We are also doing a four lesson unit on pronoun/antecedent agreement. I listed some notes below. Tomorrow I will review what we did today and start another lesson. I do not want these lessons to be huge. I just need to cover the basic idea. I plan to use responders to assess their progress.
Response to literature:
Start
with a focusing statement (focus of critique?)
Summarize
story to give context for your commentary (Can
you summarize in three sentences?)
Critique
and connect to the text
Give
examples to prove your focus
Finish
with a strong summary
Lesson 7:
Pronoun-Antecedent Agreement
The antecedent is the noun or pronoun that a pronoun
replaces.
The Hopi people made their homes in the desert.
The Hopi people settled what
is now Arizona. They have been here for more
than ten centuries.
Mrs.
Jamison teaches the
class. Mrs.
Jamison is great!
Pronouns must agree with their
antecedents in number, person, and gender.
Number
Hopi culture, in all its forms, is alive and well.
Traditional members keep
cattle on their farms.
Person
Tribal elders tell the myths
of their people. (3rd person)
possessive pronoun
We like to listen to our grandparents’
stories. (1st person)
Visitors realize you can learn…NO
Visitors realize they can learn…
Gender
Derrick Davis performs his hoop dances.
Laurel Mansfield teaches her students.
Each dancer has his or her
favorite dance moves.
Dancers have their favorite moves.
