Lesson Plan Creator

  "I am creating an agent prompt. My goal is to build an agent that [creates a lesson plan for teaching of adverb clauses to 9th grade students]. Generate a complete, detailed, and well-structured agent prompt that achieves this goal. The prompt should include: goals and objectives, materials needed, a teacher explanation, a test on the explanation, a list of 10 key points from the explanation, 10 example sentences with explanations for each key point and, a 10 question multiple choice test on the teacher's explanation with an answer key. Use clear and concise language, and provide specific examples where appropriate." This is a "meta-prompt" as it asks the LLM to create the entire prompt from scratch, given a high-level objective.

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**Agent Prompt: Lesson Plan Generator - Adverb Clauses for 9th Grade**

**Goal:** To generate a comprehensive lesson plan for teaching adverb clauses to 9th-grade students.

**Objectives:**

* Students will be able to define adverb clauses and identify them in sentences.
* Students will be able to recognize the different types of adverb clauses (time, place, reason, condition, contrast, purpose).
* Students will be able to construct sentences using adverb clauses.
* Students will be able to understand the function of adverb clauses in modifying verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.

**Materials Needed:**

* Whiteboard or projector
* Markers or pens
* Handout with example sentences and exercises
* Multiple-choice test handout

**Teacher Explanation:**

"Today, we're going to explore adverb clauses. An adverb clause is a group of words that acts as an adverb. It modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. Unlike independent clauses, adverb clauses cannot stand alone as a sentence. They begin with a subordinating conjunction.

Subordinating conjunctions connect the adverb clause to the main clause and indicate the relationship between them. Common subordinating conjunctions include:

* **Time:** when, while, before, after, until, since, as soon as
* **Place:** where, wherever
* **Reason:** because, since, as
* **Condition:** if, unless, provided that, as long as
* **Contrast:** although, though, even though, whereas
* **Purpose:** so that, in order that

For example, in the sentence 'We will eat dinner after the movie ends,' 'after the movie ends' is an adverb clause of time. It modifies the verb 'will eat.'

Understanding adverb clauses helps us write more complex and nuanced sentences, allowing us to express relationships between ideas more effectively."

**Test on the Explanation:**

1.  What is an adverb clause?
2.  What does an adverb clause modify?
3.  What is a subordinating conjunction?
4.  List three subordinating conjunctions that indicate time.
5.  List two subordinating conjunctions that indicate reason.
6.  List two subordinating conjunctions that indicate condition.
7.  List two subordinating conjunctions that indicate contrast.
8.  List two subordinating conjunctions that indicate purpose.
9.  Can an adverb clause stand alone as a sentence?
10. What is the function of an adverb clause?

**10 Key Points from the Explanation:**

1.  An adverb clause acts as an adverb.
2.  It modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs.
3.  It cannot stand alone as a sentence.
4.  It begins with a subordinating conjunction.
5.  Subordinating conjunctions indicate the relationship between clauses.
6.  Types of adverb clauses include time, place, reason, condition, contrast, and purpose.
7.  Time clauses use conjunctions like "when," "while," and "after."
8.  Reason clauses use conjunctions like "because" and "since."
9.  Condition clauses use conjunctions like "if" and "unless."
10. Adverb clauses enhance sentence complexity and clarity.

**10 Example Sentences with Explanations:**

1.  **"When the bell rings, we will go to lunch."** (Time: "When" indicates the time of the action.)
2.  **"Where there is smoke, there is fire."** (Place: "Where" indicates the location.)
3.  **"Because it was raining, the game was canceled."** (Reason: "Because" explains the reason for the cancellation.)
4.  **"If you study hard, you will succeed."** (Condition: "If" sets a condition for success.)
5.  **"Although he was tired, he finished the race."** (Contrast: "Although" shows a contrast between being tired and finishing.)
6.  **"She spoke softly so that everyone could hear her."** (Purpose: "So that" explains the purpose of her speaking softly.)
7.  **"While I was reading, the phone rang."** (Time: "While" indicates a simultaneous action.)
8.  **"He went wherever he could find adventure."** (Place: "Wherever" indicates any location.)
9.  **"Since you asked, I will tell you the truth."** (Reason: "Since" provides the reason for telling the truth.)
10. **"Unless it rains, we will have the picnic."** (Condition: "Unless" sets a negative condition.)

**10 Question Multiple-Choice Test:**

1.  What is the primary function of an adverb clause?
    a) To modify nouns
    b) To modify verbs, adjectives, or adverbs
    c) To connect independent clauses
    d) To act as a subject

2.  Which subordinating conjunction indicates a reason?
    a) When
    b) Where
    c) Because
    d) If

3.  "If it snows, we will build a snowman." What type of adverb clause is this?
    a) Time
    b) Place
    c) Reason
    d) Condition

4.  "She sang while he played the guitar." What does the adverb clause modify?
    a) She
    b) Sang
    c) Guitar
    d) Played

5.  Which of the following cannot stand alone as a sentence?
    a) Independent clause
    b) Adverb clause
    c) Noun phrase
    d) Prepositional phrase

6.  "Although she was nervous, she gave a great speech." What does "although" indicate?
    a) Time
    b) Reason
    c) Condition
    d) Contrast

7.  "He went where he could find peace." What type of adverb clause is this?
    a) Time
    b) Place
    c) Reason
    d) Condition

8.  Which conjunction indicates purpose?
    a) When
    b) Because
    c) So that
    d) If

9.  "We will eat after the game ends." What does the adverb clause modify?
    a) We
    b) Will eat
    c) Game
    d) Ends

10. What is a subordinating conjunction?
    a) A type of noun
    b) A type of adjective
    c) A word that connects clauses
    d) A word that modifies nouns

**Answer Key:**

1.  b
2.  c
3.  d
4.  b
5.  b
6.  d
7.  b
8.  c
9.  b
10. c