Unit Plan Template
Date August 7, 2002
|Author |
|First and Last Name |Karen Greenstreet and Amy Bateman |
|School Name |Horizon Elementary and Sawyer Woods Elementary |
|Email Address |kgreenst@kent.k12.wa.us and abateman@kent.k12.wa.us |
|Unit Overview |
|Title |Building Complete Sentences |
|Focus Questions |
|Why should you use complete sentences? |
|Which is more important in a sentence, a noun or a verb? Explain why. |
|Unit Summary |
|In this unit, the students will be able to reinforce their knowledge of a sentence and explore the elements of a complete sentence |
|through building their own complete sentences. |
|Subject Area(s) |
| Math | Reading | Other: | |
| Science | Social Studies | Other: | |
| Writing | Library and Information Literacy |
|Grade Level |
| Kindergarten | Grade 1 | Grade 2 |
| Grade 3 | Grade 4 | Grade 5 |
| Grade 6 | | |
|Standards |
|Essential Academic Learning Requirements: |
|Writing 1.1 Develop concept and design |
|Writing 1.2 Use style appropriate to the audience and purpose |
|Writing 1.3 Apply writing conventions |
|Writing 3.5 Publish |
|KSD Curriculum Frameworks (or SLOs): |
|Writing: |
|Develop one topic in writing (ideas). |
|Include adjectives, adverbs, and strong verbs (word choice). |
|Begin to use basic sentence structure and vary beginnings and lengths of sentences. |
|Write sentences that express a complete thought. |
|Write sentences that include a subject and a predicate with appropriate subject-verb agreement (singular/plural). |
|Explore various computer programs to publish work. |
|KSD Technology: |
|Students will use a variety of input and output devices (keyboards, mouse, printer). |
|Students will use word processing applications. |
|Students will type information into a template. |
|Students will create a multimedia project. |
|Learning Outcomes |
|Students will: |
|Identify the type of sentence. |
|Identify the subject and predicate in a sentence. |
|Describe the function of a noun and a verb in a sentence. |
|Create a sentence with correct subject-verb agreement. |
|Write a complete sentence with quality word choice. |
|Unit Scope and Sequence |
|Sentence Definition – “A complete thought.” |
|Types of Sentences – Statement, Question, Command, Exclamatory |
|Subjects and Predicate (nouns and verbs) |
|Subject-verb Agreement |
|Complete Sentences |
|Student Assessment |
|Write A Complete Sentence Activity |
|Paragraph Activity |
|PowerPoint Complete Sentence Activity |
|Unit Implementation |
|Instructional Strategies |Grouping Options |Scaffolds |
|Teacher assesses students’ prior knowledge |Whole-class instruction | |
|and introduces the unit to the class. | | |
|Using familiar materials, the teacher |Whole-class instruction |Macmillan grammar book pages 1-2 |
|provides examples of sentences. The class | | |
|explores familiar stories for examples of | | |
|sentences. The teacher models sentence | | |
|writing with input from the class. | | |
|Teacher will teach the concepts of the |Whole-class instruction |Macmillan grammar book pages 3 –10 |
|different types of sentences (statement, |Individual or partner practice of skills|[pic][pic] |
|questions, commands, and exclamatory). | | |
|Students will complete activities to | | |
|reinforce their skills. | | |
|Teacher will teach the concepts of subjects |Whole-class instruction |Macmillan grammar book pages |
|and predicate. Students will complete |Individual or partner practice of skills|11 – 15 |
|activities to identify the subject and | |[pic][pic] |
|predicate in a sentence. | |[pic] |
|Teacher will teach the concept of | |[pic] |
|subject-verb agreement for singular/plural. | | |
|Students will complete activities to | | |
|reinforce their skills. | | |
|Teacher introduces the concepts of a |Whole-class instruction |[pic] |
|“Complete Sentence.” Teacher models writing |Individual or partner practice of skills|Alien Activities |
|complete sentences (*Thinking Map). | |[pic][pic] |
|Students practice building complete | |Fairy Tale Activities |
|sentences. | |[pic][pic] |
| | |Family and Friends Activities |
| | |[pic][pic] |
| | |Rainforest Activities |
| | |[pic][pic] |
| | |Sports Activities |
| | |[pic][pic] |
|Students write their own complete sentences. |Individual (assessment tools) |[pic][pic] |
| | |[pic] |
|Students apply sentence skills to a paragraph| |Note: After clicking on either of these links to |
