June 1, 2010

Grammar Learning Objectives

GOAL ONE: Students will be able to recognize and understand the meaning of targeted grammatical structures in written and spoken form.
Foundations
Students will build an elementary
understanding of form, meaning and use
in varied discourse settings.

Level One
Students will expand their basic
understanding of form, meaning, and
use in longer discourse settings
including academic discourse.

Level Two
Students will begin to integrate form,
meaning and use in academic
discourse settings.

Level Three
Students will integrate form, meaning
and use in academic discourse
settings.

GOAL TWO: Students will be able to use targeted grammatical structures meaningfully and appropriately in oral and written production.
Foundations
Students will use basic grammatical
structures in short conversations and
discussions.

Level One
Students will demonstrate an
understanding of more complex
grammatical structures in
conversations and discussions. In
addition, students will begin to initiate
and sustain conversations and
discussions.

Level Two
Students will begin to demonstrate
more consistent and appropriate
language use in extended
conversations and discussions.

Level Three
Students will demonstrate consistent
and appropriate language use in
extended conversations and
discussions.

Students will practice the grammar

skills involved in writing sentences and
short paragraphs.

Students will practice the grammar

needed to write various types of
writing including journals, and
personal /academic paragraphs.

Students will begin to transfer their

knowledge of structure into effective,
concise and grammatically correct
longer types of writing such as formal
academic essays and personal journals.

Students will transfer their knowledge

of the structure of English into
effective, concise and grammatically
correct longer types of writing such as
multi-paragraph academic essays and
personal journals.

GOAL THREE: Students will be able to self-correct when using targeted grammatical structures.
Foundations
Students will begin to self-edit their oral
and written production.

Level One
Students will self-edit their oral and
written production with growing
confidence.

Level Two
Students will self-edit their oral and
written production.

Level Three
Students will self-edit their oral and
written production.

Course Content: Learning grammar structures and understanding their meaning and function is a process that occurs over an extended period of time. While
there are instances when students may use grammar structures competently in a short period of time, often, it will take more than one semester for students
to learn to use grammar structures appropriately. The course content for each level reflects this idea of spiraling the learning of grammar structures.
Foundations
Pronouns:
Subject & Object
Possessive
Demonstrative
Nouns:
Singular/Plural
Introduction to
Count/Noncount
Possessive nouns
Direct Objects
There is / are
To Be-Main Verb
Present, Past, Future
Imperatives
Simple Present
Habit & Fact
Introduction to nonprogressive verbs
Adverbs of Frequency
single word
Present Progressive
Continuous action now
Simple Past
Regular & Irregular
Future
Be going to & will
Yes/No & WH Questions
Who, what, when, where,
why, how much/many, how often
Introduction to Present Modals
Modals & Modal
Expressions
Want, need, like + Infinitive
Prepositions
Time & Place
Connectives
And, but, so, or
Determiners

Level One
Pronouns
Possessive, demonstrative,
reflexive
Nouns
Count/Noncount
Quantity
Expressions
There is / are
To Be-Main Verb
Simple Present
Single word & time phrases
Present Progressive
Long term action
Stative Verbs
Simple Past
used to
Past Progressive
while/when
Future
Yes/ No & Questions
whom, whose
Verb Tense Integration
Integration of simple tenses
Modals & Modal Expressions
Present Modals & Modal
Expressions
Prepositions
Time & Place
Connectives
and, but, so, or
Determiners
other/another; one, some, any;
so, very, too, enough
Adjectives
Noun Modifiers
Comparatives, Equatives and
Superlatives

Level Two
Nouns
Of possessives
Present Progressive
Future with time phrase
Perfect & Perfect Progressive
Present Perfect
Present Perfect Progressive
Past Perfect
Yes/No & Wh- Questions
Verb Tense Integration
Integration of all tenses in
connected prose
Modals & Modal Expressions
Review Present Modals &
Expressions
Introduction to modals in past
time
Gerunds & Infinitives
Verb list
Used as Subject, Objects of
Verbs & Prepositions
Negative Forms; Influence &
Causative Verbs
Direct/Indirect Objects
Phrasal Verbs
Separable & Nonseparable
Passive
Present & Past Stative Passive
Participial Adjectives
Intransitive and Transitive
Verbs
Prepositions
Preposition Combinations with
Adjectives & Verbs
Connectives
because of, so that, however,
yet, for, nor, due to, therefore,
nevertheless, despite, on the

