9th Grade Present Perfect Or Simple Past Lesson Plan (English)

Topic: The Perception of Time with Verb Tenses

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to describe the different ways in which people perceive time and use verb tenses to express those perceptions.

Materials

• Pen and paper for each student
• Verb tense chart (provided by teacher)

Warm-up

• Ask students to brainstorm a list of ways in which people perceive time. Write their responses on the board. (e.g. linear, circular, momentary, etc.)
• Discuss the different ways in which people perceive time and their potential effects on daily life.

Direct Instruction

• Review the present perfect and simple past tense conjugations with the class.
• Explain that the present perfect tense is used to describe an action that began in the past and continues into the present or to describe a past action that has a lasting effect on the present.
• Use examples to illustrate the present perfect tense, such as "I have lived in this city for five years." or "She has already finished her homework."
• Explain that the simple past tense is used to describe an action that was completed in the past.
• Use examples to illustrate the simple past tense, such as "I went to the store yesterday." or "She finished her homework earlier today."

Guided Practice

• Divide the class into small groups.
• Give each group a set of verbs on cards and ask them to sort the verbs into categories using the present perfect and simple past tenses as directed.
• Allow time for each group to present their work to the class and discuss any questions or challenges they encountered.
• As a class, review the present perfect and simple past tense conjugations and discuss how they are used to describe actions in the past.

Independent Practice

• Assign a project in which students must choose a recent event in their lives (e.g. a vacation, a sports game, a party) and write a paragraph describing the event using the present perfect and simple past tenses.
• Encourage students to be creative and use the tenses to convey additional information about the event (e.g. what they did, how they felt, when and where it happened, etc.).
• Allow time for students to work independently or in small groups to complete their projects.

Closure

• Have students share their paragraphs with the class, and ask them to explain the different ways in which they used the present perfect and simple past tenses to describe their events.
• Review the present perfect and simple past tenses, and ask students to share one thing they learned about these tenses during the lesson.

Assessment

• Collect students' paragraphs and use them to assess their understanding of the present perfect and simple past tenses and their ability to use them to describe events.
• Alternatively, you could give a quiz or a written test to assess students' understanding of the present perfect and simple past tenses.