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Presentation Possible answers: Say:

Do you still remember the
A BB story “The Crow and the
1. Thirsty crow 1. A thirsty crow looked for water Pitcher”? What happened to
2. Narrow pitcher 2. Where is the narrow pitcher? the crow
3. Can drink 3. Now, the crow can drink!
Let the pupils give details
about the story. They may
answer in phrases or in
complete sentences. Write
their answer on the board
putting phrases in one column
and sentences another
column.

Say:
I wrote them on the board.
Let’s read your answer’s again.
2. Modeling/Teaching Say:
Read your number one in
column A. Read number one in
column B. Which tells more
about the crow? Let’s read B 1
again. What else do you notice
about B 1? (B 1 begins with a
capital letter and ends with a
period. This is what you call a
sentence. A sentence express a
complete thought. Write the
word sentence on the board
and have children read it.)

Say:
Is A1 a sentence? Why not?
Does is share a complete
thought like B1? Does it begin
with a capital letter? Does it
ends with a period? So, is it a
sentence? This is what you call
a phrase. A phrase doesn’t
express a complete though.
Write the word phrase on the
board and have children read
it.

Do the same with A2 and B2,

then A3 and B3. Note that for
B2, the punctuation mark is a
 question mark. For B3, the
exclamation point is used.
Have the pupils give the
generalization (see Teaching
Chart).
3. Guided Practice Present the following phrase cards and have the Say:
children read them. Read a card. Is this a phrase or
Explain the Sox is the name of a town. a sentence? Why?

The two cops the crow and the fox Do this with each phrase. Then
Are in the lot go to Sox say: Do you know that you can
The big pot got a mop combine two phrases to make
The water is so hot a sentence. For example, if I
put “two cops” and “go to Sox”
together (illustrate this by
putting the two phrases cards
Divide the class into small groups. Ach group will together), it will make a
combine phrases to make sentences. Each group sentence. Let’s read the
should write two sentences. The sentences should sentence.
make sense. Each sentence should begin with a
capital letter and end with a period. The two cops go to Sox

The big pot is so hot. Say:

The water is so hot. Look at the sentence Does it
Two cops go to Sox. give a complete thought?
He crow and the fox go to Sox. Yes, it does. But there is
Two cops are in the lot. something wrong with the
The crow and the fox are in the lot. sentence. Can you tell?
What should we do to make it
correct?
(Make the word the begin with
a capital letter. Add a period at
the end of the sentence.)