Give sentence type instruction a boost with this informative powerpoint presentation! Learn about the four types of sentences; imperative, exclamatory, interrogative, and declarative, then check for understanding with a 10-question pop quiz. 

Concepts

imperative sentences, imperatives, interrogative sentences, interrogatives, exclamation points, exclamatory sentences, question marks, periods, sentence structure

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Print slides on a full sheet of paper and display them around the room for future reference 
• Direct a teacher's aid to run through the presentation while you pull a small group for additional support, or vise versa 

Classroom Considerations

• The presentation directs pupils to use the teacher's crayons if they do not have a pencil 
• Paper or digital writing tools are required to in order to complete the quiz portion of the presentation 

Pros

• The quiz adds humor to the lesson with some silly sentence examples that are directed towards the class 
• Slide show opens as an editable copy in order to make changes to fit the needs of your class 
• The presentation starts with a quick review of context clues and sentence end points

Cons

• Imperative sentences do not reflect a strong imperative example 

Common Core

L.1.1.a L.1.1.j L.1.2.a L.1.2.b L.2.2.a L.3.2.a L.4.2.a