12th Grade Adverbs Of Manner Lesson Plan Example (English)

Topic: Adverbs of Manner

Objectives & Outcomes

• Understand the importance of adverbs of manner in describing objects, people
• Identify and correctly use adverbs of manner in written and spoken English

Materials

• Examples of adverbs of manner (e.g. "quickly," "painfully," "carefully")
• Handouts with practice exercises on identifying and using adverbs of manner correctly in written and spoken English

Warm-up

• Ask students to think of a recent time when they were involved in an activity or event where they had to pay close attention to what they were doing or how they were doing it.
• Have them share their examples with the class and ask them to explain how they paid attention to what they were doing or how they were doing it.
• Note any adverbs of manner that are used in their examples (e.g. "carefully," "quickly," "calmly").

Direct Instruction

• Review the definition of an adverb of manner (an adverb that describes how something is done).
• Provide examples of adverbs of manner and have students identify which adverbs are adverbs of manner.
• Discuss the importance of adverbs of manner in describing actions and events.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs to identify adverbs of manner in a short passage.
• Have students share their identified adverbs with the class and discuss their choices.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose a familiar object or person and write a short sentence describing it using adverbs of manner.
• Have students share their sentences with the class and discuss their choices.

Closure

• Review the different adverbs of manner and their meanings.
• Ask students to share one thing they learned about adverbs of manner during the lesson.

Assessment

• Observe students during the group discussion and independent practice to see if they are able to use adverbs of manner correctly and effectively in their writing.
• Collect and grade the written works to assess students' understanding of adverbs of manner.