Liven Up Language Lessons with

Anticipatory Sets

Presented byLynne Scott and Fran

RizzoBloomfield Schools

May 23, 2011

Nancy Noun and Vera Verb

• To review two parts of speech: noun and verb

• To show their importance in a sentence

Grammar Girl

• To understand that the rules of grammar have a direct impact on oral and written communication

• To teach them through incorporation rather than in isolation.

Strong Verbs

• To demonstrate how to use more exact verbs to make writing more colorful.

Show, Don’t Tell

• Lynne came in.• Lynne sat down.• She covered her face with

her hands.• Then she cried.• She wiped her eyes and

blew her nose.• Lynne shook her head and

put it down.• She continued to cry.

Persuasive Argument

• Compare and contrast superficial reasons with authentic reasons

• Show how to apply to writing

“Mother Vowel”How the Short Vowels Got Their Names

• A liked apples• E liked to feed

elephants• I liked to play Cowboys

and Indians• O liked orange juice• U liked plums

Super Scott

• Faster than a run-on sentence

• More powerful than a persuasive paragraph

• Able to leap tall tales in a single bound

• LOOK…Zooming down the hall

• It’s a bird, it’s a plane …