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The changes to the lesson in regard to the addition of mobile

devices can be found in red under the learning experiences.

Julia Williams

FRIT 7430: Instructional Design

Stage 3, Understanding by Design

Fall 2012


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Title of Unit Verb Power Grade Level 3rd

Standard: ELACC3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English

grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

a. Explain the function of nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs in general and

their functions in particular sentences.

d. Form and use regular and irregular verbs.

Understandings:

Students will understand that:

Verbs are necessary to complete a sentence. (explanation)

Verbs show that an action is taking place, or a state of being. (explanation)

Verbs can be used to show when something takes place. (application)

The verb is a critical part of speech in every language. (perspective/empathy)

A verb is used in every sentence that they speak. (self-knowledge)

Essential Questions

Overarching Questions:

Why is it important to know the functions of

the words in our spoken and written

language?

What makes the study of verbs universal?

Topical Questions:What are the functions of the different types

of verbs?

Why do we need verbs in spoken and

written language?

How can we use verbs to tell when

something took place?


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Learning Experiences

Week 1

1. Issue the verbs pretest before the beginning of the unit.

2. Hook the students with a game of Simon Says. Explain that the words that resulted in

them performing actions are called verbs. (H, T, Bodily-Kinesthetic)

3. Introduce the essential questions and discuss the unit performance task. (W)

4. Introduce action verbs with a short song found in notes. (H,T, Musical)

5. The students will be broken up into three groups based on the pretest results. The

groups will be set up in 20 minute rotations. One group will be on netbooks working on the

verbs module, one group will be with the teacher, and one group will be on center activities

including mobile devices. The group that is on the center activities/mobile devices will be

working on an three apps called Grammaropolis, Grammar Up, and Grammar Express,

that are all available for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch after the center activities arecompleted. Grammaropolis is an app that goes deeper into each part of speech. There are

songs, lessons, and quizzes for each part of speech. The other two apps have quizzes on

each part of speech. After the students get finished with the independent center activities,

they have a chance to work on the apps. Distributing the mobile devices should not be a

problem because the groups will not only be divided among just six or seven students, but

the students within the groups will complete the center activities at different times.

Between the school-owned devices, and the devices brought in through BOYD, there should

be enough to go around. If not, there are plenty of interactive sites dealing with verbs that

the teacher can assign. Grammaropolis, Grammar Up, and Grammar Express are intended to

extend the learning after the basics are solid because of the module and teachers

instruction.

6. Review action verbs with the Grammar Tales book, A Verb for Herb. The students will

work together in small groups to write the verbs heard in the story. Center Rotations(E,T,

Linguistic)

7. Students are issued a challenge. To show the importance of verbs, students are

challenged to try to say a complete sentence without using a verb. (H)

Note-The students will more than likely give sentences with linking verbs when issued the

challenge thinking that all verbs show action. This challenge will serve as an introduction to

linking verbs. (H,O)

8. Center Rotations. (E)

9. Use a multiple choice flipchart and Activotes (voting devices used on promethean

boards) for a formative assessment on action and linking verbs. Use the results to group

students before test for remediation or enrichment. (E-2)

10. Students are regrouped based on formative assessment results. Students who have


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shown understanding will interview one another. The goal of the interviews is to collect

data that will be placed in a spreadsheet, and then a bar graph on excel. The students will

have a list of verbs like sing, dance, and juggle for example, and tally the total number of

students who feel they can do those verbs, and turn the data into a bar graph. The students

can use desktops or netbooks to complete the bar graph. Students who need remediation

will be grouped with the teacher for extra practice. (E)

11. Administer action and linking verbs test. Identify and use action and linking verbs.

(E-2)

12. Begin working on performance task. Start writing pages in the book that will discuss

action and linking verbs in a kid friendly point of view for the foreign exchange student that

will be placed in the home. (E-2, Interpersonal)

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