Relative Clauses

Topic: Relative clauses and Relative pronouns

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to identify and provide examples of relative clauses and relative pronouns.
• Students will be able to create relative clauses and relative pronouns in sentences.

Materials

• whiteboard or chalkboard
• handouts with examples of relative clauses and relative pronouns
• pencils and paper for students to write with

Warm-up

• Write the following sentences on the board:
• The girl who is sitting over there is my sister.
• The cat that is meowing is lost.
• Ask students to under each sentence identify the relative clause (who is sitting over there, who is meowing) and the relative pronoun (who, that).

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the concept of relative clauses, explaining that they are clauses that provide additional information about a noun or pronoun.
• Give examples of relative clauses, such as:
• Who: The girl who is sitting over there
• Which: The cat which is meowing
• That: The cat that is meowing is lost
• Relative pronouns: Who, which, that
• Explain that relative pronouns are used to replace the relative clause in a sentence.
• Provide additional examples using relative pronouns:
• Who: The girl who is sitting over there is my sister
• Which: The cat which is meowing is lost
• That: The cat that is meowing is lost
• Have students repeat the examples, replacing the relative clause with a relative pronoun.

Guided Practice

• Distribute the handouts with relative clause and relative pronoun examples.
• Have students work with a partner to identify the relative clauses and relative pronouns in each sentence.
• Have students explain their reasoning for each substitution.

Independent Practice

• Have students choose a favorite book or story and find five relative clauses in the text.
• Have students create a poster or PowerPoint presentation to share their findings with the class.
• Have students include examples of relative pronouns and explanations of their usage.

Closure

• Review the different types of relative clauses and the rules for using relative pronouns.
• Ask students to share their posters or presentations with the class.

Assessment

• Collect posters or presentations and use to assess understanding of the different types of relative clauses and the rules for using relative pronouns.