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Grade 7, Language Arts
Std #: 1.81 
Determine correct use of modifiers.
  • Prepositions and prepositional phrases

  • Adjective forms (degree) and predicate adjectives

  • Adverbs

AHSGE Standard I - The student will recognize correct grammar and usage.
 


Lesson Plans:

What's An Adjective?
Creative writing group project

Introduction to Adverbs
Adverb activity

Adjectives
Improving adjective usage

Action is Character: Exploring Character Traits with Adjectives
Using adjectives to explore Harry Potter

Walk the Walk Charades
Adverb charades

Playing Prepositions through Poetry
Using poetry and prepositions

Preposition Boogie
Writing with prepositions

English Teacher for a Day
Students become a teacher for a day to plan, develop, and present a lesson on the eight parts of speech
 

 

Resources:

Comparative and Superlative Activity  Interactive activity

Prepositional Phrases  Extra help with prepositions

University of West Florida Writing Lab List of prepositions

University of West Florida Writing Lab  Adverb notes

Suggestions for English Language Learners:                   

ESL Ideas      (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional)
(B) Using a list, students highlight modifiers in a newspaper article or other written material. 
(I) Students copy highlighted modifiers and the words they modify from written material. 
(T) Students correct incorrect modifiers or add modifiers to simple sentences. 
See also
Comparative & Superlative Quiz for more grammar activities and quizzes. 

 

 

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