Mentor Texts(s): Trouper Saturdays and Teacakes Fireflies Marshfield Dreams Anchor Chart(S): Revision Teaching Point # 2 I can craft sentences that use prepositions Learning Target: Independent Practice to create fluency and variety. Students will work on rereading their drafts. They need to locate places where Inform/ Review (1-2 min): their sentences begin the same, are the Good writers/ authors make sure to use a variety of same length, or need length in general. sentences that flow. In the skipped space or on the back, have Today we are going to use prepositions to help with students add prepositions or phrases to the flow of our sentences. add fluency and variety to their memoirs. Present/Model (5-7 min): Student Handout(s): Using the mentor texts from immersion, pull excerpts that contain prepositions and/or prepositional phrases. Standards: Suggestion: Make a powerpoint and/or flipchart with ELAGGSE5L1: Demonstrate command of the these quotes from the text. conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. Model using your own draft: read through and find a. Explain the function of conjunctions, places where your sentences are the same length or prepositions, and interjections in general and begin the same way. Refer to the prepositional their function in particular sentences. phrases handout to help you rewrite some of these sentences. Guided Practice (3-5 min) Display a sample paragraph. Working together, have students determine where there is a need for sentence variety or fluidity. Have them give suggestions of prepositions and/or phrases that would make it better.
Mentor Texts(s): Trouper Saturdays and Teacakes Fireflies Marshfield Dreams Anchor Chart(S): Revision Teaching Point # 2 Learning Target: I can craft sentences that use prepositions to create fluency and variety. Inform/ Review (1-2 min): Good writers/ authors make sure to use a variety of sentences that flow. Today we are going to use prepositions to help with the flow of our sentences. Present/Model (5-7 min): Using the mentor texts from immersion, pull excerpts that contain prepositions and/or prepositional phrases. Suggestion: Make a powerpoint and/or flipchart with these quotes from the text. Model using your own draft: read through and find places where your sentences are the same length or begin the same way. Refer to the prepositional phrases handout to help you rewrite some of these sentences. Guided Practice (3-5 min) Display a sample paragraph. Working together, have students determine where there is a need for sentence variety or fluidity. Have them give suggestions of prepositions and/or phrases that would make it better. Independent Practice Students will work on rereading their drafts. They need to locate places where their sentences begin the same, are the same length, or need length in general. In the skipped space or on the back, have students add prepositions or phrases to add fluency and variety to their memoirs. Student Handout(s): Standards: ELAGGSE5L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. a. Explain the function of conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections in general and their function in particular sentences.
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