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English lesson plan · 6th grade (Year 7 in England) · 60 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 · 6 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. Can you help ___? We are lost. (we / they / us / them) → usPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
  2. Choose the pronoun that fits. The tree is very old. ___ is two hundred years old. (She / It / They / He) → ItPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?
  3. Choose the pronoun that fits. The ducks swam to the edge. ___ wanted bread. (It / She / They / He) → TheyPrompt: Who or what is the gap talking about?

Hook · 6 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 · 12 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 · 12 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. (himself / its self / it's self / itself) → 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. (themself / themselves / them / theirselves) → themselvesPrompt: Who is the action done to? It is the same person as the subject.

You do: independent practice · 17 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 8 questions are on the student sheet below, with answers in the key.

Exit ticket · 7 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 ___. (myself / mine / me / meself) → 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. The cat washed ___ in the sun. (himself / itself / its self / it's self) → itselfPrompt: 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. He looked at ___ in the mirror.

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

  2. Question 2

    Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. I made this card ___.

    • A. meself
    • B. myself
    • C. mine
    • D. me

  3. Question 3

    Choose the correct pronoun ending in -self or -selves. We cooked dinner ___ tonight.

    • A. ourselves
    • B. ourself
    • C. ourselfs
    • D. us

  4. Question 4

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

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

  5. Question 5

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

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

  6. Question 6

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

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

  7. Question 7

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

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

  8. Question 8

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

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

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Answer key: Reflexive and intensive pronouns

  1. 1. C. himself

  2. 2. B. myself

  3. 3. A. ourselves

  4. 4. A. themselves

  5. 5. C. yourselves

  6. 6. D. yourself

  7. 7. D. herself

  8. 8. B. itself