Unit
Interjection Usage
Local Objective
At the end of this unit, students will be able to...
a. Understand the function of interjections.
b. Identify and use interjections correctly.
Objective used to evaluate students
Yes
Assessment Activity
Informal Evaluations-Teacher observation will be made during all guided practice. Several sentences and word examples will be used for lecture and student understanding of the function of interjects and identifying those interjections. Guided practice will occur after each new concept is introduced.
Independent Activities-Daily assignments will be made as necessary after guided practice is accomplished and achieved. In independent practice, students will complete a variety of assignments which will demonstrate their ability to understand the function of interjections and to use interjections correctly.
Level of Expectation
80%
List of concepts and Evaluation Types
| Concept | Evaluation Type |
| Exam | CR |
| Writing Assignment | PE |
Learning Activity
The students will:
1. Understand that an interjection is a word or short group of words used to express strong feelings. Interjections may express joy, anger, surprise, or sadness. Interjections are aften followed by an exclamation point.
2. Identify the interjections and determine which emotion they are expressing.
3. Properly punctuate the interjection.
4. Write a short dialogue between two people. This dialogue must include two or three examples of interjections.
Instructional Method
The teacher will:
1. Introduce to students that an interjection is a word or short group of words used to express strong feelings. Interjections may express joy, anger, surprise, or sadness. Interjections are aften followed by an exclamation point.
2. Provide students will several examples of sentences that include interjections. First, have students identify the interjections and determine which emotion they are expressing.
3. Second, have students properly punctuate the interjection.
4. Have students write a short dialogue between two people. This dialogue must include two or three examples of interjections.
Content Standards
CA 1
Process Standards
1.6, 2.1, 2.2
Resources
McDougal, Littell Basic Skills in English
Correction Exercise
Additional Exercises Available
Tutoring
Modified Assignments
Special Needs
Peer Coaching
Tutoring
Shortened Assignments
GLEs v1.0
| GLE Code | Discipline | Strand | Big Idea | Concept | Grade Level/Course | GLE |
| CA/2/2/F/07/a | Communication Arts | Writing | Compose well-developed text using standard English conventions | Sentence Construction | Grade 7 | In composing text, use
- complex sentences in writing
- precise and vivid language
- editing to eliminate run-on sentences
- cohesive devices
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GLEs v2.0 and CLEs
| GLE Code | Discipline | Strand | Big Idea | Concept | Grade Level/Course | GLE |
| CA/W/2/C/7/d. | Communication Arts | Writing | Compose well-developed text | Organization and Sentence Structure | 7th Grade | Compose text with a variety of sentence structures, including complex sentences |
| CA/W/2/E/7/b. | Communication Arts | Writing | Compose well-developed text | Conventions | 7th Grade | In written text, use commas and quotation marks in dialogue, and semi-colon in compound sentences |
Objective Notes/Essential Questions
| Date | Note/Question |
| 6/19/2007 11:06:29 AM | Why should interjections be followed by exclamation marks? What is an interjections? Why would people use an interjection in a writing? |