Good+vs.+Well


 * "I'm doing good!"**
 * "He played reaaaal good, ya'll!"**
 * "The food was well"**

...eh! There's not too many things that grind on my nerves more than people using "good" when "well" should be used, or vice versa.

For my mini-lesson I will go over the appropriate uses of each word.

**Good vs. Well Mini-Lesson** **Jessie Jordan**
 * other ideas: can vs. may...affect vs. effect...**


 * Context**: Helping students determine when to appropriately use the words “good” and “well”; while seemingly insignificant, many people do not know when or how to use the word “well.”


 * Primary Instructional Objective:** ** 6.02: The student will be able to “ self correct errors in everyday speech.” **

· The students will be able to distinguish and proficiently use ‘good’ when describing a noun, and ‘well’ when describing a verb

Cut-up slips of verbs and nouns for volunteers to practice with: (if the word is a noun, have the concrete object in class, if the word is a verb, the student will act out the action) · Basket for slips · Power-point slide of wrong examples
 * Materials**:
 * · ** Bruce Almighty Clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVCe0oWdnrE

· 12 minutes
 * Time**:

- Show Bruce Almighty Clip to introduce the topic · Quickly explain the difference between using good and well in sentences, and point out that this is a very common mistake within the English language, especially in dialogue.
 * Instructional Procedures/Steps:**
 * · **Have ‘good vs. well’ written on the board

· Review the difference between an noun and a verb....adjective/adverb

· On a power point slide, have examples of incorrect uses of good vs. well - Explain why the verb 'to be' is often described using 'good' because it is a linking verb vs. an action verb · As an entire class, assess the uses of good and well in the slide, correcting mistakes if necessary · Ask 6 volunteers to come up in front of the class: have students pick a word out of the basket (If the word is a noun, the student will pick up the object and create a sentence using the adjective ‘good’ to describe the item. If the word is a verb, the student will act out the action and the class will create a sentence using the word ‘well’ to describe the action.) //Model an example of each so students understand fully what you’re looking for.// · Allow students the opportunity to practice the usage of good vs. well, raising their hands to provide the class with an example.

· After going over 3-5 examples, the students can take a quick ‘mini-quiz’ to re-enforce their new knowledge
 * Evaluation**:
 * · ** The next day, we can re-cap and have students provide more examples of using good or well in a sentence.


 * Appendix of Materials:****

// Hey, Jessie, It's good to be in touch with our own language biases and the usages that "grind on" our nerves! :) See my message to the class regarding an LEA approach and creating a good context for your lesson. I look forward to seeing how you flesh your idea out into a more complete lesson. Best, Dr. Y //