Lesson plan Part A Using words Unit 8 Adjectives and degrees of comparison Pages 36–39
Learning intentions
Australian Curriculum links
In this lesson, students will: • define adjectives and understand their role in modifying nouns • identify and differentiate between adjectives used for degrees of comparison, including positive, comparative and superlative adjectives.
Level: 7 Strand: Language Sub-strand: Text structure and organisation Content description: Identify and describe how texts are structured differently depending on their purpose and how language features vary in texts (AC9E7LA03)
Success criteria By the end of this lesson, students should be able to: • identify and classify adjectives into positive, comparative and superlative forms • apply degrees of comparison accurately in sentences to compare and describe nouns.
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Text extracts included in Unit 8 News article ‘Athlete of the year’ (Oxford News, Tuesday 9 November)
Things to know before you start teaching this lesson • Recommended total teaching time for Unit 8 is 30 minutes. Students may require an additional 15–20 minutes to complete homework tasks. • All adjectives modify nouns and pronouns and take different forms when they are used for comparison. • Positive form adjectives give information about one thing when no comparison is made. Comparative form adjectives compare two things, and superlative form adjectives compare more than two things. • Students in Year 7 should be familiar with how adjectives and degrees of comparison work but will benefit from consolidation of these skills on a regular basis.
Lesson 8: Adjectives and degrees of comparison STARTER ACTIVITY 10 mins
Comparative & superlative relay race • Read the Unit 8 introduction box to the class. • Explain to students that they will be participating in a relay race to practise forming comparative and superlative adjectives. • Create two columns on the board with the titles ‘Comparative’ and ‘Superlative’. • Divide the class into two teams and have them form lines. • Give the first student of each team a card/slip of paper
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Support/ Extension
Support/Extend Provide students requiring support more manageable adjectives, and those requiring extension more complex ones.
Resources Positive adjectives list: 1. Happy 2. Brave 3. Smart 4. Sad 5. Weak 6. Honest 7. Ugly 2
with a positive adjective written on it. • When you say ‘Go’, the first student from each team must run to the board and write the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective in the respective columns. • Once they’ve finished, the student from each team tags the next student in their line, who has their turn. The race continues until the first team to have all students complete the task wins.
MAIN ACTIVITIES 20 mins
Activity 1: In Context activity • Read the In Context text extract ‘Athlete of the year’ aloud as a class. • Complete activity 8.4 questions 1–5 in the student workbook as a class. • Complete activity 8.4 questions 6–10 individually.
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OR Activity 2: Degrees of comparison error detective • Present the following 10 sentences to students (project or write them on the board, or distribute them as a worksheet). Direct students to write the sentences again in
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8. Generous 9. Creative 10.Interesting 11.Hungry 12.Tall 13.Nervous 14.Stubborn 15.Energetic 16.Confident 17.Soft 18.Late 19.Wise 20.Wicked
Support/ Extension
Resources Workbook Unit 8 Adjectives and degrees of comparison: In Context, pp. 38–39
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the correct comparative or superlative form. Share and correct them as a class when completed. 1. That’s the horriblest thing I’ve ever heard. 2. Your car is more nicer than mine. 3. She’s got the most biggest pair of glasses. 4. The jacket was expensiver than mine. 5. Your writing is worser than mine. 6. My sister is two years elder than me. 7. I could play more well than that. 8. Johnny’s gooder looking than Zeke. 9. Your team did worsest in the competition. 10.Joni is more tall than Maisie. TOTAL 30 mins
HOMEWORK Review activity • Complete the Units 7 & 8 Review in the student workbook. 15 mins
Support/ Extension
Resources
Extend Complete the Unit 8 quiz on the obook pro.
Workbook Units 7 & 8 Review, pp. 40–41 obook pro Unit 8 quiz
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SUPPORT AND EXTENSION ACTIVITIES USING INTER-YEAR LINKS Oxford MyEnglish allows you to assign content and resources on any topic you are teaching from any year level. These are known as inter-year links. Inter-year links cater to mixed-ability classrooms by allowing you to assign work from any year level based on student need. For example: • if there are students in your Year 7 class who require additional scaffolding or support to understand adjectives and degrees of comparison, you can assign them content and resources from the Support inter-year link • if there are students in your Year 7 class who would benefit from extending their knowledge and understanding of adjectives and degrees of comparison, you can assign them content and resources from the Year 8, 9 or 10 inter-year links. The graphic below shows all the linked units relating to types of adjectives that you can choose from.
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