Grade Level: 5th Grade

Objectives:

By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:

1. Identify characteristics that make for an effective sentence.
2. Analyze effective sentences and identify the parts.
3. Write their own effective sentences.

Materials:

-Whiteboard or chalkboard -Writing paper -Pencils

Anticipatory Set:

Show the students examples of two different types of sentences: one effective sentence and one ineffective sentence. (Example: An effective sentence: The cat drank the milk. An ineffective sentence: Cat the milk drank.)

Question:

What do you think makes these two sentences different?

Instructional Input:

Discuss the characteristics of an effective sentence with the students:

-A complete sentence must have a subject and verb. -It should be clear and concise. -It must be grammatically correct. -It must make sense.

Guided Practice:

Instruct the students to analyze several example sentences and identify the subject, verb, and each component that makes for an effective sentence. Ask for a volunteer to come up to the board and put a checkmark or an X next to the features of each sentence, as applicable.

Independent Practice:

Allow the students to then practice writing their own effective sentences, using their own ideas.

Closure:

Review the lesson objectives and the subject, verb, and components that make a sentence effective.

Assessment:

Have the students turn in the sentences they wrote as independent practice as an assessment.