Grade 07 ELA - EC: E07.D.1.1.7
Continuum of Activities
The list below represents a continuum of activities: resources categorized by Standard/Eligible Content that teachers may use to move students toward proficiency. Using LEA curriculum and available materials and resources, teachers can customize the activity statements/questions for classroom use.
This continuum of activities offers:
- Instructional activities designed to be integrated into planned lessons
- Questions/activities that grow in complexity
- Opportunities for differentiation for each student’s level of performance
Grade Levels
7th Grade
Course, Subject
English Language Arts
Related Academic Standards / Eligible Content
Activities
- Define sentence fragments.
- Define run-on sentences.
- Categorize sentences in a passage as fragment or run on.
- Review and edit writing to eliminate fragments and run ons. Identify run ons and fragments, and make edits to resolve them.
Answer Key/Rubric
- Student defines sentence fragment as a string of words that cannot stand alone as a full thought. The sentence may be missing a subject and/or a verb.
- Student defines run on sentence as one that contains two or more independent clauses without appropriate punctuation or a conjunction.
- Student will categorize sentences as either run-on or fragments. Sources for the activity can be found online including:
- http://www.quia.com/rr/235542.html
- http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/cgi-shl/quiz.pl/fragments_quiz.htm.
- Student demonstrates an ability to edit for run on sentences and fragments and makes adjustments to resolve those errors.
