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Original Lesson Plan:Introduction:?The instructor will tell the class that the words, "said", "like" and "nice" are used too often within the writing of the students. These words are "tired" of being used all the time and are therefore "tired words". There are more descriptive words that can replace the words mentioned. This will make the piece of writing more interesting. I teach language impaired students in small groups and therefore would probably teach this over several sessions to children in grades 3-5.Group Size: Any??Learning Objectives:1.? Students will use varied vocabulary within their writing.2.? Students will learn to use a thesaurus online as well as one that is in print.3.? Students will determine the best synonym to replace an existing, "tired words", of, "said", "like",?and "nice".4. Students will listen and read for synonyms for the word, "said", within the book entitled, "Chocolate Fever" by Robert Kimmel Smith.5.? Students will create a response to a question about "Chocolate Fever", by Robert Kimmel Smith, without using the words, "like", "said", or "nice".??Materials:Chart paper Book, "Chocolate Fever" by Robert Kimmel Smith. Sentences including the words, "like", "said", and "nice". Computer to access thesaurus and questions about the book. Printed thesaurus.Procedures:1.? Brainstorm synonyms for the words, "said", "like", and "nice" with your class.? Then list synonyms for each word on chart paper.2.? Introduce resources to find synonyms.? A printed thesaurus should be available for use.? Use of also be demonstrated at this time.? Have students find and share additional words to add to the list of brainstormed synonyms.3.? Present students with sentences including the words, "said", "nice", and "like".? They can be teacher made or they can come from actual student writing.? Then have students replace the "tired words" with words they have brainstormed.? The teacher should then have the students take note that each sentence is now more descriptive with the new word used.4.? Tell the students that a good author varies the vocabulary words he uses to make his writing more interesting.? Read a chapter of the book, "Chocolate Fever", by Robert Kimmel Smith.? Have students identify synonyms for the word, "said", within the chapter.? Add additional words detected to your brainstormed list if any new words are found.5.? Have students respond to a question in writing about the chapter you have read.? They should be told that they cannot use the words, "said", "nice" or "like" within their response.? Questions for each?chapter are available at the following link: .? Students should be encouraged to continue to use the brainstormed words rather than "tired words".?(Source: ) Modified Lesson Plan:Introduction:?The instructor will tell the class that the words, "pretty", "big" and "bad" are used too often within the writing of the students. These words are "tired" of being used all the time and are therefore "tired words". There are more descriptive words that can replace the words mentioned. This will make the piece of writing more interesting. I teach language impaired students in small groups and therefore would probably teach this over several sessions to children in grades 3-5.Group Size: Any??Learning Objectives:1.? Students will use varied vocabulary within their writing.2.? Students will learn to use a thesaurus online as well as one that is in print.3.? Students will determine the best synonym to replace an existing, "tired words", of, "pretty", "big",?and "bad".4. Students will practice using these synonyms by writing their own sentences about pictures that are “pretty”, “big”, and “bad”.5. Students will listen and read for synonyms for the word, "said", within the book entitled, "Chocolate Fever" by Robert Kimmel Smith.6.? Students will create a response to a question about "Chocolate Fever", by Robert Kimmel Smith, without using the words, "pretty", "big", or "bad".Materials:Chart paper Book, "Chocolate Fever" by Robert Kimmel Smith. Projector and computer to project images that the students will write about. Computer to access thesaurus and questions about the book. Printed thesaurus.Procedures:1.? Brainstorm synonyms for the words, "pretty", "big", and "bad" with your class.? Then list synonyms for each word on chart paper.2.? Introduce resources to find synonyms.? A printed thesaurus should be available for use.? Use of also be demonstrated at this time.? Have students find and share additional words to add to the list of brainstormed synonyms.3.? Show students a picture of something that would typically be described as “pretty” (e.g. a princess, a sunset, etc.). Have students write a sentence about the picture, using at least two of the synonyms they found for the word “pretty” using the thesauruses. 4. Show students a picture of something that would typically be described as “big” (e.g. an elephant, a skyscraper, etc.). Have students write a sentence about the picture, using at least two of the synonyms they found for the word “big” using the thesauruses. 5. Show students a picture of something that would typically be described as “bad” (e.g. a criminal, a villain, etc.). Have students write a sentence about the picture, using at least two of the synonyms they found for the word “bad” using the thesauruses. 6. Have students share some of their sentences with the class, and ask them why they think the synonyms they used improve their writing.7.? Tell the students that a good author varies the vocabulary words he uses to make his writing more interesting.? Read a chapter of the book, "Chocolate Fever", by Robert Kimmel Smith.? Have students identify synonyms for the word, "said", within the chapter.? Add additional words detected to your brainstormed list if any new words are found.8.? Have students respond to a question in writing about the chapter you have read.? They should be told that they cannot use the words, "said", "nice" or "like" within their response.? Questions for each?chapter are available at the following link: .? Students should be encouraged to continue to use the brainstormed words rather than "tired words".? ................
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