7th Grade Detailed 4As Lesson Plan On Use Past Perfect Tenses Correctly In A Varied Context Lesson Plan

Topic: Use past perfect tenses correctly in a varied context

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to use past perfect tenses correctly in a varied context.

Materials

• Copies of the story "The Mouse and the Tiger" by Ruth Kraus
• Handout with past perfect tense exercises
• Pens or pencils

Warm-up

• Ask students to recall what they have learned about past perfect tenses.
• Ask a few students to give examples of past perfect tense.
• Write the following sentences on the board and have students identify which tense is used in each sentence:
• Yesterday, we went to the zoo.
• Last week, I visited my grandma.
• Last year, I traveled to China.
• Ask students if they can think of a situation where they would use the past perfect tense.

Direct Instruction

• Review the usage of the past perfect tense using the handout.
• Emphasize the importance of using past perfect tenses to convey a sense of time and sequence.
• Use the past perfect tense examples in a varied context to illustrate the different uses of the tense.

Guided Practice

• Distribute the past perfect tense worksheets.
• Review the usage of the past perfect tense with the class using the examples in the worksheet.
• Have the students work in pairs to check each other's work for accuracy.

Independent Practice

• Assign a project in which students write a short description of a past event in the past perfect tense.
• Encourage students to use multiple past perfect tense forms in their descriptions.
• Have students share their descriptions with the class and have the class evaluate the use of the past perfect tense in each description.