Pronouns: Subject & Object
Complete unit · Grades 3–5 · 46-page PDF
Diagnose · teach · revise · transfer
Name a pronoun's job, choose subject and object forms, and make each pronoun point clearly to its noun.
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What's inside
- Parallel 12-point pre- and post-checks with misconception mapping
- Five gradual-release plans and eight original reading passages
- Subject/object jobs, number agreement and clear referents
- A real twelve-card cut-and-sort with a glue mat
- Twenty-four keep-or-revise cards with a recording sheet
- Three targeted small-group reteach cards and answer keys
Lessons at a glance
| When | Focus | Pages |
|---|---|---|
| Before | 12-point pre-check | 3-4 |
| Lesson 1 | Subject and object jobs I can name the job of a pronoun in a full sentence and produce one of each. | 6-12 |
| Lesson 2 | Pronouns in longer sentences I can choose subject and object forms after introductory and to/with phrases. | 13-16 |
| Lesson 3 | Match a pronoun to its noun I can use a pronoun that points clearly to one object or a plural group. | 17-20 |
| Lesson 4 | Clear the pronoun's referent I can revise an ambiguous it by naming the intended object. | 21-24 |
| Lesson 5 | Transfer to a new display I can use case, agreement and clear reference while revising a new story. | 25-30 |
| Review | 24 task cards + recording | 31-34 |
| After | Parallel post-check | 35-36 |
Passages and levels
| Passage | Used in | Level | Grade (FK) | Words |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Map Box | L1 guided | Level A | 2.8 | 180 |
| The Route Test | L1 independent | Level B | 3.9 | 215 |
| The Supply Cart | L2 | Level B | 4.5 | 220 |
| The Seed Count | L3 | Level B | 4.4 | 215 |
| The Missing Tag | L4 | Level B | 4.5 | 218 |
| Display Day | L5 | Level A | 2.7 | 172 |
| Display Day | L5 | Level B | 4.5 | 233 |
| Display Day | L5 | Level C | 5.6 | 296 |
Standards
Common Core codes and wording as printed in the unit.
- L.3.1.f
- L.6.1.a
- L.6.1.d
Standards connection: L.3.1.f names pronoun-antecedent agreement. L.6.1.a names proper pronoun case and L.6.1.d names vague pronouns. The Grade 6 codes are not presented as Grade 3 case standards.
Ontario Language (2023): direct matches
- B3.2 (Grade 4, 5). Grade 4 wording: demonstrate an understanding of the functions of parts of speech in sentences, including relative pronouns...and the use of pronouns as adjectives