Lessons and Activities

Clause Chapter Review

25 review problems for chapter 8 of Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, published by BJUPress; uses Vote units; covers phrases, dependent and independent clauses, and simple/compound/complex sentences

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Grammar

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 16, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Diagramming Different Kinds of Sentences (exercise 8-5)

exercise 8-5 (pp. 170-171) in Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, 3rd ed., published by BJUPress; deciding if sentences are simple, compound, or complex, and then diagramming them; deals with the pony express

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  Historical Cultures & Periods

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 3, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Simple or Compound? (exercise 8-4)

Exercise 8-4 from pages 168-169 of Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, 3rd ed., published by BJUPress; distinguishing between simple and compound sentences; about Psalms in the Bible

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Grammar

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 3, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Simple or Compound? (exercise 8-3)

Exercise 8-3 from page 168 of Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, 3rd ed., published by BJUPress; distinguishing between simple and compound sentences; about Clarence Birdseye and flash-freezing food

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Inventions

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 3, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Phrase or Clause Introduction

introduction to distinguishing between phrases and clauses, using 7th grade level math word problems; includes solving the math problems as well

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Measurement

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Simple, Compound, and Complex Sentences

explanation of simple, compound, and complex sentences using pages 166-170 in Writing & Grammar 7 for Christian Schools by BJUPress

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14, Gr. 9 | Age 15

• Subjects:

  Grammar

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Phrase or Clause? (exercise 8-2)

Exercise 8-2 from Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, published by BJUPress; uses Mimio Vote

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Grammar

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Phrase or Clause? (exercise 8-1)

Exercise 8-1 from Writing and Grammar 7 for Christian Schools, published by BJUPress; uses Mimio Vote

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Earth Sciences

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Feb. 2, 2013

Posted by:

ntipton

Functions of Prepositional Phrases

interactive lesson to introduce adjectival and adverbial prepositional phrases

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 6 | Age 12, Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Grammar

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 19, 2012

Posted by:

ntipton

Unscramble the Sentence

team activity in which students unscramble the words of a sentence and then place each word on a diagram and label the sentence patterns

• Grade Level(s):

  Gr. 7 | Age 13, Gr. 8 | Age 14

• Subjects:

  Wars

• Language:

  English

• Posted:

  Dec. 18, 2012

Posted by:

ntipton