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

their/there/they're, its/it's, your/you're, whose/who's

Grammar

CCSS L.6.1CCSS L.4.1.GEngland: KS3 English (spelling and Standard English)England: GCSE English Language (AO6 SPaG)

Objective and success criteria

Students will: their/there/they're, its/it's, your/you're, whose/who's.

  • 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: Tricky word pairs (affect/effect, advice/advise…)

Leads to: Confusing pairs: then/than, lose/loose, accept/except, quiet/quite

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 (Tricky word pairs (affect/effect, advice/advise…)). Students answer on mini whiteboards.
  • Show answers together and note who needs support in the main task.
  1. Choose the correct word. Pens, paper and envelopes are kinds of ___. (stationery / stationary) → stationeryPrompt: Is the gap a noun (a thing) or a verb (an action)?
  2. Choose the correct word. Walk down the ___ to find the rice in the supermarket. (isle / aisle) → aislePrompt: Is the gap a noun (a thing) or a verb (an action)?
  3. Choose the correct word. We ___ the old mill on our walk. (past / passed) → passedPrompt: Is the gap a noun (a thing) or a verb (an action)?

Hook · 3 min

  • Show a sentence with the grammar point used wrongly and ask what sounds odd.
  • Share the objective: their/there/they're, its/it's, your/you're, whose/who's. 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 word or words for the gap. ___ sure that ___ dog is over ___.
  • Step 1: The apostrophe forms (they're, it's, you're, who's) are contractions; the possessive forms (their, its, your, whose) never take an apostrophe.
  • Step 2: 'they're' = they are.
  • Step 3: Put it back into the sentence and read it aloud: "They're sure that their dog is over there."
  • Step 4: So the answer is: They're, their, there
  • Answer: They're, their, there
  • 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 word or words for the gap. The children left ___ coats in the hall. (there / they're / their) → theirPrompt: Try expanding the contraction: does 'they are', 'it is', 'you are' or 'who is' make sense?
  2. Which sentence is correct? • Your welcome to borrow your sister's tent. • Your welcome to borrow you're sister's tent. • You're welcome to borrow you're sister's tent. • You're welcome to borrow your sister's tent. (Your welcome to borrow your sister's tent. / Your welcome to borrow you're sister's tent. / You're welcome to borrow you're sister's tent. / You're welcome to borrow your sister's tent.) → You're welcome to borrow your sister's tent.Prompt: Check each tricky word one at a time.

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 word or words for the gap. The neighbours painted ___ fence green. (they're / their / there) → theirPrompt: Try expanding the contraction: does 'they are', 'it is', 'you are' or 'who is' make sense?
  2. Which sentence is correct? • They're are two reasons they're upset with there coach. • There are two reasons their upset with their coach. • Their are two reasons there upset with they're coach. • There are two reasons they're upset with their coach. (They're are two reasons they're upset with there coach. / There are two reasons their upset with their coach. / Their are two reasons there upset with they're coach. / There are two reasons they're upset with their coach.) → There are two reasons they're upset with their coach.Prompt: Check each tricky word one at a time.

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: Tricky word pairs (affect/effect, advice/advise…).
  • 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

  • Move on to: Confusing pairs: then/than, lose/loose, accept/except, quiet/quite.
  • 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.

Homework and more practice

Free online practice with hints and printable worksheets for this skill: eurekami.com/english/grade-6.

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  1. Question 1

    Choose the correct word or words for the gap. Let me know when ___ ready.

    • A. you're
    • B. your

  2. Question 2

    Which sentence is correct? • Your welcome to borrow your sister's tent. • You're welcome to borrow your sister's tent. • You're welcome to borrow you're sister's tent. • Your welcome to borrow you're sister's tent.

    • A. Your welcome to borrow your sister's tent.
    • B. You're welcome to borrow your sister's tent.
    • C. You're welcome to borrow you're sister's tent.
    • D. Your welcome to borrow you're sister's tent.

  3. Question 3

    Choose the correct word or words for the gap. ___ turn is it to wash up?

    • A. Who's
    • B. Whose

  4. Question 4

    Choose the correct word or words for the gap. ___ sure that ___ dog is over ___.

    • A. They're, there, their
    • B. Their, there, they're
    • C. They're, their, there
    • D. There, they're, their

  5. Question 5

    Which sentence is correct? • They're bringing there dog over their. • They're bringing their dog over there. • Their bringing they're dog over there. • There bringing their dog over their.

    • A. They're bringing there dog over their.
    • B. They're bringing their dog over there.
    • C. Their bringing they're dog over there.
    • D. There bringing their dog over their.

  6. Question 6

    Choose the correct word or words for the gap. ___ the best goalkeeper we've ever had.

    • A. Your
    • B. You're

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Answer key: their/there/they're, its/it's, your/you're, whose/who's

  1. 1. A. you're

  2. 2. B. You're welcome to borrow your sister's tent.

  3. 3. B. Whose

  4. 4. C. They're, their, there

  5. 5. B. They're bringing their dog over there.

  6. 6. B. You're