This resource was reviewed using the Curriki Review rubric and received an overall Curriki Review System rating of 3.00, as of 2012-10-29.
Component Ratings:
Technical Completeness: 3
Content Accuracy: 3
Appropriate Pedagogy: 3
Reviewer Comments:
This 12 part resource is all about sentence structure. Highly useful for the teacher of English Language Learners, these lessons are grammar lessons. From simple to complex, they systematically scaffold on each other. The first lesson explains the simple statement and question sentence and word order. The second resource offers an accompanying True/False quiz which assesses the ability to identify a sentence. Other lessons practice using periods, exclamation marks, question marks, commas, semicolons and colons correctly in a sentence. Lessons on affirmative and negative contractions are included, An external link -www.education.smarttech.com/nbivis provides resources for English Language Learners, early childhood development, STEM subjects and differentiated instruction via Notebook interactive viewing. A PPT is part of this rich resource, which asks students to read a passage and guess which structure it uses. Examples of all text structures are included – descriptive, chronological, sequence, cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast. More complicated sentence types are explained and taught, as are active, passive and negative sentences.
" Lesson 1: The Basic Sentence contains instruction on subjects and verbs and word order. There is one practice exercise so that you can reinforce the skills you just learned.
This lesson is part of the Athabasca University Mobile ESL course."
Practice using periods, exclamation marks and question marks correctly in a sentence.
To download Notebook interactive viewer visit www.education.smarttech.com/nbiv
Students read a passage and guess which structure it uses. Examples of all text structures are included: descriptive, chronological, sequence, cause/effect, problem/solution, compare/contrast.
This English As A Second Language/English As A Foreign Language handout explains the use of contractions with Be. It is intended for low beginner ESL/EFL adult student, but may work well in elementary school and high school beginner ESL classes. It has many colorful photos. It uses adjectives. The activities are: change sentences from the full form to the contracted form, and uncscable the words and write the sentence.
"Lesson 62: Simple Sentence Types contains instruction on the seven basic types of sentences. There are two practice exercises so that you can reinforce the skills you just learned.
This lesson is part of the Athabasca University Mobile ESL course."
"Lesson 63: Complex Sentence Types contains instruction on the eight types of of complex sentences. There are three practice exercises so that you can reinforce the skills you just learned.
This lesson is part of the Athabasca University Mobile ESL course."
"Lesson 42: Passive Sentences contains instruction on the active and passive, agents, and on how to make active sentences passive. There are two practice exercises so that you can reinforce the skills you just learned.
This lesson is part of the Athabasca University Mobile ESL course."
" Lesson 5: Negative Sentences contains instruction on negative sentences with the verb be, with one-word verb formations, with other verb formations and on word agreement. There is one practice exercise so that you can reinforce the skills you just learned.
This lesson is part of the Athabasca University Mobile ESL course."
This file opens with the SMART Ideas software. It covers the way clauses interact with other parts of a sentence.
This resource is part of the Clause Unit and the English 10 course.