Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Mini Lesson: Either/or, Neither/Nor, Not only/But also

Engage:   The students will see a glue bottle meant to grasp their attention because it is particularly odd. The glue bottle will be used to introduce the topic as well as provide a glimpse into the purpose of correlative conjunctions.

Explore:   Students will be given a short list of the common correlative conjunctions and then asked to recognize them in three quotes.

Explain:   I will explain the rules and the function of correlative conjunctions to the class. These rules and functions will be mixed with examples to show the right and wrong way to use correlative conjunctions.

Expand:  Students will be asked to construct a sentence as a class using parts of a sentence cut out on construction paper. To expand on the topic some more we will visit an online site to further the students understanding of the use of correlative conjunctions.

Link to Quiz

(http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/correlative%20conjunctions/corconmc.htm)

Evaluate:  The activity online that is used to expand on the subject will give me a glimpse into how well the students understand the topic. To further evaluate their progress they will be asked to construct three sentences using specific instructions for homework.

E-search:  The students will be asked to go home and search for information on correlative conjunctions. Using the information they find they should construct a five-question quiz about correlative conjunctions.

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