I put a sentence containing a dependent clause on sentence strips.
Then, I cut them apart by words or word groups and have the
students put them in order. I ask the "dependent clause" people
to step aside, and see that the sentence is complete without the
clause, discussing also, that the dependent clause couldn't make
it on it's own.

On 9/29/09, Linde Carley wrote:
> On 9/29/09, Jr high tchr wrote:
>> I am looking for a way to teach this so that my struggling
>> 7th graders understand! Thanks.
>
> Are you familiar with the Sentence Writing Strategies out of
> the University of Kansas? Look on Amazon for a book called:
> Proficiency in the Sentence Writing Strategy by Jean
> Schumaker. It's great direct instruction. You may want to
> teach the entire group of lessons and not just the
> independent/dependent clause lessons

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