Primary WritingCCS LA 1.L.1 Produce and expand complete simple and compound declarative, interrogative, imperative, and exclamatory sentences in response to prompts.
Understanding types of sentences helps students read and write more fluently. Review the anchor charts with students and use Sentence Practice strips for whole group review of the concept before using this activity in stations. Add text of your own to reflect current literature or content being studied.
What’s included:□ Task Card in WORD (click on slide to open in WORD for editing OR open the separate TASK CARD DOC on the website)□ Anchor Charts□ Student Activity Cards for small group work and Practice strips for whole group□ Answer Key for self-checking □ Materials Needed: Comic strips with simple sentences.□ Technology Connection: http://www.iknowthat.com/com/L2?GradeLevel=-1:6&Subject=Language+Arts
STATION TASK CARD Unit 1 2 3 4 ____________ Station Activity Name: Sentence Sort Standard: Conventions of Standard English Skill/Objective: (COPY IN YOUR PASSPORT) Types of Sentences Directions: 1. Work with the students at your station. 2. Take turns reading the anchor charts provided. Be sure you understand each type of sentence. 3. Spread out sentence cards and punctuation marks. The tallest person starts by picking up one sentence card. Read it aloud and tell what type of sentence it is and with which punctuation it should end. 4. Have the student to the right check your work using the Answer Key. If correct, keep the card. If incorrect, put it face down on the table. It is now the next student’s turn.
Challenge: Choose a comic strip. Find a question and an exclamation. Read each aloud with expression and fluency. Reflection: Record the following sentences in your Passport: one declarative, one interrogative and one exclamatory.
