Teacher Resources for Instructional Planning


Grade 10, Language Arts Std # III-1: Correct run-on sentences, sentence fragments, and comma splices (Recognize the difference between independent and subordinate clauses)

Lesson Plans: Teachers' Handbook of Lesson Plans Sentence fragments and run-on sentence lesson plans geared toward GED students

Resources: Guide to Grammar and Writing Useful teacher information American Heritage Book of English Usage A detailed look at grammar, style, diction, word formation, gender, social groups and scientific forms Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Students create a journal which starts with pictures and words from their first language. (I, T) Students compose and decorate an appropriate party invitation. (B, I, T) Students may make or bring in note cards and write a thank-you note for a recently received gift. (I, T) Students write a letter to cheer up someone in the hospital. (T) Students write a simple letter to a college or university of their choice requesting a student catalog and application. Using a word processor, students should type, edit, print, and send the letter. (I, T) Students keep a written, non-graded journal in which they free-write, and the teacher then responds in writing.
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