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Robin A. Welsh
English III Enriched Lesson Plan
TEKS Lesson Plan
Texarkana Independent School District
Teacher: Robin Welsh
Grade: Grade 11
T.I.S.D
Subject/Course: English III Enriched
Time Frame: 45 minutes
Lesson Plan Number: 135
Topic/Process: Verbals: Participles and Participial Phrases
Textbook: Glencoe Writer’s Choice: Grammar and Composition, Grade 11, pages 517-518
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS):
(3) Writing/grammar/usage/conventions/spelling. The student relies increasingly on the conventions and
mechanics of written English, including the rules of usage and grammar, to write clearly and effectively. The
student is expected to:
(A) produce legible work that shows accurate spelling and correct use of the conventions of
punctuation and capitalization such as italics and ellipses;
(B) demonstrate control over grammatical elements such as subject-verb agreement, pronounantecedent agreement, verb forms, and parallelism;
(C) compose increasingly more involved sentences that contain gerunds, participles, and infinitives
in their various functions;
(D) produce error-free writing in the final draft; and
(E) use a manual of style such as Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological
Association (APA), and The Chicago Manual of Style (CMS).
TAKS: Objective 5-3C
Concepts:
Enduring Understandings/Generalizations/Principles
The student will understand that:
Participles
Identifying and using participles and participial phrases in writing
Sequence of Activities (Instructional Strategies):
1. Journal focus: Write a sentence that combines these two sentences:
a. The dog was barking. b. The dog sat in my backyard. Discuss how the sentences were combined and point out
that commas are sometimes necessary to set off participial phrases.
2. Activity: Discuss the following rules with students:
a. Present participles always end with –ing; Past participles can end with –ed, -nt, -en, or –d.
b. Participles always act as adjectives, modifying nouns and pronouns. When a participle phrase appears
at the beginning of a sentence, it is set off with a comma.
c. Participles phrases are made up of the participle, any modifiers and any object of the participle.
Pair students and have then identify participles and participial phrases in Exercise 7, page 518
3. Class discussion: Students share and discuss responses for Exercise 7.
4. Creative Activity: Have students expand sentences in Exercise 8, page 518, by adding participles and participial
phrases to each one. Remind them to add commas where introductory phrases are added. Students share their
results with other groups.
Assessment of Activities:
1. Journal response
2. Class observation
3. Class discussion
4. Creative activity
Prerequisite Skills:
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Knowledge of present and past verb tenses
Robin A. Welsh
English III Enriched Lesson Plan
T.I.S.D
Key Vocabulary:
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Verbal
Participles
Participial Phrases
Materials/Resources Needed:
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Textbooks
Writer’s Choice: Grammar Reteaching, Grade 11, page 15
Writer’s Choice: Grammar Enrichment, Grade 11, page 15
Modifications:
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Allow students extended time to complete assignments.
Have students complete exercises in Writer’s Choice: Grammar Reteaching, Grade 11, page 15
Differentiated Instruction:
1. Have students complete exercises in Writer’s Choice: Grammar Enrichment, Grade 11, page 15
Sample Questions:
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What is the best way to combine these sentences: Hector turned off the lights. Hector left the room
a. Leaving the room, Hector turned off the lights.
b. Hector turned off the lights and Hector left the room.
c. Hector left the room and he turned off the lights.
d. Turning off the lights, Hector was leaving the room.
2.
Write an original sentence a present participle of the verb drive.
Teacher Notes:
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Project developed and delivered through a Collaborative Research Grant between
Texarkana Independent School District and TAMU-T Regents’ Initiative.