Grammar
Dr. Arcadio Santos National High School
Km.15 East Service Road SMDP, P’que
May 25, 2009
Outline Proposal
I. Verbals
A.Topic: Gerunds
B. Learners’ Profile and Context
1.Year Level- Third Year
C. Relevant Previous Knowledge and Skills
1.Verbals
2.Nouns and their functions
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subject
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direct object
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subject complement
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object of preposition
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feature writing
D. Learning Styles- independent learning
E. Accessibility to Material- online connection
F. # of class sessions /time frame- 2 sessions
G. Desired Output and form of assessment- discrete item-test, feature article
H. Learning Objectives:
Focus skill:
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use gerunds in writing a feature article
Support skills:
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identify the gerund used in the sentence
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tell its function according to how it is used in the sentence
II. Outline
A. Pre-requisite learning
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Note: Before you proceed to the motivation, you should have a proir knowledge about noun and their functions. If you’d like to have some review, click the links below.
1. Noun and its functions
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What are the functions of noun?
2. Feature writing
B. Motivation
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Why do you think you need to have a prior knowledge of nouns and verbs?
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Find out why by clicking on the sites below.
1. What a verb is and what verbs aren’t.
Guide questions:
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How can we identify a verb from a verbal?
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What is a verbal, anyway?
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To know what a verbal is and its kinds, proceed to discussion.
C. Discussion
2. What are the kinds of verbals?
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There are three kinds of verbals but we have to focus on the first one first which is gerund. Check on the following sites to know more about gerunds.
D. Conclusion
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In your own words, what is a gerund?
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What is the relation of gerunds with nouns? With verbs?
E. Drill
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Now take the quiz below to know how deep you understand gerund.
F. Application
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Let’s see if you have mastered what gerunds are. Write a feature article about your favourite place.
1. Instructions:
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Think of the most beautiful place you have gone to.
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Write evrything you want to say about the place. Enumerate the possible activities your reader can possibly do.
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Highlight the gerunds used.
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Organize your ideas.
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Proofread your article.
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Send your final draft to my email address lenycrisalab@yahoo.com.
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Once you have submitted your article, I will send you your score sheet together with
some qualitative scores.
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Rubric
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5
(excellent)
4
(very good)
3
(good)
2
(fair)
1
(poor)
Total
(25)
Mechanics
Grammar accuracy
content
conciseness
Total
G. Enrichment
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For more exercises on gerunds follow the linkages given below.
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http://www.testyourenglish.net/english-online/grammartests/gerunds2.html
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http://1.http://www.learnenglish.de/grammar/gerundinftext.htm
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http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/gerund.htm
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