CP+Stubbs,+Catherine

=Unit Cover Page=


 * Unit Title:** //Get Down With Grammar//
 * Grade Level(s):** //9-10//
 * Subject/Topic Area(s):** //Grammar//
 * Key Words:** //Clauses, Phrases, and Parallel Structure//
 * Designed by:** //Catherine Stubbs//
 * Time Frame:** //One Quarter//
 * School District:** //RSU 9//
 * School:** //MT. Blue Middle School//


 * =Brief Summary of Unit= ||
 * //Sometimes it may seem that students have not been taught the proper grammar skills they should have been taught when the reach the high school level and enter into an essay driven English class. This may even frustrate most high school teachers and that is why this unit has been created and formed around students learning some of the basics of grammar and sentence structure and what may feel like they should have learned back in grade school. Throughout this unit, students will learn some of the basics of grammar, more specifically clauses, phrases, and parallel structure. They will dive into the basic material of the three parts of speech and will gain an understanding of phrases, clauses, and parallel structure. Students will use technology such as iMovie, ComicLife, Blogs, Wikis, and Audacity to create projects in order to demonstrate their knowledge of clauses, phrases, and parallel structure. Students will be using the different types of phrases and clauses in their writing which will in turn, help them to bring more meaning to their own writing. Many students will also be able to create writing that is clear and concise and that has specific detail because they will have already learned what it is that makes a sentence have detail and clarity. Much of what will be asked from students will be how and why questions for why knowing these parts of speech are important and how students know when and where they should be used in a piece of writing. Once the unit has been completed, students will understand more clearly how to use phrases, clauses, and parallel structure and when it is appropriate for them to use them. The final unit project will have students creatively thinking of ways to express their knowledge on specific parts of speech that they have learned throughout.// ||