Lesson Plan - Adjectives

1. Documentation
v Teacher’s Name: Rawan Hashem
v Date: March, 25, 2008
v Cycle: 2
v Grade: 5
v Theme: Grammar
v Subject: Adjectives

1. 2. General Instructional Objectives

At the end of this session, students will:
know how to use adjectives in context
recognize the importance of adjectives in and how it adds color as well as vivacity to language
learn how to use language creatively (exaggeration, metaphors, etc.)


2. 3. Student Learning Outcomes

At the end of this session, students will be able to:
use adjectives in meaningful contexts (describe objects using adjectives)
acknowledge the importance of adjectives in clarifying speech
use language creatively (use their previous knowledge of figurative language to describe their object)


3. 4. Rationale

Since students will be describing an object they are asked to create, then they will be obliged to use a lot of adjectives to make the idea clear to the rest of the c lass. This will make them understand the importance of adjectives in language. This activity will also help them practice using figurative language.

5. Students’ Background
There are 25 students in class 15 boys and 10 girls. They have already studied adjectives and they know how to use them. This activity will be a revision session to reinforce this concept.

6. 6. Instructional Procedure

Focusing Event:

In the previous day, I have asked the students to get any object from home whether it were food, detergent, shampoo, or anything similar.

Activity 1: (10 min)

Before students come to class, put an object on their desks (the class is made up of five tables were several students sit on each).
When they come in, ask them to look carefully at that object.
Then, ask each group to vividly describe the object they have.
Write the words the students use on the board.
Ask the students to label these words (Adjectives).
Challenge students to give a brief definition of adjectives and examples about how to use them.

Teaching Procedures

Activity 2: (30 min)

Tell the students that today’s activity aims to experiment whether adjectives work in practice or not.
Divide them into five groups of fives where each group has to invent a product to sell at the market (sou2 l2ahad).
(They get to choose one of the products that they got from home in order to use for
their presentations.)
Explain the task for the students emphasizing the fact that they need to use adjectives.
Distribute the checklist and explain it to them.
Let them start working
Go around checking on their work.

Activity 3: (30 min)

After students finish the activity:
Rearrange tables to fit the scene
Each group will sit on a table, and they will present their product to the class.
Students should be filling the checklists.
Closure: (10 min)
After all the groups finish presenting:
Ask the students about their opinion regarding the products their peers presented. (They will use adjectives to describe that.)
Ask them to comment on the importance of adjectives in this activity and how they helped them describe their product.
4. 7. Students’ Participation
Students will :
Describe the object they have
Define adjectives
Give examples of adjectives
Invent a product to sell (use adjectives to do that)
Present this product
Assess their friends’ products and use of adjectives
Give their opinion regarding the products and the activity as a whole
Reflect on the importance of adjectives in describing nouns


2. 8. Assessment Procedures

Formal

Alternative: A checklist is designed to be filled by the students as a self and a peer assessment tool.


5. 9. Materials/Visual Auditory Aids

To do this activity we will need:
Several objects to be described by the students
Materials that the students would like to use for their presentation