Lesson Planning of Reflexive Pronouns

 

Lesson Planning of 

Subject English

Grade V

Students` Learning Outcomes

• Illustrate use of pronouns learnt earlier. Use the personal pronouns myself, yourself, yourselves, himself, herself, ourselves, themselves and itself.

Information for Teachers

• Pronouns re words that take the place of common and proper nouns, Pronouns are used in English to avoid repeating information that is already clear. In general it makes the sentence less confusing because the same information is not being repeated.

• A reflexive pronoun is usually used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject. The reflexive pronoun can also be used to give more emphasis to the subject or object, as;

1. I hurt myself.
2. He shot himself.
3. She cut her hair herself.
4. She looked at herself in the mirror.

• Each personal pronoun (such as me, you, him, and her) has its own reflexive form. Reflexive pronouns end in “self” (singular) or “-selves” (plural). There are eight reflexive pronouns: as;

Personal Pronouns	Reflexive Pronouns
I You (singular) You (plural) He She It We They	Myself Yourself Yourselves Himself Herself Itself Ourselves Themselves

 

In these sentences the subjects and objects are not the same pronouns.	In these sentences the subjects and objects are the same persons. (Reflexive Pronouns)
I saw him. (I saw someone else.)	I saw myself in the mirror. (I saw my own self in the mirror.)
All sent him a copy. (All sent someone else a copy.)	All sent himself a copy. (All sent his own self a copy.)
Wahid sent her a copy. (Wahid sent someone else a copy.)	Mena sent herself a copy. (Mena sent her own self a copy.)
My dog hurt the cat.	My dog hurt itself. (My dog hurt its own self.)
We blame you. (We blame someone else.)	We blame ourselves. (We blame our own selves.)
They can`t look after the babies.	They can`t look after themselves. (They can`t look after their own self.)

• Time allocation is estimated and can change as per need of their activity.

Material /Resources

Writing board, chalk/marker, duster, textbook

Introduction

• Select a short paragraph from the textbook.
• Ask the students to underline all the pronouns in the paragraph on the book.
• Then ask them to use any five of them in their own sentences.
• Take oral feedback and correct students wherein and whenever it is required.

Development

Activity 1

• Tell the class that today they will learn about Reflexive Pronoun. (See information for Teachers). Write the topic ‘Reflexive Pronouns’ on the writing board.
• Write all the eight reflexive pronouns on the writing board. Ask the students to find as many reflexive pronouns in their textbooks as they can in two minutes. Give hint by telling them some page numbers wherein they could find these pronouns.
• Explain the students that a reflexive pronoun is usually used when the object of a sentence is the same as the subject. The reflexive pronouns can also be used to give more emphasis to the subject or object.
• Share all the examples given in information for teachers.

Activity 2

• Write the sentences and the pronouns on the writing board.
• Tell the students to write only the sentences in their notebooks.
• Explain to the students that they have to choose and write in the blanks the correct reflexive pronoun.
• Provide help to the students where necessary.
• You can give more sentences if students finish the work before time.
• Choose the correct reflexive pronoun from the box and write in the blanks.

Answer key:

1. Himself
2. Herself
3. Myself
4. Herself
5. Themselves
6. Itself
7. Yourself
8. Ourselves
9. Yourselves
10. Themselves

Sum up/ Conclusion

• Give students a quick recap by reinforcing the definitions of reflexive pronouns.

Assessment

• Write 5 reflexive pronouns on the writing board. Tell the students to use the pronouns in their own sentences.

Follow up

• Give the students five sentences with wrong reflexive pronouns and ask them to replace them with the correct ones.