Dependent+and+Independent+Clauses

Contributing Teacher(s): Margaret Howard
Resources: Dependent and Independent Clauses Handout Online Assessment 1 Online Assessment 2 Online Assessment 3 Online Assessment 4

Content
===**CFU 0501.1.14 Eliminate reliance on simple sentences by combining independent clauses, by** creating compound subjects and/or predicates, by using introductory phrases or clauses, or by appropriate use of a semicolon.===

ISTE Technology:

 * **1.** || **Creativity and Innovation** ||
 * || Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. ||
 * a. || Students apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. ||

Target Questions:
===Introduction/Problem: **TSW identif**y within context a variety of appropriate sentence-combining techniques (i.e., comma used with coordinating conjunction, use of semicolon, introductory phrases and/or clauses).===
 * Can I define "dependent clause" and "independent clause"?
 * Can I distinguish between dependent and independent clauses?
 * Can I make a unique graphic organizer to display my knowledge of dependent and independent clauses?
 * Can I correct my own writing to eliminate some simple sentences by combining independent and dependent clauses?

Procedures: TSW . ..

 * 1) View PowerPoint on dependent and independent clauses. Also use Grammar and Writing Transparency 3 from Scott Foresman kit to introduce this lesson.
 * 2) Practice identifying dependent and independent clauses.
 * 3) Practice joining dependent and independent clauses (see Scott Foresman Reading Grammar and Writing workbook, p. 9 and/or above online assessments. The online assessments can be used whole group, small group, or individually.

Student Product/Work:
TSW create complex sentences by appropriately combining dependent and independent clauses as they revise a personal narrative.

Assessment/Rubric:
The student can be assessed with above online assessment links or with Scott Foresman Reading Grammar and Writing workbook, p. 11. Additionally, students can assess their own writing with the attached rubric.