Writer's Choice Grade 9

Unit 18: Using Modifiers Correctly

Unit Activity Lesson Plans

Introduction
In this unit, students have studied using modifiers correctly. In this lesson, they will eliminate double negatives from several sentences.

Lesson Description
Students will correct five sentences, eliminating the double negatives from each.

Instructional Objectives

1. Students will be able to recognize double negatives.
2. Students will be able to correct the inappropriate use of double negatives.

1. I know people that can hardly stand the idea of dining on bugs.
2. Yet there isn't anything wrong with eating bugs.
3. In some Latin American countries, people have no objection to eating the eggs of aquatic insects.
4. It couldn't be any simpler to place mats underwater for the insects to lay their eggs on.
5. Once the eggs are laid, gatherers don't wait to dry the insects' eggs and make the eggs into cakes.

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