The Parts of Speech

The Parts of Speech
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ELA6th Grade

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The Parts of Speech

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Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson, you will be able to explain and identify the eight parts of speech.

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Introduce the learning objective and explain that the lesson will cover the eight parts of speech.
What do you already know
about the parts of speech?

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Noun
A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.
The dog is lonely.

Kayla is a golfer
Love is beautiful. 

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Introduce the first part of speech and provide examples. Ask students to provide their own examples.
Pronoun
A pronoun is a word that takes the place of a noun.


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Define a pronoun and give examples of different types of pronouns. Ask students to identify pronouns in a sentence.
Verb
A verb is a word that expresses an action or state of being.
Run
Paint
Read

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Define a verb and provide examples. Ask students to identify verbs in a sentence and come up with their own examples.
Adverb
An adverb is a word that describes a verb, adjective, or other adverb.
The fished jumped quickly from the water.

The man sat alone.

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Define an adverb and provide examples. Ask students to identify adverbs in a sentence and come up with their own examples.
Adjective
An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
The green shirt.
The black car

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Define an adjective and provide examples. Ask students to identify adjectives in a sentence and come up with their own examples.
Preposition
A preposition is a word that shows position or, direction. Some examples are in, out, under, over, after, out, into, up, down, for, and between.

She worked at her desk.

The sun was in the sky.

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Define a preposition and provide examples. Ask students to identify prepositions in a sentence and come up with their own examples.
Conjunction
A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, or clauses. Some examples conjunctions are: and, but, or, nor, although, yet, so, either, and also.
We ate pizza and drank pop for dinner.

Erin loves to swim and play at the beach.

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Define a conjunction and provide examples. Ask students to identify conjunctions in a sentence and come up with their own examples.
Interjection
An interjection is a word or phrase that expresses strong feeling or emotion. Such examples are Wow!, Ouch!, Hurray!, and Oh no!

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Define an interjection and provide examples. Ask students to identify interjections in a sentence and come up with their own examples.
You have learned about the eight parts of speech. Can you name them all?

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Identifying Parts of Speech
Now that you know the eight parts of speech, let's practice identifying them in sentences.

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Provide sentences for students to identify the parts of speech. Encourage students to work in pairs or groups.
What part of speech is the word 'and' in the sentence: I like to read books and watch movies?
A
interjection
B
adjective
C
conjunction
D
adverb

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Identify the preposition in this sentence: The cat jumped over the wall.
A
cat
B
over
C
the
D
jumped

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What part of speech is the word 'quickly' in the sentence: The rabbit quickly hopped away?
A
adverb
B
preposition
C
verb
D
adjective

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What part of speech is the word 'happy' in the sentence: She was happy to see her friends?
A
adverb
B
verb
C
adjective
D
noun

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Which part of speech is the word 'sad' in the sentence 'I am feeling sad today'?
A
Verb
B
Noun
C
Adjective
D
Adverb

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Quiz
Let's see how well you know the eight parts of speech.

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Create a quiz to test students' knowledge of the eight parts of speech.
Which part of speech describes or modifies a noun or pronoun?
A
interjection
B
adjective
C
conjunction
D
verb

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Which part of speech shows action or state of being?
A
pronoun
B
verb
C
preposition
D
adverb

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Which part of speech joins words, phrases, or clauses?
A
interjection
B
adjective
C
noun
D
conjunction

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Which part of speech describes a verb, adjective, or adverb and often ends in -ly?
A
pronoun
B
adverb
C
conjunction
D
preposition

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Which part of speech describes a person, place, thing, or idea?
A
adverb
B
noun
C
adjective
D
verb

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Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

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Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.
Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Slide 27 - Open question

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.
Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

Slide 28 - Open question

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.