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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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| Subject: | ESL/ELL (English Language Learning) |
| Topic: | Verb Tenses |
| Lesson Length: | 45 - 60 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will use present, past, and future tenses with appropriate time markers when speaking and writing.
What should students know before this activity?
Students should have an understanding of past, present, and future.
Comic 1
Comic 2
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
- Read and discuss the sample comic.
- Is each caption in present, past, or future tense?
- Point out the commonalities and differences when changing the verb between tenses. Typically when we talk about the past, we add ed, in the present we add ing.
- Draw attention to the usage of the helping verb “will” to show future tense.
What will students do?
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Using sample Comic 2 as a guide, have students create a comic that uses captions to explain past, present, and future tenses.
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Have the students give examples of the verb tenses inside the speech bubbles.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Have students practice reading their comics aloud to a partner or small group to promote oral language skills.
- Provide immediate feedback as students are speaking to help reinforce the proper tenses.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Provide sentence stems as needed.
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Allow students to work with a peer model.
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Provide a list of common verbs and their conjugations.
- Provide other examples of past, present, and future tense to extend understanding, e.g., last year, this year, next year.
Future
Farm
Amusement Park
Sports
Space Opera
Starship Adventures
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