It will look like this:Įxtension Lesson to Fix Errors in Grammatical FormĪnother common mistake with combining information using "and" is that students do not maintain the same grammatical form. This will help the student visualize the function of these parts of speech. The teacher can also create a notecard with the word bridge "and" and another note card with a comma. Have the student pull two simple sentence note cards and practicing combining them. Then, have students pick one of each card and create a simple sentence on a new notecard (e.g. Write a variety of nouns with articles, verbs (with or without infinitives) and prepositional phrases on note cards. Practice Creating Simple Sentences on Notecards Here are some multi-sensory re-teaching ideas.ġ. An entire lesson can be devoted to editing peers work just for run-ons.įor the student who struggles with oral language, these ideas may still be hard to grasp. Once students can identify run-ons and fix them in structured practice, students can become "editors" for their peers. Make this sentence shorter without the underlined words. Teachers can cue students to eliminate redundant information by lining up the sentences and underlining the redundant information.įind the words that is the same. However, since information is repeated twice, it is a wordy sentence. For example, "I like to run, and I like to play" is technically correct. Once students understand the basic idea of combining with "and," they will often need additional information on eliminating extraneous information. I like to run, and I like to read.) Teach this in a follow up lesson.įollow up Lesson: Find Mistakes in Papers
At this point, it is not important to focus on whether or not sentences combine redundant information (e.g.
The students should go through the list, identify the run-ons, and fix them. The teacher should create a list with some run-on sentences and some correct sentences. The next step is for students to correct run-on sentences. Practice Correcting Sample Sentences (12 minutes) My friend likes to swim, my friend likes to run, and my friend likes to play.ĥ. My friend likes to swim, run, and play.The cake tastes good, and I ate the cake.Here are some sample ways to combine the sentences from above: The goal is for students to see how "and" can function in a sentence. How can students combine these sentences in different ways? At this point, which combined sentence is "better" is not important.
Have students practice combining the sentences using the word "and."įor example, look at the sentences below: Practice Combining Simple Sentences (12 minutes) Provide students with a variety of 2-3 sentences. Just like too many bridges, too many "ands" make a sentence hard to followĤ.
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