2. Classifying Sentences By Structure The Foundation of Effective Essay Writing Cheryl Matthews Ninth Grade English March 18, 2008

3. Instructional Hierarchy A Identify Subject (EL2) Identify Predicate (EL4) Identify Modifiers (EL6) Identify Phrase (EL8) Define Subject (EL1) Define Predicate (EL3) Define Modifiers (EL5) Define Phrase (EL7)

4. Instructional Hierarchy, Con’t Categorize sentences by structure (Four types) (11) Identify compound-complex sentence (10) Identify compound-complex sentence (10) Define compound-complex sentence (9) Define compound-complex sentence (9) Identify complex sentence (8) Identify complex sentence (8) Define complex sentence (7) Define complex sentence (7) Identify compound sentence (6) Identify compound sentence (6) Define compound sentence (5) Define compound sentence (5) Identify complete sentence (4) Identify complete sentence (4) Define complete sentence (3) Define complete sentence (3) Identify clause (2) Define clause (1) A

5. Grammar Review Previous Skills (Pre-Test Review) –S–Subject The person, place or thing that did something –P–Predicate The action or what was done in a sentence; also known as a verb –M–Modifiers Which one, how many or what kind of person or thing –P–Phrases Function as a single unit of speech (noun, adjective, etc.)

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7. Sentence Structure Building Sentences – Clauses Independent Clauses Dependent Clauses

8. Sentence Structure Building Sentences – Types of Sentences Complete Simple Sentence Compound Sentence Think – Pair – Share

9. Sentence Structure Building Sentences – Types of Sentences Complex Sentence Compound Complex Sentence Think – Pair – Share

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11. Sentence Structure Review of New Skills (Post Test) – Clauses Independent Dependent – Types of Sentences Complete, Simple Sentence Compound Sentence Complex Sentence Compound-Complex Sentence

12. Sentence Structure Stump Your Partner – Complete, Simple Sentence – Compound Sentence – Complex Sentence – Compound-Complex Sentence

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