Unit
Appositives
Local Objective
At the end of this unit, students will be able to...
a. Determine the meaning of an appositive.
b. Proofread for commas with appositives.
c. Write an original composition using at least one appositive.
Objective used to evaluate students
Yes
Assessment Activity
Informal Evaluations-Teacher will observe during discussion of the term appositive, proofreading for commas with appositives, and writing an original composition using at least one appositive. Guided practice will be given for students to try and identify the appositives and/or correctly punctuate the appositives.
Independent Activities-Students will read a friendly letter that contains several appositives. Students will proofread for commas or lack of commas with appositives. Students will also write a friendly letter which includes at least one appositive. Students will include their final drafts in their personal portfolios.
Level of Expectation
80%
List of concepts and Evaluation Types
| Concept | Evaluation Type |
| Independent Activity | CR |
| Letter | PE |
Learning Activity
The students will:
1. Understand the term appositive. An appositive is a word or group of words that follows a noun and renames or identifies it. Commas usually set off an appositive from the rest of the sentence.
2. Identify the appositives using sentences on the markerboard or smartboard.
3. Write several sentences which include an appositive.
4. Read a short friendly letter that contains several appositives. Proofread the letter for comma's or lack of commas with appositives.
5. As a final activity for this unit, write an original composition using at least one appositive. Write a friendly letter to a friend explaining why they think their home town would be an ideal spot to place the United States Capitol. Include writing in their personal portfolios.
Instructional Method
The teacher will:
1. Guide students in gaining an understanding of the term appositive. An appositive is a word or group of words that follows a noun and renames or identifies it. Commas usually set off an appositive from the rest of the sentence.
2. Guide students as they identify the appositives using sentences on the markerboard or smartboard.
3. Help student write several sentences which include an appositive.
4. Provide students with a copy of a short, friendly letter. Help students to proofread that letter for comma's or lack of comma's in appositives.
5. Help students to write an original composition using a least one appositive. Students should explain in their letter why they think their home town would be an ideal spot to place the United States Capitol. Include writings in their personal portfolios.
Content Standards
CA 1, CA 4
Process Standards
1.10, 1.8, 2.2, 2.1
Resources
Houghton Mifflin Spelling and Vocabulary Individual Portfolios
Correction Exercise
Peer Reading for Letters
Re-write(s) if necessary
Special Needs
Tutoring
Extended Time
Shortened Assignment
GLEs v1.0
| GLE Code | Discipline | Strand | Big Idea | Concept | Grade Level/Course | GLE |
| CA/2/2/C/07/a | Communication Arts | Writing | Compose well-developed text using standard English conventions | Punctuation | Grade 7 | In composing text, use
- comma rules for punctuating various sentence structures
- correct format in writing titles
- quotation marks in dialogue
- lons in business letter salutations
|
| CA/2/1/A/07/a | Communication Arts | Writing | Apply a writing process in composing text | Writing Process | Grade 7 | Follow a writing process to
- create appropriate graphic organizers to provide a structure for information
- apply writing process to write effectively in various forms and types of writing |
GLEs v2.0 and CLEs
| GLE Code | Discipline | Strand | Big Idea | Concept | Grade Level/Course | GLE |
| CA/W/2/D/7/a. | Communication Arts | Writing | Compose well-developed text | Word Choice | 7th Grade | Compose text using precise and vivid language |
| CA/W/2/E/7/c. | Communication Arts | Writing | Compose well-developed text | Conventions | 7th Grade | In written text, use correct agreement of pronoun and antecedent, and consistent verb tense |
| CA/W/1/A/7/c. | Communication Arts | Writing | Apply a writing process in composing text | Writing Process | 7th Grade | Follow a writing process to reread, revise for audience and purpose, ideas and content, organization and sentence structure, and word choice |