Sentence+Structure+(8th+Grade+ELA)

Contributing Teacher(s): Stephanie Lyles
Resources: sentence strips, pencils, sticky notes

Content:
GLE 0801.1.3 Understand and use a variety of sentence structures. GLE 0801.1.4 Demonstrate the correct use of commas (including after introductory words, phrases or clauses; setting off appositives and interrupters; before coordinating conjunction joining independent clauses to form compound sentences), semicolons including combining sentences.

ISTE Technology:
Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others. Students:
 * **Creativity and Innovation** ||
 * || __[|Students]__ demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. Students: ||
 * || || a. || __[|apply]__ existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. ||
 * b. || create original works as a means of personal or group expression. ||
 * c. || use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues. || ||
 * Communication and Collaboration**
 * a. || interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or others employing a variety of digital environments and media. ||
 * b. || communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences using a variety of media and formats. ||



Introduction/Problem: Students will create a story collaboratively using sentence strips using one of the following story prompts:

 * A Day in the Life of A Teenager
 * The First Day of Middle School
 * Don't Eat the School Lunch!

Procedures:
Students will be placed in groups of four an assigned the task of creating a story using the prompts given by the teacher. After the teacher has modeled and guided the students on how to create simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences, students will create, edit, and share the practice sentences within their groups. After sufficient practice and guidance, the teacher will instruct the class to move on to the group lesson.

Student Product/Work:
Each student will demonstrate or model the correct way to write simple sentences, compound sentences, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentences. Each student will be given four sentence strips and several sticky notes to use to write their punctuation marks on them. Each group will be challenged to create a story using one of the following prompts:
 * A Day in the Life of A Teenager
 * The First Day of Middle School
 * Don't Eat the School Lunch!

Assessment/Rubric:
A finished product/ story will include a non-fictional story that contains at total of at least sixteen sentences for a group of four students. Each sentence strip should be labeled appropriately on the back with student's name, simple sentence, compound sentence, complex sentences, and compound-complex sentence. **Student did not stay on task and was a distraction to the learning environment.** || Sentence Structure- Student Rubric Name________________ Class____________
 * || **100 Points **  ||  **75 Points **  ||  **50 Points **  ||  **25 Points **  ||  **0 Points **  ||
 * **Simple Sentence ** || Student created a simple sentence correctly with the appropriate punctuation. || Student created a simple sentence correctly but did not include the proper punctuation. |||||| Student did not create a simple sentence correctly. This sentence is a fragment. ||
 * **Compound Sentence ** || Student created a compound sentence correctly with the appropriate punctuation. || Student created a compound sentence correctly but did not include the proper punctuation. |||||| Student did not create a compound sentence correctly. ||
 * **Complex Sentence ** || Student created a complex sentence correctly with the appropriate punctuation. || Student created a complex sentence correctly but did not include the proper punctuation. |||||| Student did not create a complex sentence correctly. ||
 * **Compound-Complex Sentence ** || Student created a compound –complex sentence correctly with the appropriate punctuation. || Student created a compound- complex sentence correctly but did not include the proper punctuation. |||||| Student did not create a compound-complex sentence correctly. ||
 * **Group Participation Grade ** || Student stayed on task the entire lesson and did not cause any distractions to peers. || Student stayed on task the most of the lesson and did not cause any distractions to peers. |||||| **(Zero) 0**