Grades 9 & 10
Language Arts
Written and Oral English 
Language Conventions
Standard 1

WRITTEN AND ORAL ENGLISH
LANGUAGE CONVENTIONS.


 
Resources
Lesson Plans
Assessments
1.1
pg. 75-79 in Language and Writing Skills Worksheets
1.2-1.3
pg. 1021-1061 (Language handbook in Elements of Literature Fourth Course.)
1.4
N/A
1.1
Students complete worksheets on kinds of clauses, the adjective clause, the adverb clause, and the noun clause.
1.2-1.3
Conference regularly with students one-on-one to teach correct manuscript form and critique writing and legibility.
1.4
Make overheads of correct student samples of research papers.  Keep sample papers for student reference. 
Previously Published Data
1.) Students will read from a literary selection containing complex sentences. From this selection they will identify independent and subordinate clauses which they later use as a model for writing their own sentences. Example: After the class has read The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the teacher selects passages depicting Tan's writing style for students to re-read aloud. Students then analyze the sentence structure in these passages.

Passage: "The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons." Directions: From the above quotation, students will:

  • Identify the independent and subordinate clauses 
  • Identify parts of speech and sentence structure, such as subjects, verbs, and participles 
  • Change the sentence so it is written as two shorter sentences 
  • Contrast the effects of the different versions 
  • Write an original sentence patterned after the author's sentence

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    Follow-up: Students read their original sentences aloud to the class

    1.1
    Review test on pg. 79
    1.2-1.3
    Currently unavailable
    1.4
    N/A
    Previously Published Data

    1.) Students will take a standardized test of grammar and usage provided by the teacher or publisher, followed by an original piece of writing. The writing should exemplify the following:

  • Use of independent and dependent (subordinate) clauses 
  • Correct spelling, punctuation, and capitalization 
  • Legibility

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    The teacher may want to give this paper two grades, one for content and one for grammar.