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No, Not, Never - Avoiding the Double Negative
Lesson
Summary
A simple lesson on avoiding double negatives in sentences.
Lesson Objectives
• to introduce the concept of double negatives;
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to introduce other negative words, and to show examples of their misuse.
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to test students? understanding of double negatives.
Suggested Grades
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
6th Grade
Lesson Excerpt
Negative words mean no, not, nothing, or none. They are the opposite of positive words.
? Negative: No, nothing;
? Positive: Yes, something.
A negative word tells us that something is not, rather than telling us what it is.
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