English Language Arts6-8
Revising Run-On Sentences
By Amelia T.
This 5-day ELA packet for 8th graders focuses on revising run-on sentences. Students will learn to identify sentence types and practice transforming sentences with multiple independent clauses into varied simple, compound, and complex structures. The content connects to themes of choices and identity found in classic literature.
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Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use Day 1 for bell work introducing sentence types and their definitions.
- Days 2-5 provide practice revising run-on sentences, connecting to literary themes.
- Discussion question: How can sentence structure impact the meaning or emphasis of a sentence?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Provide sentence frames or examples of correct revisions.
- Extension for advanced students: Challenge them to revise sentences into compound-complex structures or to write their own run-on sentences for peers to revise.
English Language Arts6-8
Revising Run-On Sentences
By Amelia T.
This 5-day ELA packet for 8th graders focuses on revising run-on sentences. Students will learn to identify sentence types and practice transforming sentences with multiple independent clauses into varied simple, compound, and complex structures. The content connects to themes of choices and identity found in classic literature.
Customize for your classroom
Teacher Guide & Tips
- Use Day 1 for bell work introducing sentence types and their definitions.
- Days 2-5 provide practice revising run-on sentences, connecting to literary themes.
- Discussion question: How can sentence structure impact the meaning or emphasis of a sentence?
- Scaffold for struggling readers: Provide sentence frames or examples of correct revisions.
- Extension for advanced students: Challenge them to revise sentences into compound-complex structures or to write their own run-on sentences for peers to revise.