|close activity. | |open the activity, make sure to click the |
| | |paragraph (Show/Hide) button on your top tool bar |
| | |to see all of the teacher directions. After |
| | |students do their work, this button should be |
| | |clicked again to turn off the teacher prompts, |
| | |leaving only the students’ work. |
| | |[pic][pic] |
|Students create a two-slide PowerPoint | |[pic] |
|project on Complete Sentences. | |Note: Clicking on this link will open a “kiosk” |
| | |view of this PowerPoint presentation. |
| | |To use it: Click on above link. When opened, click|
| | |on “Edit” on menu bar, then click on “Edit |
| | |Slides.” The template will appear. |
| | | |
| | |Choose the slide sorter view (all slides showing) |
| | |to see that slides two and four are hidden. That |
| | |is, they provide directions for students to work |
| | |on slides three and five, but whey won’t show when|
| | |the slideshow is run. |
| | |[pic][pic] |
|Accommodation Options |
|ELL / IP Students |Partner with another student to read the words and sentences. |
| |Provide words in word boxes for them to choose from. |
| |Add pictures to illustrate the sentences. |
|Highly-Capable Students |Expand sentences into paragraphs. |
| |Look up words in the dictionary. |
| |Create his or her own “Build A Sentence” activities. |
|Management/Organization Tips |
|Introduce in the computer lab or with a mobile lab for initial teaching. Then use activities either individually or in partners as |
|needed. |
|Approximate Time Needed (Example: 45 minutes, 4 hours, 1 year, etc.) |
|Each activity 45 minutes. These activities may be used in sequence or some may be used at various times of the year for reinforcement, |
|practice, etc. |
|Prerequisite Skills |
|Writing Skills |
|Parts of speech |
|Basic capitalization and punctuation skills |
|Read basic sight words |
|Technology Skills |
|Open a document |
|Print a document |
|Save a document (up to teacher) |
|Materials and Resources Required for Unit |
|Adopted Print Materials: Macmillan Second Grade Grammar Book |
|Adopted and other Audio/Visual: none |
|Supplemental Resources (including Internet resources): |
|Evan, Joy and Moore, Jo Ellen., Write A Super Sentence, Evan-Moor Corp., ISBN#1557996067 |
|Kellaher, Karen., Sentences & Paragraphs, Scholastic Inc., ISBN#0439222664 |
|Kieczykowski, Carol, Expanding The Primary Writer’s Workshop, Fearon Teacher Aids, ISBN#0768203074 |
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|Bob the Builder website with spelling activities, designing activities, puzzles, etc. |
| |
|Enchanted Learning’s wonderful picture dictionary with over 1,000 entries |
| |
|Education games – has a curriculum guide to help you find the game to go with your lesson(s) |
| |
|Grammar Gorillas, identifying parts of speech |
| |
|Grammar Glamour – created by middle school students |
| |
|Definition of basic sentence parts |
| |
|Identifying complete sentences |
| |
|Parts of speech practice, mad-lib style – good for strong readers |
| |
|Sentence Rummy – a game out of writing sentences. |
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|Sentence reference site |
| |
|interactive quizzes on sentences and grammar – good for strong readers |
| |
|Fun with words – parts of speech |
| |
|Is this sentence correct? practice |
| |
|Grammar and sentence references, #5 interactive exercises |
|Supplies: familiar books, sentence strips, overheads to introduce concepts |
|Technology – Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed.) |
| Computer(s) | VCR | Projection System |
| Printer | Video Camera | Camera |
| Digital Camera | Scanner | Video Conferencing |
| Television | Laser Disk | Other |
|Technology – Software (Click boxes of all software needed.) |
| Microsoft Word | Microsoft Front Page | KidPix |
| Microsoft Excel | Microsoft Internet Explorer | Inspiration |
| Microsoft PowerPoint | SchoolKiT | Clicker 4 |
| Publisher | Encarta Reference Materials | Image Blender/Photo Editor |
|Optional Technology Extensions |Create a Class’ slide show with the student’s multimedia project. |
| |Insert sound (student reading his or her complete sentence) into slide show. |
| |Take digital pictures or scan photographs and have the children write complete sentences about |
| |them. |
|Key Word Search |Complete sentences, writing, predicate, subject, types of sentences, subject-verb agreement |
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