Lesson example on opposites

1. Lesson
on
Opposites
1.
PrePlanning:
Objective:
Given a word processed document with certain words underlined, the student will
highlight each word and change the word to a word with an opposite meaning at
100% accuracy. Depending on the student’s skill level, students will be presented
with different documents and number of words underlined.
Materials:
Computer with projection of the paragraphs for editing
Smartboard- notebook activity with opposites Or PowerPoint show with opposites –
focus on using the words and not pictures
2.
Lesson
Opening:
Today we are going to continue to work on our writing. Have you ever read a book
and loved the way that that author described a person, a room, place or event.
They probably used a lot of descriptive words to set the mood. One way you can
work on the words you use is to think about words and then think about words that
mean the same – synonyms and words that are opposites – antonyms. We have
already worked on synonyms. Today we are going to work on antonyms. You can
write something one way and then use opposite words to change the mood or
place totally. Another time we use opposites or antonyms is when we are talking
to someone and we have a different opinion from the one they have. Both
synonyms and antonyms help use understand what we read and also help us be
better writers. Now that everyone has a blog using kidsblog you want to be sure
that you are using the correct words to describe the event you are posting. At the
end of this lesson you will have more practice with antonyms.
4.
Lesson
body:
Part 1
MODEL:
Examples and not examples of antonyms
These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Bad- good
These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Happy- sad
These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Mad – peaceful
These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Asleep – awake
These are antonyms, they mean the opposite Crying – laughing

2. These are NOT antonyms, they don’t mean the opposite Handsome – beautiful
These are NOT antonyms, they don’t mean the opposite Cloudy – overcast
Discuss the words, their meanings and then the pairing
LEAD:
Teacher
guided
problems/discoveries
(guided
practice)
Have students provide a word and see if others can give an opposite
Part 2
MODEL:
Now
I
am
going
to
show
you
a
paragraph
that
has
been
word
processed
The boys were very sad as they lost their soccer game. They were not going to
celebrate tonight. They all went home and went to bed.
Now watch how I am going to change this:
The girls were very happy as they won their baseball game. They were not going to
celebrate today. They all went out for pizza and went to play video games.
Notice that sometimes there is not one word that means the opposite but in writing
we might have to put in more than one word. Also we are leaving important editing
skills in our word processor when we do this activity as you are learning to highlight
the word and then type the new word.
LEAD:
Here
is
another
paragraph
that
together
we
will
find
words
that
we
can
turn
into
an
opposite.
The pirate ride was very scary. The little boy hid under the seat be away from them
on the boat.
TEST:
Now I have set up the computers in the room with a file for each student. When it is
your turn to go to the computer open your file and change each underlined word to
the opposite. Students will have individual word files with different paragraphs,
reading levels and number of words underlined.
DIFFERENTIATION:
All students will use the computer to complete this activity but some students will be
able to use text-to-speech, special spell checkers, word prediction, or voice input.

3. 5.
Lesson
closing:
Remember that we are working on opposites or antonyms today. When it is your turn
today you will complete your paragraph and print it to turn in to me.
Example: We went to the amusement park. I like to scream on rides. Some
rides go around. Some rides go high. The roller coaster is my favorite.
7.
Evaluation:
During the next week you will be reading my blog post and then creating a response
by taking my paragraph and changing some words to opposites. I will record each
student and the number of words changed and the number of correct opposites.
Objectives will be evaluated based on the IEP goals for each student.