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Plan
Materials: Paraphrasing Graphic Organizer, Word Choice Analyzer Graphic Organizer, sticky notes, note cards
Suggested Pacing: 2 50-minute class periods
California English Language Development Standards
ELD.PI.7.1 Exchanging Information and Ideas
ELD.PI.7.2 Interacting Via Written English
ELD.PI.7.5 Listening Actively ELD.P1.7.10b Writing
ELD.PI.7.12 Selecting Language Resources
DaY OnE Teach
1 Ask students to follow along as you read the Learning Targets aloud using the oral cloze strategy. When finished, explain to students that in this lesson, they will learn about verbs and verb phrases.
2 Call students attention to the Word Connections box on page 100. Read aloud the three definitions of the word jam. Give examples of each meaning. For example, have several students
jam together to show the meaning “crowded.” Show a picture of a jam sandwich for another meaning. Finally, for the third meaning, explain that jam can be to be in a difficult situation, or to have a problem.
3 Turn students’ attention to the Language Resources: Verbs and Verb Phrases chart on page 100. Explain that a verb is a word that shows action in speaking or writing. Using verbs helps show what is happening. Write on the board: She walked to the door. He ran to the door. Ask: What are the verbs in these sentences? Elicit from students that the verbs are the underlined words. They show the action in each sentence.
4 Collaborate: Have student turn to the person to their left for a quick think-pair- share-write activity. Divide the class
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into four groups and assign each group one verb: vaulting, jamming, pushing, or swallowed. Have pairs write an original sentence for their verb. When students are done, have each pair share one of their sentences.
5 Remind students that Tangerine has a lot of action, so many action verbs are used. students attention to an example from the first paragraph of the text: I stood there.
Then, have students take part in a Verb Treasure Hunt by skimming page 98 and circling as many verbs as they can find in one minute. When time is up, have students read out the verbs they located and list them on the board, confirming or clarifying as needed. Keep the verbs visible for the next activity.
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WoRd ConneCTions
Multiple-Meaning Words
The word jam has several meanings. It can be used as a verb meaning “to fill a place.” It can also be used as a noun to mean “a difficult situation.” And finally, it can mean “a thick sweet food made from fruit and sugar.”
how english Works: Verbs and Verb Phrases
Learning Targets
• Use verbs and verb phrases in a variety of tenses. PII.7.3
• Exchange information and ideas by asking and answering appropriate
questions. PI.7.1
Authors use verbs or verb phrases to make their writing more descriptive and interesting. The following verb phrases in the left-hand column are used in Tangerine. With a partner, talk about what image each of these phrases makes in your mind and write a sentence to describe it in the right column.
Language Resources: Verbs and Verb Phrases
Skim through the excerpt from Tangerine, looking for verbs and verb phrases. Write several examples in the chart. Then describe the image each verb phrase makes in your mind. Use the Language Resources: Verbs and Verb Phrases chart for support.
Verbs and Verb Phrases from Tangerine
Image
vaulting over the handrails
jamming in the doorways
pushing into the other kids
swallowed up by the mud
Verbs and Verb Phrases from Tangerine
Image
started to heave up and down
started to move up and down with difficulty
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