Sentence Lesson Plans

Seventh graders use literature to study the conventions and usage of sentence structures. They produce both oral and written narratives that demonstrate proper sentence structure in this unit.

Students explore parts of speech by writing elaborate sentences. In this sentence structure lesson, students view a "sentence carousel" on the overhead which instructs students to turn simple sentences into well written descriptions by adding specific nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives. Students analyze each word they add to a sentence and discuss how it improves the quality of the writing.

Learners write telling sentences. In this writing lesson plan, students find an animal picture in a magazine and write two telling sentences about the picture.

Students change sentences by adding descriptions to their writing. In this descriptive writing lesson, students take simple sentences and add adjectives, adverbs and descriptive phrases. Students edit to make their sentences more precise.

Students complete work with sentence structure. In this sentence structure lesson, students go over the definition of a sentence before deciding whether given groups of words are sentences. They view and identify the sentences on a teacher made chart.

Students read a book and identify the action words in the sentence that tell about the animals. In this action words lesson, students create their own action verb sentences about animals.

Students focus on sentence structure, and how to construct the necessary elements for a sentence to be considered complete. They practice diagramming sentences, focusing on the independent and dependent clauses.

Learners create different types of sentences. In this sentence writing lesson, students use various types of sentences to make writing interesting. Learners play online games and use the interactive whiteboard to practice.

Seventh graders discuss the goals of the lesson plan. They write on the board a sequence of sentences describing the season, and the type of weather. Students describe how many, what color, and what each piece of clothing is illustrated by a teacher provided illustration or drawing. Students read and discuss a selection about the climate in Chile, looking for weather expressions.

Students study how to make a complete sentence. They "drag and drop" the words using the mouse. This is a fantastic activity to use with "Word Wall Words." It provides practice in making sentences, as well as recognizing words.