Lessons tagged with "clauses"

This language lesson covers the use of conjunctions (coordinating and subordinating) in terms of how they connect words, phrases, or clauses by showing different relationships. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students will learn when to use various conjunctions by explaining the relationship of the two parts they are connecting.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on identifying independent and dependent clauses. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the sentence and identify the independent clause, if any, by labeling SV and underlining. Then, they identify the dependent clause, if any, by labeling cSV and double underlining. Common subordinating conjunctions are provided for reference. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This writing conventions lesson focuses on using effective subordination to write a complex sentence. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the relationship between sentences (time, cause and effect, opposition, condition, and place) to determine the correct subordinating conjunction. Then, they combine the sentences by linking them with the subordinating conjunction. In addition to the lesson, there are five pages of Independent Practice and review with questions modeled after current adaptive testing items.

This Lesson is a part of the Link to Literacy program.