Language Arts Unit Activity Lesson PlanIntroductionIn this unit, students have studied sentence combining. In this lesson, they will practice identifying simple and compound sentences. Lesson Description Students will determine which of eight sentences are simple and which sentences are compound. Instructional Objectives
Simple: Apes, monkeys, and humans are primates. Simple: A large brain and opposable thumbs are two common primate traits. Compound: However, apes are larger than monkeys, and apes don't have tails. Simple: Gibbons, chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas make up the ape family. Compound: Apes are big and powerful, but they can also be gentle. Simple: A gorilla at an Illinois zoo once picked up and carried a young boy to safety after the boy fell into the gorilla's habitat. Compound: There are about 130 species of monkeys, and scientists divide them into two main groups. Simple: The pygmy marmoset lives in South American rain forests and spends its time in trees. Log InThe resource you requested requires you to enter a username and password below: | ||