Conditional Tense in English

Activity Overview

Students can practice the conditional tense by creating a storyboard about their dream vacation. Teachers can begin by having a discussion where students brainstorm answers to the prompt: "If I won the lottery, my dream vacation would be... " Then, students can create a narrative storyboard that describes and illustrates the different things that they would do and see on their "dream vacation" including: Where would they go? How would they get there? Where would they stay? What would they do? What would they eat? What would they see? Students can use speech bubbles within the illustrations and descriptions below the illustration to practice writing using the conditional tense. Teachers can have students present their storyboards when they are finished to include practice speaking as well as writing!

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Objective: Create a storyboard describing your "dream vacation" using grammatically correct conditional statements (Ex. If I won the lottery, my dream vacation would be ... )

Student Instructions:

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Using the template provided describe each part of your dream vacation: Where would you go? How would you get there? Where would you stay? What would you do? What would you eat? What would you see?
Don't forget to use the conditional tense.
Create pictures using scenes, characters and items to illustrate the different parts of your dream home.

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Lesson Plan Reference

Grade Level --- N/A ---

Difficulty Level 2 (Reinforcing / Developing)

Type of Assignment Individual or Partner

Type of Activity: Teach ENL with Storyboards

Common Core Standards

[ELA-Literacy/W/3/6] With guidance and support from adults, use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills) as well as to interact and collaborate with others.
[ELA-Literacy/SL/3/6] Speak in complete sentences when appropriate to task and situation in order to provide requested detail or clarification. (See grade 3 Language standards 1 and 3 here for specific expectations.)
[ELA-Literacy/L/3/1] Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

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Conditional Tense

Students will make a narrative storyboard answering the prompt "If I won the lottery, I would . . . " with illustrations and descriptions that employ the correct usage of the conditional tense.

	Proficient 5 Points	Emerging 3 Points	Beginning 1 Points
Writing and Grammar usage	All of the descriptions are detailed and complete. They are written using the correct conditional tense.	Most of the descriptions are detailed and complete. They are written using the correct conditional tense with only a few grammatical errors.	Only some of the descriptions are complete. There do not use the conditional tense.
Illustrations	All of the illustrations clearly depict the written descriptions using appropriate characters, scenes and items.	Most of the illustrations depict the written descriptions using appropriate characters, scenes and items. Some are unclear or unfinished.	Only a few of the illustrations depict the written descriptions using appropriate characters, scenes and items. Most are unclear or unfinished.
Effort	All of the work is complete, thorough, and neat. It is evident student put forth a lot of effort.	Most of the work is complete, thorough, and neat. It is evident student only put forth some effort.	Only some of the work is complete, thorough, and neat. It is evident student did not put forth adequate effort.