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Inday’s Sore Thumb English 1 – Philippine Literature in English/Grammar Task Sheet

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Inday’s Sore Thumb English 1 – Philippine Literature in English/Grammar Task Sheet

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  1. Inday’s Sore ThumbEnglish 1 – Philippine Literature in English/Grammar Task Sheet

  2. 1 Inday received a letter from her friend abroad informing her on the approval of her employment application in that country. She felt ecstatic about the good news. But she felt anxious when she learned that she needed to write one paragraph on why she wants to work abroad, as part of the requirement for her VISA. On the next slide is the paragraph Inday wrote. Name: ____________ Year & Section_____ Teacher: __________ Date: _____________

  3. 2 I were a house helper in the Philippines and I always dreams of working in another country. My family are very poor and I wants to give them a better life by working abroad. My sisters and I works very hard for our other siblings in the province. In the province, our life are very difficult that is why we decided to work in the city. Most people in our province is not able to go to school because of financial problems. I wants to work abroad for my family and for myself. It are a great opportunity for me to improve the life of my family.

  4. Ooopps!!! Do you see any Subject-Verb agreement errors in Inday’s paragraph? Work with a partner and complete the questions in the next slide.

  5. 1.Were there any agreement sores/errors in the paragraph? If yes, what are these? 3

  6. 4 2. Were you able to identify all the errors in the paragraph? Was it difficult to check these errors? Why? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 3. What error/s were you not able to check? Why? _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ 4. Why is it important to follow correct agreement of subject and verb in sentences? ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

  7. Were you able to identify all the errors in Inday’s paragraph? If not, don’t be anxious, because the following websites will help you brush-up on your Subject-Verb Agreement Rules. Click on each website and carefully study SV-Agreement Rules and heal your way out of the sore thumb of grammar – the agreement of subjects and verbs. Healing the Sore Thumb

  8. Why do subjects and verbs have to agree? (This PowerPoint presentation reviews common errors on why subjects and verbs do not agree. It also includes a prescription on how to check the errors.) 2.http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/moduleSVAGR.htm (This website presents twelve (12) rules on subject-verb agreement itemized by types of subjects. It also includes hyperlinks for each type of subject given.) 3. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/sv_agr.htm (Twelve rules on SUBJECT-VERB Agreement) 4. http://wwwnew.towson.edu/ows/sub-verb.htm (Self-teaching website with exercise Links) Healing the Sore Thumb 5

  9. Let’s check on how much you have picked up from the sites you visited. Form a group of four members, and try completing the table on the next page. Don’t hesitate to check the websites again if you need to. Prepare to discuss and share your answers with the class later.

  10. 7 Were you able to complete the table? You must have learned a lot of things on the appropriate verbs for each subject from the websites you checked, and from the discussion you had with your classmates. So you’re now ready to get those brain cells working. Click on the interactive website and move your way out of the grammar sore you’re in: http://www.chompchomp.com/hotpotatoes/sva04.htm (An Exercise Applying the Rules on Subject-Verb Agreement)

  11. 8 Now it’s time to go on treasure hunt. Click on the following website and enter an exciting adventure with Subject-Verb Agreement. The site has activities with ten (10) items each. Use the questions on the next page for your guide. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/game.shtml Were you able to find treasure located in the map? How were you able to get these treasures? ________________________________________________________

  12. 9 Activity 1 • Were you able to identify all the subjects correctly? _______________________________________________________________ What 2. What items were you unable to identify the subject? What made the identification of the subjects difficult? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 2 1. Were you able to identify all the appropriate verb for each subject in the sentence? How many items were you able to answer correctly? And the items you were unable to get correctly? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. How would you rate the second activity? Why? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activity 3 1. Were you able to rewrite the sentences accurately? Why or why not? _______________________________________________________________ 2. What made the activity easy or difficult? _______________________________________________________________

  13. 10 Did you have fun looking for treasure? If you did, then you must have answered a lot of the items correctly. Now it’s time to test your skill in Subject-Verb Agreement to the test. • Choose a partner for the activity. • Click on the following interactive site. • Once you have entered the site, click on worksheet 3. The worksheet will appear in a new window. • You will read another paragraph from a website. Spot all the errors in the paragraph. Rewrite the paragraph afterwards by checking all the errors. • Have another pair check your work. Be ready to share your work to the class. • If they have suggestions, try improving your work. Your teacher will also go around to check your progress. Again, be ready to share your work with the class. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/grammar/sentencebasics/verbsubjectagreement/worksheet.shtml (This website presents a paragraph with subject-verb agreement errors)

  14. 11 Here’s another opportunity for you to check your progress on how much you have learned on SUBJECT-VERB Agreement with all the activities you did. Click on the quiz and answer the following questions afterwards. http://classroom.jc-schools.net/la/activities/verb-subjagree_files/frame.htm • What was your score? ___________________ • Which items were you unable to answer correctly?____________________ Why?_________________________________________________ 3. What should you remember to be able to answer these items correctly? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Try taking the quiz again and write your score here _______.

  15. It’s time to put to practice everything you have learned on SUBJECT VERB AGREEMENT. This means you will be writing a two-paragraph essay on any of the following writing tasks below. • Choose one of four writing topics below. • Write a two-paragraph composition on the topic you selected. • Check the rubric on the next slide to guide you in your writing. • Try rating your own work first. Then choose a partner to rate your work. 12 1. Write a composition on why you should an employer hire you for a job. Give three reasons and examples for each. 3. Write a composition on what you consider as the most interesting job. Give three reasons and examples on what makes it interesting. 2. Write a composition on how to keep your job. Give three suggestions on how to be able to keep one’s job. 4. Write a composition explaining why you want to go abroad.

  16. 13 RUBRIC What

  17. 14 Reflection What Directions: It’s time to share your thoughts on the module you went through. Answer the following reflection questions honestly. This is an opportunity for you to reflect on the tasks and experience you had on the entire activity. • How did you find the module? Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2.Do you find the lesson useful? Why or why not? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Which part/section of the module needs to be improved? Why? __________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Give suggestions on how the module can be improved. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

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