COMPLEX CONSIDERATIONS

Great for guiding grammar gurus, below is a list of activities to teach and reinforce complex sentence skills.

1. Grammar Monster - http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/complex_sentence.htm
2. Kung Fu Panda You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uxCOFY5xMw
3. Quia Quiz game - http://www.quia.com/rr/126726.html
4. Harcourt definition - http://www.harcourtschool.com/glossary/grammar/index_word.html?grade=4&word=complex_sent4.html
5. Grammar Blast: Complex Sentences - http://www.eduplace.com/cgi-bin/hme-quiz-start6-8.cgi?Grade=7&Unit=8&Topic=Complex+Sentences&x=44&y=17
6. Jeopardy - https://jeopardylabs.com/play/simple-compound-complex-sentences
7. On Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/explore/complex-sentences/
8. BBC: Trapped! Sentences - http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/english/spelling_grammar/sentences/play/
9. My Schoolhouse practice quiz - http://www.myschoolhouse.com/courses/O/1/56.asp
10. OWL practice quiz - https://depts.dyc.edu/learningcenter/owl/exercises/clauses_ex2.htm
11. Sentence Structure Challenge - http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz125805e69020.html
12. Printable Game - https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resource/Complex-sentence-game-6117430
13. Sentence Sort - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sensort/index_pre.html
14. Sentence Speedway - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sentence_speedway/index.html
15. Ping Pong - http://reviewgamezone.com/games/superpong/index.php?3580&title=Sentence%20Structure&id=3580
16. Complex Bandstand - http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/sentence_band/index.html
17. Choose best conjunction - http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zy57mbw.htm
18. Soccer - http://reviewgamezone.com/games/supertaker/?4268&title=Simple%20Compound%20%20Complex%20Sentences&id=4268
19. Practice Quiz - http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/sent/clause_quiz.htm
20. Printables - http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/languageartsworksheets/sentence-structure/sentence-structure-worksheets/clauses-worksheets/

11-13-2012 Passively Active Language Learners

Teching the CCCS

English Language Arts Standards

Grades 6-8

Language: Knowledge of Language

Knowledge of Language
L.6-8.3. Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.		RESOURCES
GRADE 6	Vary sentence patterns for meaning, reader/listener interest, and style.* Maintain consistency in style and tone.*	Sentence Types Quiz: Sentence Types Sentence Structure Quiz Sentence Structure Review Sentence Structure Challenge Sentence Structure Practice Game Strategies for Variation Keables Guide to Sentence Structure Sentence Patterns Sentence Variety and Structure handout Writing with Clarity Transformations Varied Sentence Length and Style
GRADE 7	Choose language that expresses ideas precisely and concisely, recognizing and eliminating wordiness and redundancy.*	Less is More Lesson Conciseness Concise Sentence Practice Guide to Grammar: Concise Sentences How to Study: Writing Concisely Using Twitter Cut the Clutter Clarity Handout The Writer's Handbook The Writing Center
GRADE 8	Use verbs in the active and passive voice and in the conditional and subjunctive mood to achieve particular effects (e.g., emphasizing the actor or the action; expressing uncertainty or describing a state contrary to fact).	Active/Passive Voice Active and Passive Voice Active Voice Versus Passive Voice Active Voice, Passive Voice The Passive Voice Active and Passive Tenses Active and Passive Verbs Active or Passive Practice Active and Passive Voice Video Lesson Get it Write Conditional Verb Forms Grammatical Mood The Subjunctive Mood Subjunctive Mood Types of Verbs