Adjectives

QCE!501!(Aug!2011!semester) Assignment)3a TEACHING)GRAMMAR)AT)THE)UPPER)PRIMARY)LEVEL

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A"ributive*Adjectives: ‣The!young!prodigy!rendered!many!of!the!same!things!that!others!did. ‣Canvases!of!unhappy,!isolated!people!appeared!again!and!again... ‣There,!he!was!in!the!company!of!other!creative!people!and!his!spirits!lifted.

Predicative*Adjectives: ‣In!his!hands,!Picasso<s!brushes!were!swift...! ‣The!fighting!was!long!and!bi"er. ‣One!of!the!women<s!heads!is!clearly!African.!(More&examples&found&in&Appendix*A) 2!

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PRESENTATION Target: Primary!5!students,!mixed!ability, Class*Size: 40!students PreBRequisite*Knowledge:* Before!the!lesson,!students!should!be!able!to!identify!nouns,!adjectives,!verbs!and!adverbs.

Introduce*Form*and*Function ‣Teacher!to!present!part!of!text,!with!adjectives!bold!and!italicized.! ‣Students!to!identify!words!as!adjectives.!(Assessing!schema)!(Slides!2!to!3) ‣Teacher!to!elicit!the!form!and!function!of!adjectives!through!students.!

(Adjectives!describe!nouns!and!are!usually!found!before!nouns)(Slides!4!to!6) ‣Teacher!to!present!part!of!text!and!direct!students!to!identify!adjective!within!the!text. ‣Teacher!to!elicit!from!the!students!the!form!and!function!of!the!adjective!in!shown!example.

(Still!describes!the!noun!but!now!found!after!the!noun)(Slides!7!to!10) Noticing ‣Teacher!to!present!various!parts!of!the!text! ‣Teacher!directs!students!to!compare!the!adjectives!found!and!communicate!what!they!notice (Slides!11!to!13)(Found!before!and!after!nouns,!found!after!verbs) Explicit*Teaching ‣Teachers!to!introduce!the!terms!a"ributive!adjectives!and!predicative!adjectives!(Slide!14) ‣Teachers!to!reinforce!their!form!and!function!through!various!examples!(Slides!15!to!16) ‣Students!to!identify!different!aRributive!and!predicative!adjectives!in!other!given!portions!of!text (Slides!17!to!18) ‣Teacher!to!ask!students!to!contribute!what!adjectives!they!think!can!only!be!aRributive!or!can! only!be!predicative ‣Teacher!to!share!with!students!words!that!can!only!be!aRributive!or!predicative!(Slides!19!to!20)

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PRACTICE Controlled*Practice,*Personalization ‣Teacher!asks!students!to!who!they!admire!most!(in!line!with!the!theme!of!Extraordinary!People) ‣Teacher!distributes!“Person!I!Admire!Most!Worksheet”!(Appendix!B) ‣Teacher!models!an!example!to!students! ‣Students!to!complete!“Person!I!Admire!Most!Worksheet” ‣Students!to!exchange!their!papers!with!their!shoulder!partner ‣After!exchanging!papers,!students!circle!adjectives!in!their!shoulder!partner’s!work!and!label! them!as!aRributive!or!predicative!adjectives Controlled*Practice,*Drill*and*Practice ‣Teacher!to!distribute!“ARributive!vs!Predicative!Worksheet”!(Appendix!C) ‣Students!to!complete!“ARributive!vs!Predicative!Worksheet” ‣Students!to!present!and!explain!their!answers ‣Teacher!to!go!through!answers!and!clarify!misconceptions PRODUCTION

Consolidate*Learning ‣Teacher!to!distribute!“My!Friend!Worksheet”!(Appendix!D) ‣Teacher!to!assign!one!“friend”!per!student ‣Teacher!to!model!an!example!for!students: ➡Teacher!describes!one!teacher!who!teaches!the!class!using!5!aRributive!adjectives!and!5! predicative!adjectives!and!allow!students!to!guess!whom!is!being!described.! ➡Teacher!asks!students!to!identify!aRributive!and!predicative!adjectives!within!description! ‣Students!to!describe!classmates!with!at!least!5!aRributive!adjectives!and!5!predicative!adjectives ‣Students!to!share!wriRen!piece!to!the!class ‣Students!to!guess!who!the!wriRen!pieces!describe ‣Teacher!to!select!positive!and!negative!pieces!of!work!and!share!them!with!the!class Reflection ‣Teacher!to!elicit!responses!from!the!students!on!the!following!questions: ‣What&are&adjectives? ‣Where&are&they&usually&found? ‣What&types&of&adjectives&did&you&learn&today? ‣Describe&these&adjectives. ‣What&are&some&adjectives&that&can&only&be&a<ributive? ‣What&are&some&adjectives&that&can&only&be&predicative?

