REVISING

Student Learning Objective:

Students will be able to identify incorrect answer choices by recognizing "imposter sentences" (fragments, run-ons, comma splices, and awkward sentences).

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Comma Splice Carl

Sentence Crime:

He sticks two complete sentences together with only a comma.

Evidence of Crime:

I shuffled through packets of information about potential summer jobs, I came across something that stood out.

Fragment Fred

Sentence Crime:

He pretends that parts of sentences (fragments) are whole sentences. His pretend sentences make you say, “Huh?”

Evidence of Crime:

As I shuffled through packets of information about potential summer jobs.

Awkward Arthur

Sentence Crime:

His sentences don’t make sense. These sentences contain ideas that are out of order or repeated.

Evidence of Crime:

Information for potential summer jobs is what the packets were about that I shuffled through.

Run-on Ralph

Sentence Crime:

He sticks two complete sentences together with thin air, or no punctuation at all to separate the two sentences.

Evidence of Crime:

I shuffled through packets of information about potential summer jobs I came across something that stood out.

WHOLE-CLASS SLIDES

Did you know that there are sentence bad guys scattered all throughout the STAAR test?? These bad guy sentences are NEVER EVER the correct answer and can be eliminated instantly no matter how good the sentence sounds.

Now that you've been introduced to the four bad guys, can you identify them when they're in a crowd? Spot the bad guys on these slides!

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SENTENCE BAD GUYS DIGITAL QUESTION TRAIL

Directions:

Complete your handout by using the passages below.

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Complete the BACKWARDS SCR below.

PASSAGE...

BACKWARDS SCR Task Card - REV.pdf

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After you finish, click on one of the buttons below to play a grammar review game!

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