Syntax Surgery Lesson Plan

Original Sentence:

Verb Tense:

Other key grammatical features:

Syntax Rule:

Language Objective:
Grammar Dissection Steps:
a) Display sentence out of order. Read words, explain unknown vocabulary
b) Construct Grammar Wall. Explain/review the parts of speech
c) Categorize words under parts of speech
d) Think aloud to construct sentence with students.

Guided reconstruction steps:

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Find the possible verbs.

Find the possible subjects.
Find possible adjectives.
Match other adjectives to nouns.
Find possible prepositions.
6. Match prepositions to nouns/noun phrases.

Shuffles
(That address verb tense and grammatical
features.)

Shuffle
Shuffle
Shuffle
Shuffle
Shuffle

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New Sentence