ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS RESOURCES

SAMPLE ACTIVITY PLANS FOR TEACHING GRAMMAR AND LANGUAGE USAGE

About the Sample Activity Plans

This section includes sample grammar and language usage instructional activities created by North Carolina high school English Language Arts teachers and supervisors. About the Sample Activity Plans Within these examples, the writers have taken a variety of approaches and developed activities for varying amounts of time. As stated in the forward, these activity plans are intended to be suggestive rather than prescriptive or comprehensive. Since all of these activities target aspects of Goal VI, and since students in any grade may need instruction on a variety of grammar and language usage skills, specific SCS correlations have not been delineated. Each of these activities is designed to be used in direct connection with student writing, not in isolation. Teachers are strongly encouraged to view these plans as models or suggestions and to be guided in their instruction by examining their own students' needs.

Organization of the Activity Plans

Each activity plan begins with points to consider while planning, including approximate time needed, the teacher's description of objectives, and materials needed. The writers then described the activity as clearly as possible for another teacher to be able to replicate or adapt in the classroom. Assessment information is provided as appropriate, and the Additional Notes section allows the writer to add tips, suggestions for extensions, etc. Teacher's Notes provides space for the classroom teacher to write reactions, ideas, and reflection in response to the activity plans, especially as they try them out in their own classrooms. In some cases, supplemental handouts have been included to help teachers implement the activity.

Unless otherwise noted in the plan, all activities were written and submitted by the members of the development team. As teachers choose to use these activities, they may wish to adapt them to meet their own students' needs.

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* Consistency of Verb Tense: General Guidelines

* Context Clues & Vocabulary Words

* Eliminate the Unnecessary

* Four Ways to Vary Sentences

* GUM Racing

* Learning Vocabulary Words

* Patterns of Author's Craft

* Punctuation Puzzles

* Stretch the Sentence: Extend a Noun or Verb

* Teaching Spelling: Commonly Confused Words

* Understanding the Use of a Colon & Parallelism

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