Free Grammatical Inversions For Esl Students Lesson Plan for 10th Grade Students

Topic: Grammatical Inversions for ESL students

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to use grammatical inversions not only, neither...nor, seldom, scarcely had, not until, under no circumstances in order to strengthen their arguments in a debate unit about whether AI language models should be used in their high school classrooms.

Materials

• Topics for debate (e.g. Should AI language models be used in high school classrooms?)
• Handouts with examples of grammatical inversions not only, neither...nor, seldom, scarcely had, not until, under no circumstances
• Pen and paper for practicing sentence construction with grammatical inversions

Warm-up

• Ask students to think of a topic that they feel strongly about. This can be anything related to the classroom (e.g. the use of technology in the classroom, the implementation of a new curriculum).
• Have students write down their thoughts on a piece of paper.
• Have a few volunteers share their thoughts with the class.
• Ask the rest of the class to raise their hand if they agree with the thoughts expressed.
• Ask the rest of the class to raise their hand if they disagree with the thoughts expressed.
• Discuss the importance of being able to put forward a persuasive argument in a persuasive speech or debate.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of grammatical inversions, and explain how they can be used to strengthen arguments.
• Use examples of grammatical inversions to demonstrate their function (e.g. not only X, but also Y; neither X nor Y; scarcely had X when Y; under no circumstances will X).
• Explain how to use these inversions in a debate, and give some practical examples (e.g. not only is this approach effective, but also it will save time and money; neither is this approach effective, nor will it save time or money).

Guided Practice

• Divide students into pairs or small groups and give them a short debate topic related to AI language models.
• Have students brainstorm arguments for and against the topic, and write them down on chart paper or a shared document.
• Have students use the grammatical inversions they learned to strengthen their arguments.
• Encourage students to challenge each other's arguments and defend their own.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose a topic they are interested in and do some research on it.
• Have students create a short presentation or a written argument using the grammatical inversions they learned.
• Encourage students to challenge each other's arguments and defend their own.

Closure

• Have students reflect on the importance of using grammatical inversions in debates and how it can strengthen their arguments.
• Review the grammatical inversions that were covered in the lesson.

Assessment

• Observe students during the independent practice activity and provide feedback on their use of grammatical inversions in their paragraphs.
• Collect and grade the paragraphs written during the independent practice activity.

Evaluation

• Observe students during the independent practice activity and provide feedback on their use of grammatical inversions in their paragraphs.
• Collect and grade the paragraphs written during the independent practice activity.
• Note: This lesson plan can be adapted to be used with any ESL level high school students. The grammar points can be adjusted based on the needs of the students.