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Indefinite Pronouns

Unit Plan

Indefinite Pronouns

Objectives

In this unit, students will:

  • recognize indefinite pronouns.
  • use correct subject-verb agreement for indefinite pronouns in written work.
  • use correct pronoun-antecedent agreement for indefinite pronouns in written work.

Essential Questions

How do grammar and the conventions of language influence spoken and written communication?
  • What makes clear and effective writing?
  • How do grammar and the conventions of language influence spoken and written communication?

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Formative Assessment

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    Short-Answer Item:

    Explain your strategy for determining indefinite pronoun number: singular, plural, and those that can be singular or plural.

    Short-Answer Scoring Rubric:

    Explain your strategy for determining indefinite pronoun number: singular, plural, and those that can be singular or plural.

    Points

    Description

    3

    The student explains his/her strategy for determining number for the three types of indefinite pronouns.

    • Always-singular indefinite pronouns: end in body, one, thing, or other, plus either, neither, and each.
    • Always-plural indefinite pronouns: memorize the five indefinite pronouns that are always plural: both, few, many, others, and several.
    • Indefinite pronouns that are singular or plural depending on the subject to which they refer: determine if the indefinite pronoun is countable or not.

    2

    The student explains his/her strategy for determining number for two types of indefinite pronouns.

    1

    The student explains his/her strategy for determining number for one type of indefinite pronoun.

    0

    The student does not provide a strategy or leaves the question blank.

     


    Performance Assessment:

    Students are evaluated on the final copy of their concluding paragraph to the story What Really Happened to Humpty? Use the following scoring rubric for evaluation.

    Performance Assessment Scoring Rubric:

    Points

    Description

    4

    The student composes a one-paragraph conclusion to the story demonstrating sustained understanding of indefinite pronouns:

    • correct use of subject-verb agreement.
    • correct use of pronoun-antecedent agreement.
    • use of a variety of indefinite pronouns: at least four singular, two plural, and two that are dependent upon the subject to which they refer.

    3

    The student composes a one-paragraph conclusion to the story demonstrating understanding of indefinite pronouns:

    • mostly correct use of subject-verb agreement.
    • mostly correct use of pronoun-antecedent agreement.
    • use of a variety of indefinite pronouns: at least three singular, one plural, and one that is dependent upon the subject to which it refers.

    2

    The student composes a one-paragraph conclusion to the story partially demonstrating understanding of indefinite pronouns:

    • correct use of subject-verb agreement at least half of the time.
    • correct use of pronoun-antecedent agreement at least half of the time.
    • use of a variety of indefinite pronouns: at least two singular, one plural, and one that is dependent upon the subject to which it refers.

    1

    The student composes a one-paragraph conclusion to the story demonstrating limited understanding of indefinite pronouns:

    • mostly incorrect use of subject-verb agreement.
    • mostly incorrect use of pronoun-antecedent agreement.
    • use of a variety of indefinite pronouns: at least one singular, one plural, and one that is dependent upon the subject to which it refers.

    0

    The student demonstrates no understanding of the concept being taught or fails to write to the task.

     

Final 06/07/2013
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