6 - Syntax Surgery

Objective:

By the end of the lesson each student will be able to construct a grammatically correct sentence in the declarative,
negative and interrogative form.
Standard Reference:
ELP Standard: Sentence Construction The student will demonstrate knowledge of parts of speech by:

PE-10: repeating a
sentence (S-V-O-P)
using subject + verb +
prepositional phrase.
(math, science, social studies)
E-10: completing a B-10: producing sentences LI-10: producing HI-10: producing
given sentence (S-V-O-P) using given sentences (S-V-O-P) sentences (S-V-O-P)
(S-V-O-P) by subjects, verbs and using subjects, verbs and using subjects, verbs and
using subject + prepositional phrases, with prepositional phrases, prepositional phrases, with
verb + subject-verb agreement. with instructional support. subject-verb agreement.
(math, science, social studies) (math, science, social studies) (math, science, social studies)
prepositional
phrase.
(math, science, social studies)

Rationale for Lesson Based Upon Student Data:

In order to comprehend complex text, students need to understand word order and complex sentence
construction in addition to converting sentences from declarative to interrogative to negative.

Content Teacher Behavior Student Behavior Assessment

Standards and Presenting Instructional Content Activities and Materials Academic Feedback
Objectives
Prior to instruction, teacher will prepare
word cards for the selected sentence and
post on the whiteboard out of order.

Hands-on
Construct a Give each student or student pair the Students work in Placing the word
grammatically sentence. Ask them to cut apart the pairs or individually cards in the proper
correct sentience words. Indicate words that need be to cut apart the order
from out of order reserved such as the interrogatives and words and put the
cards. negatives as well as the question mark. cards in order. Chorally
Once the words are separated as the Chorally they will responding
students to work as individuals or pairs to read the sentence
form the sentence. Monitor the students from the board.
as they work. When all or most have
finished, ask them to orally assist you in
forming the sentence on the board.
Prepositional Ask the students if they were to ignore Students will shift Placing the word
phrases can be the capital letter, to find another word the phrases in the cards in a different
moved to different order. sentence. order.
positions within a
sentence.
Form an Using the reserved cards, ask the Students will form Forming the
interrogative and students to form the interrogative and the interrogative and interrogative and
negative form of then the negative form of the sentence. negative by adding negative with the
the sentence. Ask the students if the form of the verb is the correct words additional cards
impacted and how. and changing the and identifying if
verb form if the verb form
necessary. changes.

Identify parts of Ask the students to identify various parts Students will place Correctly placing
speech of speech by placing the words on the the word cards on the word cards on
graphic organizer. the graphic the graphic
organizer. organizer.
Eyes on
Orally reconstruct Post the word cards on the board out of Students share the Orally sentence
an out of order order. Ask the students to mentally sentence orally with
sentence. reform the sentence in their head. Have a partner.
them share the sentence with a partner.
Call on a student to share the
reconstructed sentence orally.
Reconstruct an out Ask the students to write the Students write the Written sentence
of order sentence reconstructed sentence in their sentence in the
in writing. composition book. composition book.
Identify parts of Construct the sentence on the board. Ask Students share the Require the
speech orally. the students to identify the parts of part of speech orally students to answer
speech. Post the word cards on the with a partner and in complete
grammar wall. chorally with a sentence and
group. justify their
answer:

____ is a noun
because ____.