Grammar and Mechanics 7-8 Teacher Resources

Sentence Types	Parts of Speech
Transition Words	Punctuation
Teaching Strategies/Current Trends

Sentence types:

 -Declarative sentences make statements or express opinions. They tell something about a person, place, thing or idea. (example: I am in sixth grade at the Middle School where my teacher is Ms. Davidson.)

    --Imperative sentences make commands. The subject is often "you" and is understood.  (example: Please clean the room and feed the dog.) The sentence doesn't say who should clean their room and feed the dog, but when your mom asks you to do those things, you know who she means!

    --Interrogative sentences ask questions. (example: Did you do your homework last night?)

    --Exclamatory sentences express strong emotions or surprise. (example: Wow!  That was the best fireworks display I've ever seen!)

Descriptions of these types of sentences:  simple, compound, and complex
http://owl.ccd.cccoes.edu/owl/handouts/SenTyp_Exp.html

Sentence combining
There is a narrative section and a few simple lesson plans for sentence combining on this site.
http://www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1979/4/79.04.06.x.html#b

There is a printable worksheet at this site.
http://interneg.org/interneg/training/esl/module/activities/sent_combining.html
 
 
 
 
 
 

Parts of Speech

JABBERWOCKY NONSENSE --A Web Quest. A web quest lesson plan using Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky". The conclusion to the lesson states its purpose: "You should now have a better understanding of basic parts of speech and poetic creativity. You should also be familiar with at least a couple of poems by Lewis Carroll."
http://wapiti.pvs.k12.nm.us/~Computer/Jabber.htm

Nouns
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/nouns.html

Pronouns
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/pronouns.html

Verbs
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/verbs.html

Adjectives
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/adjectve.html

Adverbs
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/adverbs.html

Prepositions/Prepositional Phrases
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/preposit.html
 

Direct Objects-
This site explains direct and indirect objects
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm#objects

Indirect Objects-
This site explains direct and indirect objects
http://webster.commnet.edu/grammar/objects.htm#objects
 
 

Punctuation
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/punct.html
 

Quotation Marks
University of Ottawa
http://www.uottawa.ca/academic/arts/writcent/hypergrammar/qmarks.html
 
 
 

Transition words
Need a list of transition words?  This site has a list of words to use that show similarity.
http://teenwriting.about.com/library/blank/blstory2037.htm

This site has a list of words to use that show conclusion or result.
http://teenwriting.about.com/library/blank/blstory2034.htm

This site has a list of words to use that show contrast.
http://teenwriting.about.com/library/blank/blstory2035.htm
 

Teaching Strategies/Current Trends