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- Verb tense time warps
- When students have inconsistent verb tense, they have a "time warp" in their stories. In this lesson, students learn that verbs tell not only what action takes place, but also when the action takes place. They will learn to identify past, present and future verb tenses and to check sentences and paragraphs for inconsistent verb tense.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 English Language Arts)
- By DPI Writing Strategies.
- Ya sé lo que hiciste el verano pasado! Using the preterite indicative tense
- This lesson focuses on the uses of the preterite indicative tense and vocabulary related to travel. The students will read various selections that demonstrate the use of the preterite tense and draw pictures to illustrate their understanding. Students will demonstrate their understanding by creating a time line of their life history and sharing it with the class. The lesson culminates with students writing a composition entitled “I know what you did last summer” and presenting it to the class in the target language.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
- By Carolina Thomson and Ronda Hatcher.
- "Un viaje inolvidable" (Gouin series booklet)
- Students will create a 12-page booklet about a real or imaginary plane trip (within or beyond the United States). The twelve pages include a title page, 10 pages (each with one sentence using a verb or various verbs in the preterit tense) and an ending page. Students share the processes involved in preparing to travel by plane, as well as activities enjoyed during the trip itself and at the destination.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
- By Mary Thomas.
- Lesson plans for teaching conventions
- A collection of LEARN NC's lesson plans for teaching conventions, the fifth of the five features of effective writing.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Los adjetivos con el verbo “estar”
- Students will learn adjectives of emotion with the verb estar and make a booklet illustrating the new vocabulary.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Second Languages)
- By Karen Hayworth.
- Conventions
- In The five features of effective writing, page 6
- Conventions — grammar, spelling, and the like — are important to good writing, but should be taught only after the other Features of Effective Writing.
- By Kathleen Cali.
- Do you really believe in magic?
- Students are introduced to the genre (or mode) of Magical Realism in World Literature by reading Gabriel Garcia-Marquez's short story, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings." This lesson plan is modified for an English Language Learner (ELL) at the Intermediate Low (IL) proficiency level.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 English Language Arts and English Language Development)
- By Ann Gerber and Tericia Summers.
Resources on the web
- French Verb Conjugation Database from the ARTFL Project
- Translates the infinitive form of French verbs into present, simple past, future, conditional, imperfect, or subjunctive tense. (Learn more)
- Format: website/general
- Provided by: ARTFL Project University of Chicago
