OBJECTIVE 1.1.3.5.

Anchor Standard #1 Sentence Components
Benchmark #3 Complete Idea

Objective #1.1.3.5. Given a written sentence, identify the two main components (Subject/Predicate) and state the type of each (e.g. subject is a WHO and the predicate is DESCRIBE).

 

LESSON PLAN

Lesson Materials:

  • Laptop
  • LCD projector
  • Laptop with slide presentation
  • whiteboard
  • markers
  • Sentence Structure mat on floor
  • Individual Sentence Structure rubrics
  • two markers per student

Lesson Procedure:

Create a slide presentation (PowerPoint, Keynote, etc.) using the following format:

  • Slides 1-10 individual slides with an English subject word: man, boy, pig, pizza, fireman, girl, keys, book, grandma, brother
  • Slides 11-20 individual slides: (Mix up the predicate types in the slide progression.)

4 WHAT HAPPENED English words-one per slide: play, eat, jump, run

3 HAS predicates: has a book, has a doll, has ice cream

3 DESCRIBE predicates: is big, is a teacher, is yellow

  • Slides 21-31 Individual sentences from Target English sentences below
  1. Pass out Sentence Structure rubrics and markers (e.g. any manipulative that can be placed on the rubric to indicate a response for subject and predicate).
  1. Review WHO and WHAT subjects. Show the slide presentation with slides 1-10 showing the subject words. Ask students to put their marker on the Subject box WHO or WHAT that matches the subject on the slide (e.g. English word man-WHO, etc.).
  1. Review WHAT HAPPENED, HAS AND DESCRIBE predicates. Show slides 11-20, which show the various predicate words. Ask students to put their marker on the Predicate box that matches the predicate on the slide (e.g. English phrase has a book- HAS predicate, etc.).
  1. Next, students will see complete English sentences on slides 21-31. They will analyze the sentence according to the component parts by placing markers on the subject and predicate boxes. Do the Practice sentence together: The girl runsgirl– WHO subject, runs– WHAT HAPPENED predicate. Continue with rest of the sentences allowing all students to answer by simultaneously putting the two markers on their individual rubrics.

Target English sentences

Practice: The girl runs.

  1.  The ball rolls.
  2.  Pizza is hot.
  3. Mom has milk.
  4.  The teacher writes.
  5. The girl has a cookie.
  6. Grandma walks.
  7. Pizza is good.
  8. The car is dirty.
  9. Superman is strong.
  10. The bird has a worm.