Difference between revisions of "Aspects of the Verb: The difference between Past and Present"

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=== Preparation  ===
 
=== Preparation  ===
  
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The directress writes several commands of which some are transitive and some are intransitive.<br>
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The directress writes a command.<br>
  
 
=== Presentation  ===
 
=== Presentation  ===
  
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#the commands are distributed to the children and they begin executing the commands at the same time.  
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#The child reads and executes the command.
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#It is observed that some children have finished their actions, i.e. write a word, open the door, while others have not finished because no one has told them to stop, i.e. walk, hop.<br>
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#Directress asks: "What have you done?" The child answers: "I have brought you a pencil"
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#"What did it say for you to do on this card?"
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#"Bring me a pencil".  
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#Note that "You say that you have brought me a pencil, not I bring you a pencil".  
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#The present tense lasts only while the action is being done. Once the action is finished, it is already in the past.  
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#More examples are given.
  
 
=== Control Of Error  ===
 
=== Control Of Error  ===
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=== Purpose  ===
 
=== Purpose  ===
  
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'''Direct Aim:'''
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'''Direct Aim:'''  
  
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*&nbsp;Point of consciousness: An action without an object may last forever. An action with an object has a specific point of completion.
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*&nbsp;To notice the change in the verb for past and present
  
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'''Indirect Aim:'''
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'''Indirect Aim:'''  
  
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*Comprehension of transitive and intransitive verbs
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*To prepare for verb conjugations
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*Concept of infinitive<br>
 
  
 
=== Variation  ===
 
=== Variation  ===

Latest revision as of 04:53, 21 July 2009

Age

6-9.

Materials

  • Slips of paper

Preparation

The directress writes a command.

Presentation

  1. The child reads and executes the command.
  2. Directress asks: "What have you done?" The child answers: "I have brought you a pencil"
  3. "What did it say for you to do on this card?"
  4. "Bring me a pencil".
  5. Note that "You say that you have brought me a pencil, not I bring you a pencil".
  6. The present tense lasts only while the action is being done. Once the action is finished, it is already in the past.
  7. More examples are given.

Control Of Error


Points Of Interest


Purpose

Direct Aim:

  •  To notice the change in the verb for past and present

Indirect Aim:

  • To prepare for verb conjugations

Variation


Links


Handouts/Attachments


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