Title – Sentence Combinations

By – Regina O’Dwyer

Primary Subject – Language Arts

Grade Level – Middle school – Special Ed

Duration of the lesson – 30 minutes

Note:

This is an expressive language skills lesson for special education students.

Purpose:

To develop the ability to combine sentences with the appropriate use of clauses.

Lesson Format:

Individual or Group

Materials:

9 x 12 piece of oak tag

Description of Lesson:

Explain that there are different ways to combine sentences without relying on “and” or “because” as conjunctions. Give the children three sentences, either orally or written on the tagboard. Such as:
1. The boy walked to town.
   
2. The boy is named Bob.
   
3. The boy wore a yellow shirt.

The children’s job is to combine the three thoughts into a single sentence such as “Bob, who wore a yellow shirt, walked to town.”

Method of Evaluation:

Observe each child ‘s ability to combine sentences. Obtain a percentage of correct responses by dividing the number of correct responses made by the total number of responses possible.

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