Parts of Speech Project
Overview You will create an instructional video about a particular part of speech. This video will be shown to __________’s class. Your grade is dependent on them learning something from your video! They will take a pretest and posttest. If, on average, their grade improves from the pretest to the posttest (and you met all the requirements of the project), you will get a 100%.
Project Steps Day 1: Meet with assigned to a group and get assigned part of speech. Review requirements for your part of speech. Day 2: Create 10 question assessment (multiple choice, true/false, matching, underline/circle) Day 3: Plan 1 minute video instruction Day 4: Gather/create any resources needed, Practice Day 5: Record/video your instruction
Verbs You are responsible for instructing on the following topics: Definition of a verb How to identify a verb in a sentence Action verbs Linking verbs Helping verbs
Nouns You are responsible for instructing on the following topics: Definition of a noun How to identify a noun in a sentence Proper vs Common nouns Concrete vs Abstract nouns
Pronouns You are responsible for instructing on the following topics: Definition of a pronoun Definition of an antecedent How to identify a pronoun in a sentence Personal pronouns Demonstrative pronouns Relative pronouns Interrogative pronouns Indefinite pronouns
Prepositions You are responsible for instructing on the following topics: Definition of a prepositional phrase How to identify a preposition in a sentence Examples of prepositional phrases How to tell an adverb from a preposition
Conjunctions and Interjections You are responsible for instructing on the following topics: Definition of a conjunction How to identify a conjunction in a sentence Coordinating conjunctions Correlative conjunctions Definition of an interjection How to identify an interjection in a sentence
Adverbs You are responsible for instructing on the following topics: Definition of an adverb How to identify an adverb in a sentence Examples of adverbs that modify verbs Examples of adverbs that modify adjectives Examples of adverbs that modify other adverbs
Adjectives You are responsible for instructing on the following topics: Definition of an adjective How to identify an adjective in a sentence Types of Adjectives: possessive demonstrative interrogative indefinite