Adjectives/Lesson Plan

 

Lesson Plan: Adjectives (CBSE – English Grammar)

Class Level: 6–8

Topic: Adjectives

Time: 40 minutes

Subject: English Grammar

Teaching Aids (TLMs):

• Flashcards with nouns and adjectives
• Chart with types of adjectives
• Pictures for descriptive activity
• Board and markers
• Worksheets

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General Objectives:

• Develop an understanding of the use and function of adjectives
• Enhance descriptive writing and speaking skills

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Specific Learning Objectives (Based on Bloom’s Taxonomy)

Bloom’s Level	Objective	Activity/Question
Remembering	Define adjectives	Ask: What is an adjective?
Understanding	Identify adjectives in sentences	Highlight adjectives in sample sentences
Applying	Use adjectives in their own sentences	Students describe an image using adjectives
Analyzing	Compare two sentences with/without adjectives	Discuss: How does the meaning change?
Evaluating	Judge appropriate adjectives in context	Choose the most suitable adjective from options
Creating	Write a descriptive paragraph using at least five adjectives	Peer-read and discuss

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Teaching Procedure

Introduction (5 minutes)

• Begin with simple sentences: The cat is fat.
• Ask students what words describe the noun (cat).
• Introduce the term "adjective" and explain its role.

Presentation (10 minutes)

• Use flashcards and a chart to explain:
• Types of adjectives: Quality, Quantity, Number, Demonstrative, Interrogative, Possessive

• Types of Adjectives

  1. Adjective of Quality (Descriptive Adjective)

  • Describes the kind or nature of a noun

  • Answers: What kind?

  • Examples: tall boy, beautiful flower, honest man

  • Sentence: She wore a red dress.

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  2. Adjective of Quantity

  • Tells how much of something (uncountable nouns)

  • Answers: How much?

  • Examples: some milk, little water, enough food

  • Sentence: He drank some juice.

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  3. Adjective of Number

  • Tells how many (countable nouns) or in what order

  • Answers: How many? / Which one in order?

  • Examples: two books, many people, first prize

  • Sentence: She has three dogs.

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  4. Demonstrative Adjective

  • Points out specific nouns

  • Examples: this, that, these, those

  • Sentence: These apples are fresh.

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  5. Interrogative Adjective

  • Used with nouns to ask questions

  • Examples: which, what, whose

  • Sentence: Which subject do you like most?

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  6. Possessive Adjective

  • Shows possession or ownership

  • Examples: my, your, his, her, our, their

  • Sentence: My phone is on the table.

• Examples for each type
• Show a picture and model how to describe it using adjectives

Practice (15 minutes)

• Activity 1: Identify adjectives in a paragraph (worksheet)
• Activity 2: Picture Description—students describe given pictures in pairs

Evaluation (5 minutes)

• Quick oral quiz: “Which adjective fits?”
• Peer review of a 3-sentence description using adjectives

Homework

• Write 5 sentences using different types of adjectives

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Assessment Tools

• Observation during activities
• Worksheet answers
• Homework review