Sentence Sense, Level A: 2 book set

This two book set of consumable student workbooks complements Writing Matters and provides:

• 144 pages of instruction and activities in two separate parts
• consumable resource – buy 1 for each student!

Key features:

• includes concept instruction
• includes practice with each concept using a variety of activities
• focuses students’ primary attention on generating their own writing
• designed for mainstream Grade 3 and remedial Grades 3-5
• field tested with both mainstream and remedial students
• aligned with most state standards, including the Common Core

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Table of Contents

Book One

Unit A: Building a Simple Sentence

• Nouns
• Verbs (Action)
• Simple Subjects & Predicates
• Common & Proper Nouns
• Simple Sentences

Unit B: Different Kinds of Sentences

• Compound Subjects
• Compound Predicates
• Complete Subjects & Predicates
• Kinds of Sentences

Unit C: Other Parts of Speech

• Verb Tenses (Past, Present, Future)
• Adjectives (Article & Standard)
• Pronouns (Subject & Object)
• Adverbs (Describe Verbs)
• Prepositions (Concrete - Introduction)

Book Two

Unit D: An Introduction to Clauses

• What's in a Clause
• Independent & Dependent Clauses
• Simple Sentences (as Independent Clauses)

Unit E: Compound Sentences

• Conjunctions (coordinating )
• Compound Sentences (I,fanboyI)

Unit F: More on Parts of Speech

• Nouns (Idea)
• Linking Verbs (to be)
• Comparative & Superlative Adjectives
• Kinds of Pronouns (Reflexive, Indefinite, Demonstrative, Interrogative)
• Verb Tenses (Progressive)

Unit G: Complex Sentences

• Conjunctions (subordinating )
• Complex Sentences (with Adverb Clauses) - D,I
• Complex Sentences (with Adverb Clauses) - ID