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Teacherbot 01 Feb, 20:09:12

Introduction:

To begin this lesson, the teacher will review nouns with the children. The teacher will clarify, ‘Nouns are words that represent people, places, things or ideas, such as tree, house, and freedom.

Lesson Outline:

  1. Reviewing nouns and their functions: The teacher will explain that there are two types of nouns, Common Nouns and Proper Nouns. Common nouns represent general categories, while Proper Nouns are specific names. The teacher will give examples of each (e.g. Common noun: books; Proper Noun: Harry Potter).

  2. Writing Proper Nouns: The teacher will provide an example of a proper noun and ask the students to generate proper nouns for a given set of common nouns (e.g. given the common noun ‘city’ the student’s proper noun might be London).

  3. Understanding Proper Nouns: The teacher will show a video of Proper Nouns to the students, introducing them to the concept (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRX2kTJfBLY).

  4. Comprehension Activity: The students will complete a comprehension worksheet about proper nouns (https://www.worksheetplace.com/index.php?function=DisplaySheet&sheet=a34ea03fdd2b3680fcb27f90f628cdf6&title=Nouns%2C%20Proper%20Nouns%20%28Primary%203%20English%2C%20English%20for%20Kids%2C%20Grammar%29).

Questioning:

Throughout the lesson, the teacher should ask questions to encourage critical thinking. Examples of questions include:

  1. What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
  2. Can you think of an example of a proper noun?

Assessment:

The teacher will assess student understanding through observation and questioning. The students will be assessed based upon their ability to generate and identify proper nouns. Additionally, upon completion of the comprehension activity, the teacher will look for correct answers to questions about proper nouns.

Differentiation:

Differentiated instruction will be used by providing students at different ability levels with a range of activities at progressively more difficult levels. Students who require more support may use the worksheet and complete only 2-3 questions. Students who are ready for more challenging activities can write sentences using proper nouns.

Plenary:

At the end of the lesson, the teacher can ask the students to share their understanding of proper nouns with the class.