Level Three
Future Progressive
Future Progressive
Perfect & Perfect Progressive
Past Perfect Progressive
Future Perfect
Future Perfect Progressive
Yes/No & Wh- Questions
Verb Tense Integration
Mixed Verb Tenses in
Connected Prose
Modals & Modal Expressions
Modals in past time
Gerunds & Infinitives
Expanded Verb List
Passive & past forms
Possessives to modify gerund
Passive
All Tenses
Passive modals
Prepositions
Connectives
yet, for, nor, due to, therefore,
nevertheless, despite, on the
other hand, otherwise
Determiners
Adverbial Clauses: Time,
Cause/Effect, Contrast, Condition
Time, cause/effect, contrast,
condition
now that, since, while, whereas,
only if, even if, whether or not
Reducing adverb clauses to
phrases
Adjective Clauses
who, whom, that, which, whose,
where, when
Restrictive and non-restrictive
Reducing adjective clauses to

Articles, numbers &

quantifiers many, much, some, a lot
of, any
Adjectives
Descriptive, Demonstrative,
Possessive
Adverbs
Adverbs of frequency
Adverbial Clauses: Time,
Cause/Effect, Contrast, Condition
Because, when, before, after

more/less, as... as, as

many/much, the same, like/alike,
different
Adverbs
Frequency and manner
Adverbial Clauses (Time,
Cause/Effect, Contrast, Condition)
Because, when, before, after, if,
although

other hand, otherwise

Comparatives, Equatives and
Superlatives
Adverbs
Adverbials of Means: by +
gerund; with + noun phrase.
Adverbials of Purpose:
because of, in order to, for
Adverbial Clauses: Time,
Cause/Effect, Contrast, Condition.
Time Clauses
because, although, even
though, if/unless
Adjective Clauses
Introduction to Adjective
Clauses
who, whom, that,which, whose
Noun Clauses
Introduction to Noun Clauses
and Reported Speech
Conditional Sentences
Introduction to Conditional
Sentences

phrases
Noun Clauses
Noun Clauses
Direct & Reported Speech
Subjunctive
Conditional Sentences

ASSESSMENT
GOAL ONE: Students will be able to recognize and understand the meaning of targeted grammatical structures in written and spoken form.

Foundations

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of a grammar structure
on quizzes, tests, journal writing and
other writing assignments.

Level One

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of a grammar structure
on quizzes, tests, journal writing and
other writing assignments.

Level Two

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of a grammar structure
on quizzes, tests, journal writing and
other writing assignments.

Level Three

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of a grammar structure
on quizzes, tests, journal writing and
other writing assignments.

GOAL TWO: Students will be able to use targeted grammatical structures meaningfully and appropriately in oral and written production.
Foundations

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of a grammar structure
by talking about it in pair and group
work, and class discussions.
Students will write sentences and
paragraphs which use targeted grammar
structures.
Students will write a variety of sentence
types.

Level One

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of a grammar structure
by talking about it in pair and group
work, and class discussions.
Students will write paragraphs which
use targeted grammar structures.
Students will write a variety of
sentence types.

Level Two

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of a grammar structure
by talking about it in pair and group
work, and class discussions.
Students will write paragraphs and
essays which use targeted grammar
structures and various rhetorical
modes.
Students will write a variety of
sentence types.

Level Three

Students will demonstrate an

understanding of a grammar structure
by talking about it in pair and group
work, and class discussions.
Students will write paragraphs and
essays which use targeted grammar
structures and various rhetorical
modes.
Students will write a variety of
sentence types.

GOAL THREE: Students will be able to self-correct when using targeted grammatical structures.
Foundations

Students will edit their own and their

classmates sentences, and paragraphs.

Level One

Students will edit their own and their

classmates sentences, and paragraphs.

Level Two

Students will edit their own and their

classmates sentences, paragraphs, and
essays.

Level Three

Students will edit their own and their

classmates sentences, paragraphs,
and essays.