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English lesson plan · 6th grade (Year 7 in England) · 30 minutes

Reflexive and intensive pronouns

Grammar

CCSS L.6.1.BEngland: KS3 Grammar

Objective and success criteria

Students will: Reflexive and intensive pronouns.

  • 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: Pronouns

Leads to: the next skill in this area.

Materials: Sentence strips, Highlighters, Mini whiteboards, Mini whiteboards, A short model text on the board, Printed student sheet (below).

Warm-up · 4 min

  • Quick retrieval from earlier learning (Pronouns). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. Choose the pronoun that fits. My dad and I went fishing. ___ caught three fish. (They / He / Us / We) → WePrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
  2. Choose the pronoun that fits. The ducks swam to the edge. ___ wanted bread. (He / They / It / She) → TheyPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
  3. Choose the pronoun that fits. The ball rolled away. ___ went under a car. (They / He / She / It) → ItPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?

Hook · 3 min

  • Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
  • Share the objective: Reflexive and intensive pronouns. 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: Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. The cat washed ___ in the sun.
  • Step 1: Reflexive pronouns refer back to the subject; intensive pronouns add emphasis (the queen herself). 'Hisself' and 'theirselves' are not Standard English.
  • Step 2: Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "The cat washed itself in the sun."
  • Step 3: So the answer is: itself
  • Answer: itself
  • 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. Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. The cat washed ___ in the sun. (it's self / himself / itself / its self) → itselfPrompt: Who is the action done to? It is the same person as the subject.
  2. Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. The twins taught ___ to juggle. (theirselves / themself / them / themselves) → themselvesPrompt: Who is the action done to? It is the same person as the subject.

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. Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. I made this card ___. (mine / meself / myself / me) → myselfPrompt: Who is the action done to? It is the same person as the subject.
  2. Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. We cooked dinner ___ tonight. (ourself / ourselfs / us / ourselves) → ourselvesPrompt: Who is the action done to? It is the same person as the subject.

Watch out for

  • Naming the feature but not using it in their own sentences.
  • Thinking a sentence is right because it sounds right when spoken casually.

Support and stretch

Support

  • Review first: Pronouns.
  • Use concrete materials: sentence strips.
  • 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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Reflexive and intensive pronouns

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  1. Question 1

    Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. The twins taught ___ to juggle.

    • A. theirselves
    • B. themselves
    • C. themself
    • D. them

  2. Question 2

    Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. He looked at ___ in the mirror.

    • A. hisself
    • B. him
    • C. himself
    • D. his self

  3. Question 3

    Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. Please help ___ to some cake, everyone.

    • A. yourself
    • B. yourselfs
    • C. you
    • D. yourselves

  4. Question 4

    Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. Be careful not to hurt ___ on the nails.

    • A. you
    • B. yourself
    • C. yourselves
    • D. yourself's

  5. Question 5

    Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. The cat washed ___ in the sun.

    • A. it's self
    • B. himself
    • C. itself
    • D. its self

  6. Question 6

    Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. The queen ___ opened the hospital.

    • A. herselves
    • B. she
    • C. herself
    • D. her

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Answer key: Reflexive and intensive pronouns

  1. 1. B. themselves

  2. 2. C. himself

  3. 3. D. yourselves

  4. 4. B. yourself

  5. 5. C. itself

  6. 6. C. herself