Free Put Your Sweater On! Lesson Plan for 7th Grade Students

Topic: Put your sweater on!

Objectives & Outcomes

• Understand how to use imperative form, object pronouns, write prohibitions, make request

Materials

• Small chalkboard or whiteboard
• Markers or chalk
• Your sweater

Warm-up

• Ask the students if they know what imperative form is.
• Write the following sentences on the whiteboard:
• Please turn off the lights.
• Please do your homework.
• Ask the students to identify the imperative form in the sentences.
• Write the following sentences on the whiteboard:
• Don't play in the street.
• Don't eat so fast.
• Ask the students to identify the prohibitions in the sentences.
• Write the following sentences on the whiteboard:
• Please give me your sweater.
• Please give me your books.
• Ask the students to identify the requests in the sentences.

Direct Instruction

• Review the basic structure of the imperative form (the verb is usually without "to" and is usually second in the sentence).
• Discuss the differences between imperatives that give instructions (imperative form) and those that make requests (infinitive + "to")
• Review object pronouns and their placement in the imperative (me, you, him, her, us, them after the verb).
• Review the structure of prohibitions (don't + verb).
• Review the structure of requests (please + verb).

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs and give each pair a list of verbs. Have them create imperative sentences using the correct verb form and object pronouns.
• Review the examples as a class and discuss any mistakes or confusion.

Independent Practice

• Have students work in pairs again and give each pair a list of objects. Have them create imperative sentences using the correct verb form and object pronouns, telling their partner to put a specific object on or take a specific object off.
• Encourage students to be creative and use their grammar skills to make their requests interesting and clear.

Closure

• Ask students to share a few of their sentences with the class and explain their choices.
• Review the different forms of the verb "to wear" and the objects that can be worn.

Assessment

• Collect and review the writing assignments to assess understanding of the grammar and ability to use it in writing.
• Ask students to recount the story they wrote in class and take notes on their understanding of the plot and their ability to communicate in a narrative.