---
title: Types of Pronouns
description: Students will learn about subjective, objective, and possessive pronouns. They will create a comic to demonstrate properly using pronouns in writing.
image: https://ideas.pixton.com/hubfs/types_of_pronouns-001.png
---

**Subject: ELA (English Language Arts)**

**Lesson Length: 30 - 45 mins**

**Topic: Understanding Types of Pronouns**

**Grade Level: 6**

**Standards / Framework: **

- [CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.A](https://learning.ccsso.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ELA_Standards1.pdf)

**Brief Description:**  Students will learn about subjective, objective, and possessive pronouns. They will create a comic to demonstrate properly using pronouns in writing.

**Know Before You Start:** This is an introductory lesson for understanding the types of pronouns.  Students will recognize that we use **subjective**, **objective**, and **possessive** forms of pronouns in speaking and writing.

**Hook:**

- Offer the example "Maya likes to read. Maya reads all different kinds of books. Sometimes Maya let’s me borrow some of Maya’s books. I like that Maya let’s me borrow them."
- Discuss: 
    - Does something sound wrong in that paragraph?
- Guide students towards the fact that using the same noun over and over in a story can get annoying! That’s why we have pronouns. 

**Activity:**

- Explain that a pronoun takes the place of a noun, kind of like a substitute teacher takes the place of a teacher. List a few common pronouns.
- Read and discuss the sample comic. 
    - What is taking place?
    - What pronouns do they identify in each panel?
    - How are the pronouns used differently within each panel?
- Explain that there are different types of pronouns. 
    - **Subjective Pronouns** act as the subject in a sentence, e.g., I, you, he/she, we, they.
    - **Objective Pronouns** are used when something is being done to someone, e.g., him/her/it, you plural, them, whom.
    - **Possessive Pronouns** show that something or someone belongs to something or someone, e.g., my, his/her, their, your, our, mine, ours, etc.
- Using the sample comic as a guide, have students create a three-panel comic showing examples of subjective, objective, and possessive pronouns being used correctly.

**Closure:**

- Give students an opportunity to share their comics with others. 
- Discuss how students can use pronouns in their writing.

**Differentiation:**

- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
- Allow students to work in pairs or groups as needed.
- Display or print out list of pronouns for student reference.
- Provide sentence frames as needed.

**Resources:**

- [Comic](https://share.pixton.com/qheu5pg) to print or display

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**Suggested Story Starters:**

- [ My Siblings ](https://story-starters.pixton.com/i-love-my-siblings-but)

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