Pronouns are the most helpful parts of speech! Model the ways that interrogative, indefinite, personal, and demonstrative pronouns can specify meaning and enhance writing with a hands-on activity.

Concepts

Grammar, parts of speech, demonstrative pronouns, interrogative pronouns, personal pronouns, indefinite pronouns, pronouns, nouns

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the activity after a grammar lesson on pronouns and parts of speech
• Have class members provide their own examples of each type of pronoun in addition to the provided words

Classroom Considerations

• The lesson prompts learners to match Post-it® notes with the category of pronouns to lists of pronouns, but it would be more effective to reverse the activity and give class members examples of pronouns to match to a poster with the category written on the top
• Consider specifying the difference between personal and possessive pronouns
• Modify the activity to avoid embarrassing learners who are incorrect

Pros

• Encourages group discussion and critical thinking skills
• Allows pupils to leave their seats, faciliating more styles of learning and engagment

Cons

• The presentation only works in conjunction with the lesson, and can be difficult to understand due to graphics and images

Common Core

L.6.1.a L.7.1.a L.8.1.a