9th Grade Teaching Articles And Preposition Through Short Passage Lesson Plan Example

Topic: teaching articles and preposition through short passage

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to identify and use articles (a, an, and the) and prepositions (e.g. in, on, under) correctly in a short passage.

Materials

• Short passage with examples of article and preposition usage
• Pen or pencil for each student
• Paper for students to take notes on

Warm-up

• Ask students to raise their hands if they know what an article is and what a preposition is.
• Ask a few students to share their answers with the class.
• Explain that articles are little words that come before nouns (e.g. a, an, the) and that prepositions are little words that go before nouns or pronouns (e.g. in, on, under).

Direct Instruction

• Show students a short passage with several examples of articles and prepositions.
• Have students read the passage and identify the articles and prepositions.
• Discuss the purpose of articles and prepositions in the passage.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs or small groups.
• Give each group a short passage with several examples of articles and prepositions.
• Have students read the passage and identify the articles and prepositions.
• Have students discuss the purpose of articles and prepositions in the passage.
• Encourage student to share their thoughts with the class.

Independent Practice

• Have students work on a project-based independent practice.
• Give each student a list of articles and prepositions to find in a short passage.
• Have students read the passage and identify the articles and prepositions.
• Have students write a short paragraph explaining the purpose of each article and preposition in the passage.

Closure

• Review the main points of the lesson, including the function and placement of articles and prepositions in a sentence.
• Ask students to share one thing they learned about articles and prepositions today.

Assessment

• Assess students' progress through participation in group and independent practice activities.
• Use the quiz taken by students as an assessment of their understanding of articles and prepositions.