Grammar Skills - What is a Sentence?
Objectives and Standards
1. Identify complete sentences.
2. Complete fragments to create sentences.
3. Proofread and correct sentences with grammar and spelling errors.
4. Correct sentences fragments to improve writing.
5. Learn academic language: complete sentences, sentence fragments
California Content Standards: LC 1.1 and LC 1.2
2. Complete fragments to create sentences.
3. Proofread and correct sentences with grammar and spelling errors.
4. Correct sentences fragments to improve writing.
5. Learn academic language: complete sentences, sentence fragments
California Content Standards: LC 1.1 and LC 1.2
Day 1 - Teach
Rules and Definitions for a sentence.
1. A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought. It tells whom or what the sentence is about and what happens.
2. A sentence begins with a capital letter.
3. A sentence ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
4. A fragment is a group of words that is not a complete sentence.
1. A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought. It tells whom or what the sentence is about and what happens.
2. A sentence begins with a capital letter.
3. A sentence ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation point.
4. A fragment is a group of words that is not a complete sentence.
Practice
Complete page 13 in your Purple Practice book.
Create a new blog post on your Weebly blog about Sentences. Include the rules for what makes a sentence and 3 STRONG sentences about what you did this summer.
Remember to share the link with me!
Create a new blog post on your Weebly blog about Sentences. Include the rules for what makes a sentence and 3 STRONG sentences about what you did this summer.
Remember to share the link with me!
| ppb13form.pdf |
Day 3 - Scrambled Sentences
1. Find 5 sentences from the newspapers.
2. Cut them out.
3. Glue the sentences onto a notecard.
4. Cut the sentences into two, three or four parts - cutting between words.
5. Place the pieces in the envelopes.
6. Swap envelopes with a classmate.
7. Try to put the sentences back together again.
2. Cut them out.
3. Glue the sentences onto a notecard.
4. Cut the sentences into two, three or four parts - cutting between words.
5. Place the pieces in the envelopes.
6. Swap envelopes with a classmate.
7. Try to put the sentences back together again.
Day 4 - Practice
Complete page 14 in your Purple Practice Book.
Using Kerpoof to illustrate one of your sentences from you earlier post. Upload the picture to your blog and send it to me using the form below.
Using Kerpoof to illustrate one of your sentences from you earlier post. Upload the picture to your blog and send it to me using the form below.
| ppb14form.pdf |
Day 5 - Improving Your Writing
With a partner, identify the sentence fragments. Discuss with your partner how you could correct the fragments. Be ready to share your ideas with the rest of the class.
Using the ideas and topics that you have learned this week. Select one piece of your writing from the week and see if you can improve it by correcting sentence fragments.
Complete page 15 of your Purple Practice Book.
Using the ideas and topics that you have learned this week. Select one piece of your writing from the week and see if you can improve it by correcting sentence fragments.
Complete page 15 of your Purple Practice Book.
| ppb15form.pdf |
Links to Other Pages for this Story
Reading, Vocabulary, Sequence of Events, Parts of a Book
Word Work, Base Words, Spelling, ABC Order
Writing, What is a Sentence?, Friendly Letter
Reading, Vocabulary, Sequence of Events, Parts of a Book
Word Work, Base Words, Spelling, ABC Order
Writing, What is a Sentence?, Friendly Letter
