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English lesson plan · 9th grade (Year 10 in England) · 30 minutes

Word classes in quotations (for language analysis)

Reading Comprehension

CCSS L.9-10.1CCSS RL.9-10.4England: GCSE English Language Paper 1 Q2 (words and phrases)

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Word classes in quotations (for language analysis).

  • I can answer questions on today's skill on my own, without help.
  • I can explain each step and say why it works.
  • I can check my answer and spot a mistake.

Before and after

Needs first: Suffixes that change word class (-ness, -ous, -ify, -ly…); Naming language techniques (GCSE)

Leads to: the next skill in this area.

Materials: A short text or extract (one copy each), Highlighters, Question cards, Mini whiteboards, A short model text on the board, Printed student sheet (below).

Warm-up · 4 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Suffixes that change word class (-ness, -ous, -ify, -ly…); Naming language techniques (GCSE)). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. What word class is this word? Use its suffix to decide. shorten (noun / verb / adjective / adverb) → verbPrompt: Find the suffix at the end of the word.
  2. Which technique matches this description? Giving human qualities or actions to something non-human. (personification / metaphor / juxtaposition / simile) → personificationPrompt: Recall the key test for each technique: like/as? human actions? weather? s-sounds? exaggeration? contrast?
  3. Join the word and the suffix. Type the new word, spelled correctly. enjoy + ment → enjoymentPrompt: Does the word end in e or y?

Hook · 3 min

  • Read the first lines of a short text aloud and ask what students predict will happen and why.
  • Share the objective: Word classes in quotations (for language analysis). Read the success criteria together.

I do: model it · 7 min

  • Work through the example out loud, saying why you do each step, not just what you do.
  • Example: What word class is the word in capitals in this quotation? "a wave of FURY"
  • Step 1: GCSE questions ask about 'words and phrases'; naming the word class precisely ('the verb shrieked') makes analysis sharper.
  • Step 2: 'Fury' is a thing (an abstract noun).
  • Step 3: So the answer is: noun
  • Answer: noun
  • Pause after each step and ask a student to say what comes next.

We do: guided practice · 6 min

  • Do these together. Students try each step on whiteboards before you reveal it.
  • Use the hints as prompts rather than giving the answer.
  1. What word class is the word in capitals in this quotation? "the GLEAMING towers" (noun / verb / adjective / adverb) → adjectivePrompt: What job is the word doing in THIS phrase?
  2. In which quotation is the word in capitals this word class: noun? ("the crowd waited ANXIOUSLY" / "a feeling of DREAD" / "she CLUTCHED the letter") → "a feeling of DREAD"Prompt: What job is the word doing in THIS phrase?

You do: independent practice · 7 min

  • Students work on the student sheet. Circulate and check the first two answers of every student early.
  • Students who finish: write a question of their own for a partner, with the answer.

The 6 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 3 min

  • Two questions on their own. Sort answers into got it / nearly / not yet to plan the next lesson.
  1. What word class is the word in capitals in this quotation? "the sea DEVOURED the shore" (noun / verb / adjective / adverb) → verbPrompt: What job is the word doing in THIS phrase?
  2. In which quotation is the word in capitals this word class: adjective? ("the city's RELENTLESS noise" / "the engine SPLUTTERED" / "a SILENCE fell") → "the city's RELENTLESS noise"Prompt: What job is the word doing in THIS phrase?

Watch out for

  • Answering from memory or opinion instead of evidence in the text.
  • Copying a long quote without explaining what it shows.

Support and stretch

Support

  • Review first: Suffixes that change word class (-ness, -ous, -ify, -ly…).
  • Use concrete materials: a short text or extract (one copy each).
  • Give the first step of each question, or a partly worked example to finish.
  • Pair with a confident partner for the guided practice.

Stretch

  • Explain a common mistake in writing and how to fix it.
  • Write a word problem that uses today's skill, then solve a partner's.

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Word classes in quotations (for language analysis)

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  1. Question 1

    In which quotation is the word in capitals this word class: adverb?

    • A. "a feeling of DREAD"
    • B. "the sea DEVOURED the shore"
    • C. "he spoke BITTERLY"

  2. Question 2

    What word class is the word in capitals in this quotation? "a SILENCE fell"

    • A. noun
    • B. verb
    • C. adjective
    • D. adverb

  3. Question 3

    In which quotation is the word in capitals this word class: adjective?

    • A. "she moved SILENTLY"
    • B. "a wave of FURY"
    • C. "the JAGGED rocks"

  4. Question 4

    What word class is the word in capitals in this quotation? "the engine SPLUTTERED"

    • A. noun
    • B. verb
    • C. adjective
    • D. adverb

  5. Question 5

    What word class is the word in capitals in this quotation? "a wave of FURY"

    • A. noun
    • B. verb
    • C. adjective
    • D. adverb

  6. Question 6

    In which quotation is the word in capitals this word class: noun?

    • A. "their DESPAIR grew"
    • B. "the door creaked OMINOUSLY"
    • C. "the city's RELENTLESS noise"

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Answer key: Word classes in quotations (for language analysis)

  1. 1. C. "he spoke BITTERLY"

  2. 2. A. noun

  3. 3. C. "the JAGGED rocks"

  4. 4. B. verb

  5. 5. A. noun

  6. 6. A. "their DESPAIR grew"