Verb Moods Lesson, Grades 6-8: Choosing a Mood for Effect

"The storm might reach our town by noon." "The storm will reach our town by noon." Same storm, different effect. In about 45 minutes, students learn to choose a mood to fit a purpose: the indicative to state a fact, the imperative for a direct instruction, might or could to show uncertainty, and were to describe something contrary to fact.

What's inside

• 15 slides, with speaker notes on all 15
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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