1. Parts of Speech Project

2. 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%.

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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