Appendix)A) Appendix)BA Appendix)CA Appendix)DA

?)Powerpoint*Slides ?)“Person*I*Admire*Most*Worksheet” ?)“A8ributive*vs*Predicative*Worksheet” ?)“My*Friend*Worksheet”

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Appendix A

From the text...

Picasso was an energetic student, filling countless sketchbooks with images of people and animals.

Adjectives Attributive vs Predicative Adjectives

What word class do

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Without Adjectives

What are adjectives for?

Picasso was an energetic student, filling countless sketchbooks with images of people and animals.

Where are they found?

Compare the text with and without adjectives.

Which gives you more information?

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From the text...

What are adjectives for?

The young prodigy rendered many of the same things that others did.

Canvases of unhappy, isolated people appeared again and again, in muted colours tinged with blue.

Where are they found?

There, he was in the company of other creative people and his spirits lifted.

Adjectives describe nouns.

Adjectives give us more information on the nouns they describe.

They are usually found before nouns.

Where are adjectives usually found?

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From the text...

Where is the adjective?

Where is the adjective?

In his hands, Picasso's brushes were swift.

In his hands, Picasso's brushes were swift.

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From the text...

Adjectives can be found after nouns as well.

The fighting was long and bitter

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Compare

Picasso was an energetic student

Many innocent people had been killed in the horrifying attack of the undefended town.

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Picassoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brushes were swift

One of the women's heads is clearly African.

What is the difference What is the difference

between the two types of adjectives?

between the two types of adjectives?

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Compare

Compare

comes before the noun Picasso was an energetic student

comes before the noun attributive adjective Picasso was an energetic student

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Picassoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brushes were swift comes after the noun

Picassoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s brushes were swift predicative adjective comes after the noun

comes after a verb

comes after a verb

What is the difference

What is the difference

between the two adjectives?

between the two adjectives?

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Attributive

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Predicative Lions are scary.

legendary hero

verb adjective

handsome boy Attributive adjectives comes before the noun

Flowers are pretty.

Predicative adjectives comes after the noun

pretty girl large cup

usually after verbs

Evonne is angry.

Alvin seems hungry.

Christine was worried.

small fruit

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From the text...

From the text...

The young prodigy rendered many of the same things that others did, but his intentions were far different.

Once more, his emotional life crept into his paintings, which were now delicate and bathed in soft, warm, rose tints.

Identify the adjectives.

Identify the adjectives.

Which are attributive?

Which are attributive?

Which are predicative?

Which are predicative?

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Attributive Only

Predicative Only

Some common attributive-only adjectives

Some common predicative-only adjectives

main

awake

indoor

afraid

previous

alone

daily

alive

Can they be used as predicative adjectives?

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Can they be used as attributive adjectives?

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The Person I Admire Most Sketch the person you admire most here.

Form five sentences about the person you admire most.

Circle the adjectives in your sentences below.

E.g. My father is the bravest man I know.

Attributive or Predicative?

Attributive

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Attributive Adjectives vs Predicative Adjectives 1.

Label the adjectives according to whether they can be used as attributive adjectives, predicative only adjectives only or both.

Adjective

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Attributive only/Predicative only/Both

a. alike

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b. little

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c. closed

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d. shut

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e. beautiful

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Look at the selected adjectives in the phrases below.

Choose whether they are attributive or predicative.

Selected adjectives are underlined.

Circle ‘attributive’ or ‘predicative’.

a. The black car raced past us.

Attributive

Predicative

b. This part of town is very dangerous.

Attributive

Predicative

c. The managers were not present at the meeting.

Attributive

Predicative

d. Alvin is sick.

Attributive

Predicative

e. Christine received a larger than normal pay increase.

Attributive

Predicative

f. Evonne is an old friend of mine.

Attributive

Predicative

g. Benny is a silly little boy scout.

Attributive

Predicative

h. Germaine’s woollen jacket is dirty.

Attributive

Predicative

i. What is the difference between ‘the door is closed’ and ‘the closed door’?

Attributive

Predicative

j. Your test contained countless mistakes.

Attributive

Predicative

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My Friend Write a passage describing the friend that has been allocated to you.

Make sure that you use at least 5 attributive adjectives and 5 predicative adjectives.

Circle and label your adjectives as shown in the example below.

A P P My friend is a handsome boy. He is intelligent and kind.

My Friend ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ No. of attributive adjectives: ____

No. of predicative adjectives: ____

Number of students who managed to guess my description correctly: _____ Appendix D Tutorial Group 8, Mrs Selvi Peters

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