Types of Sentences_SOR_September 14

Amplify Science of Reading

Personal Narratives: My Story, My Voice

Grade 4 | Unit 1 | Lesson 13

TEKS 4.11.D.i Edit drafts using standard English conventions, including complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb
agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments.

Learning Objective:

SWBAT edit drafts using standard English conventions, including
simple sentences with the avoidance of run-ons and fragments.

Knowledge Objective:

SWBATexamine the genre of personal narratives from a variety of racial,

cultural, and geographic perspectives.

Demonstration of Learning:

I will edit drafts to include simple sentences with avoidance of

run-ons and fragments.

Personal Narratives: My Story, My

Voice

Grammar

Guiding Question TPS

What is a sentence?

A sentence is ______.

What makes a sentence a

sentence?

Capital letter at
the beginning

A complete

thought

Punctuation

mark at the end

Sentences

Sentences need 2 things to make a complete thought.

Simple

sentence

Multiple Choice

I eat.

Is it a sentence?

• Yes

• No

Sentences

I eat.

Who or what is

the sentence

about?

What is the

subject doing?

The dogs run in the yard.

My brother sings loudly.

Ms. Smith is my teacher.

What about the

subject?

Draw

Underline the Subject, Box the Verb and underline Predicate green

Draw

Underline the Subject, Box the Verb and underline Predicate green

Draw

Underline the Subject, Box the Verb and underline Predicate green

Poll

Is it a sentence

• Yes

• No

Sentences

RC

The dogs in the yard.

Why is this group of words NOT a

sentence?

This group of words is not a sentence

because _____.

Poll

Is it a sentence

• Yes

• No

Sentences

RC

Running through the sprinklers.

Why is this group of words NOT a

sentence?

This group of words is not a sentence

because _____.

Fragments

FRAGMENT

Running through the sprinklers.

The dogs in the yard.

How do we fix it?

Fragments

How do we fix it?

The dogs in the yard dug holes by the fence.
Add a predicate

Caroline was Running through the sprinklers.
Add a subject

Fragments Practice TPS

Read each group of words.

What is it missing?
Fix the fragment.

The birds in the tree.

Rushed to the front of the stage.

A giant wave of water.
In the freezing water.

Multiple Choice

Is it a sentence?

• Yes

• No

Sentences

I ran to the fence I climbed

over the top.

2 sentences incorrectly joined together.
RUN-ON

Sentences

How do we fix it?

I ran to the fence I climbed over it.

Option 2

Make it into a compound sentence.

.

Option 1

Add end punctuation and make two sentences.

I ran to the fence, and I climbed over it.

Run on Practice - I do

How can we fix it?

My favorite cake is chocolate I like vanilla too.

Run on Practice - We do

How can we fix it?

Gabriel hit a homerun the crowd erupted in excitement.

Open Ended

Fix the Run on Sentence.

The ball flew through the air it smashed the window.

Match

Read the group of sentence below. Decide if it is a simple sentence, a run on or a fragment.

• I saw a puddle of water I jumped over it.

• The cat in the tree.

• I love when I visit grandma in the summer.

Run on (R.O.)

Fragment (F.)

Simple Sentence (S.S.)

Simple Sentence (S.S.)

• Run on (R.O.)

• Fragment (F.)

• Simple Sentence (S.S.)

• Simple Sentence (S.S.)

Demonstration of Learning

I will edit drafts to include simple sentences with avoidance

of run-ons and fragments.