Action Verbs brainpop-watch first 45 seconds

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Action Verbsbrainpop-watch first 45 seconds

• GLE 0501.1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard
  English usage, mechanics, and spelling.
• GLE 0501.1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of Standard
  English sentence structure.
• Check for understanding Know and use
  appropriately the meaning, forms, and functions
  of verbs (including action/linking,
  regular/irregular, be/have, verb phrases,
  agreement with subject in person and number)
• SPI 0501.1.2 Identify the correct use of verbs
  (i.e., action/linking, regular/irregular,
  agreement, tenses) within context.

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Pull a Verb Activity-can do again from day 1

• Students will pull a verb from the bag and act
  out that verb.
• The rest of the class will try to guess the
  action verb being performed.

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Review-Name the complete predicate.Name the
simple predicate.

• 1. Julia plays the drums.
• 2. Carlos blows on the trumpet.

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Simple predicateverb verbplays
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Simple predicateverb verbblows
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Rules of Action Verbs

• An action verb is a word that shows action. It
  tells what the subject of a sentence does or did.

Write in notes
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Name the action verb in each sentence. Write
under notes.

• 1. Our class played a song.
• 2. Caroline blew the whistle.
• 3. Sam banged a gong.
• 4. Noah rang the bell.
• 5. Ali struck the cymbal.

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Check your answers.Now, replace the underlined
verb with a new action verb.

• 1. Our class played a song.
• 2. Caroline blew the whistle.
• 3. Sam banged a gong.
• 4. Noah rang the bell.
• 5. Ali struck the cymbal.

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Suggestions?

• 1. played wrote performed
• 2. blew lost
• 3. banged beat
• 4. rang shook
• 5. struck hit

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Write as many different verbs as possible.

• 1. Maria ______her crayons.
• 2. Julian ______ his science project.
• 3. Ellen ______ her paragraphs well.

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STRONG VERBS

• USE Top Tens posted in classroom
• USE Tired Cemetery, replace dead or tired
  words
• USE Word Choice trait

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Group activity

• Animals in Action WS-cut into sections and
  assign group to complete
• Review alliteration
• -groups of no more than 3-4 students
• -cut apart at least 3 copies of each letter
  section
• -assign 3-4 letters per group
• -students need to use strong verbs creating
  alliteration with animal names
• EXAMPLE-An aardvark asked an ant for his address.

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Homework

• Write a short story (at least one paragraph of
  5-7 sentences) using 5 strong action verbs.
  Underline the verbs that you used.
• Topic Ideas
• What you did over Fall Break
• Winter Wishes
• Report Card Reflection over last 9 weeks

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EXTENSION

• Verb Poem using Action Verbs
• Go to next slide

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Verb Poem

• Mrs. Brown
• Listens,
• Instructs,
• Assists,
• Grades,
• Monitors,
• And cares.

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Your turn

• 1. Choose a person who is important to you.
• 2. Lists things they do-make sure they are
  actions you can see.
• 3. Create an action verb poem about your chosen
  person.
• 4. Write your poem on the small paper or note
  card I give you.