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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify sentences.
  • Distinguish between sentences and fragments.
  • Use sentences in writing.
  • Become familiar with sentence assessment on high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then…
provide additional instruction and practice in The Grammar and Writing Book
pp. 50–53.
If… students have difficulty identifying sentences,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 1.
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ELL
Grammar Support See the Grammar Transition lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.
The Grammar & Writing Book
The Grammar and Writing
Book
 For more instruction and practice,
 use pp. 50–53.
DAY 1
Teach and Model
DAY 2
Develop the Concept
DAY 3
Apply to Writing
DAY 4
Test Preparation
DAY 5
Cumulative Review
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence from Boom Town on the board:
Gooseberries grew on the bushes near town.
Explain that this group of words is a sentence. It tells a complete thought. It begins with a capital letter and ends with a period.
Display Grammar Transparency 1. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 1
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The apple pies was for super. (were; supper)
  2. Can you're sister bake pies. (your; pies?)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of complete sentences.
  • A sentence tells a complete thought.
  • A sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with a period, question mark, or exclamation mark.
  • A fragment is a group of words that does not tell a complete thought.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 1. Work through the first two items with the class.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
  Practice Book p. 1
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Soon there was more trafic in the town (traffic; town.)
  2. Does any one need new shoes (anyone; shoes?)
WRITE COMPLETE SENTENCES
Remind students that a sentence begins with a capital letter, ends with an end punctuation mark, and tells a complete thought.
  • Have students review something they have written to see if they used complete sentences.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 2.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
  Practice Book p. 2
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. A log cabin kept the famly warm (family; warm.)
  2. The rodes was muddy in winter. (roads; were)
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The settlers bilt a school and stores (built; stores.)
  2. They gived all the streats names. (gave; streets)
Test Tip
Watch out for fragments that have an -ing word.
Sentences:
The boys are going to the
game.
The band is marching in the parade.
Fragments:
Going to the game.
The band marching in the parade.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 3.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 3
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 50–53 in The Grammar
and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 122
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar
and Writing Practice Book p. 4
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 4
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. What hapened to the cowboy. (happened; cowboy?)
  2. He rode his Horse thrugh town. (horse; through)
Grammar Sentences