Lessons tagged with "independent-clause"

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 writing conventions lesson focuses on identifying complex sentences. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the sentence and identify the dependent clause, labeling the conjunction and punctuation. then, Identify the independent clause and if it is a complex sentence, students identify what type (cSV, SV, or SV cSV). Finally, they write how the clauses are related. 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 analyzing compound sentences. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students identify the relationship between two independent clauses (addition, cause, difference, result, choice). Then, they write the correct coordinating conjunction for the compound sentence. 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 identifying compound sentences with transitions. The lesson includes research-based strategies and strategic questions that prepare students for assessments. In this lesson, students read the sentence and identify independent clauses, if any. Then, they identify the transition word or phrase and determine if it is a compound sentence. Finally, if it is a compound sentence, they write how the clauses are related. In addition to the lesson, there are four pages of Independent Practice and review modeled on current adaptive testing methods.