc.
- Make the following box on the board and ask the students to draw it in their notebooks.
Parts of Speech |
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Nouns |
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Pronouns |
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Verbs |
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- Once they draw it on their copies, ask them to circle the verbs, underline nouns and pronouns from the poem and write them in the respective columns.
- They can discuss the options in pairs or groups.
- Tell the first verb as an example to the students.
- Monitor and help the students while they work.
Sum up / Conclusion
- Discuss with students, the meanings of visit, run, watch, play, sit, tired, peaceful, plenty, fight. Always ask them before, tell them when they don`t know.
Assessment
- Tell the students to find out five verbs nouns, and pronouns from their English book and write them in their copies, in a column.
- Do the related questions given in a column.
Follow up
- Display a chart for each word class covered in class 3. Add parts of speech on the related chart from all lessons.
Parts of Speech |
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Nouns |
cousin, games, run, fire, TV, night time, fight, home |
Pronouns |
I, my, we, our |
Verbs |
visit, have (fun), play, run, sit, do, eat, watch, get(tired), went, go |