Grade 04 ELA - EC: E04.D.1.1.5
Grade 04 ELA - EC: E04.D.1.1.5
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Identify the prepositional phrases in a set of sentences.
- Recognize and identify the parts of a prepositional phrase.
- Distinguish between the nouns and pronouns that are part of the prepositional phrase and those that are the subject of the sentence.
- Use context clues to determine if the prepositional phrase in a sentence is being used as an adjective or an adverb.
- Construct and use a prepositional phrase to add detail to each sentence in a given set.
- Assess and revise your own writing to add detail by adding prepositional phrases.
Answer Key/Rubric
- The student will correctly identify the prepositional phrases in a given set of sentences. The student should receive a variety of prepositional phrases, including prepositions functioning as adjectives (e.g. on the floor, next to the table) and adverbs (e.g. after school, at home).
- The student will correctly recognize and identify the various parts of a prepositional phrase (preposition; modifier; noun/pronoun/clause) in a given set of prepositional phrases. Include both basic prepositions that contain only a preposition and an object and prepositions that also include a modifier (e.g. from my grandmother, along the busy highway).
- The student will correctly label nouns and pronouns in a given set of sentences as either being part of the prepositional phrase or as being the subject of the sentence. Common errors include mistaking the noun in the prepositional phrase for the subject of the sentence, and choosing both nouns as subjects.
- The student will correctly use context clues to determine if the prepositional phrase is an adjective (answers “which one”) or an adverb (answers “how,” “when,” or “where”). Look for students to be able to determine the preposition and how it relates to the noun in the prepositional phrase in order to decide which question it answers. They should then use that information to decide whether it is an adjective or an adverb.
- The student will use a correctly formed prepositional phrase to add meaning or detail to a given set of sentences. Students should ask themselves questions such as “which one,” “when,” and “how” to determine what sort of prepositional phrase should be added. If the given sentence is “The toy was broken,” acceptable prepositional phrases might include “the toy in the driveway” (adjective) or “was broken after Fred stepped on it” (adverb).
- Using a piece of their own writing, the student will revise it to add meaning or detail by correctly including prepositional phrases. The student should ask themselves what details could be added to help the reader better understand the story/situation and should then use prepositional phrases to insert them into their writing. The student should remember to address the questions such as “which one,” “when,” “how,” and “where” when including details via prepositional phrases.
