Third graders explore the four kinds of sentences, from statements and questions to commands and exclamations, learning what each one does and the punctuation that ends it.
Students will be able to…
The same words can tell, ask, command, or exclaim. What are the four types of sentences, and how does each one end?
Project this and open each card to explore the four types of sentences and the punctuation each one uses.
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“You are ready” and “Are you ready?” use the same words but do different jobs. What changes a sentence's job?
Students explore sentence types.
Students add the right punctuation.
Students write each type.
Students reflect on sentence types.
Aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.
Produce simple, compound, and complex sentences.
Use correct end punctuation for each sentence type.
Explain the function of the four sentence types.
Write sentences suited to purpose.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students pick a topic and write one of each sentence type, punctuating each correctly, so the four types become theirs to use. A printable sentence-types worksheet is in the English Language Arts library.
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