Sentence Types
Clauses
Strategies
EL Scenario Facts
Brain Break Trivia
100

How many types of sentences are there? What are their names?

4 types:

1. Simple

2. Compound

3. Complex

4. Compound-complex

100

Define clause. 

A clause is the basic unit of grammar, a group of words containing both a subject (who/what is doing something) and a verb (the action or state of being).

100

How many listed strategies did we suggest for Mateo?

5 Strategies:

1. Spanish to English Bridging

2. Oral Reading with Echo

3. Sentence Frames

4. Repetitive Pattern Reading 

5. Vocabulary Pre-Teaching 

100

What was the name of the Dual-Language book we used for our EL student? 

"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? "

100

What animal is Timon in The Lion King?

Meerkat

200

A ______  __________ contains one independent clause.

Simple Sentence

200

An __________ _______ can form sentences on their own.

Independent Clause

200

Referring to all of the strategies that we have covered, which strategy does this example show?

  • Teacher reads first
  • Mateo echoes one line at a time
  • Progress to reading in unison

Oral Reading with echo

200

What grade level is Mateo in?

2nd grade

200

What planet is known as the Red Planet

Mars

300

A compound sentence contains 2 independent clauses and a _______ __________ like... (give 2 examples)

Coordinating Conjunction:

-for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

300

This is a type of dependent clause, and is used to modify a noun or pronoun.

Relative Clause

300

Strategy Vocabulary Pre-Teaching

Before reading, we as educators should....



  • Do a picture walk through a book 
  • introduce animal names and colors in both languages 
300

What is Mateo's English Proficiency Level?

Emerging–Developing EL

300

What does IEP stand for?

Individualized Education Program

400

Is this example a complex or compound sentence? 

"As John was arriving at work, he realized he had forgotten his lunch. "

Complex:

1 Independent Clause 

1 or more dependent clauses

400

Which part of the sentence shows the dependent clause?


When I go to the movies, I usually buy popcorn.

When I go to the movies

400

What is one reason why the Spanish-to-English bridging strategy works? 

Possible Answers:

  • Honors Mateo’s first language
  • Strengthens cross-linguistic connections
  • Prevents loss of Spanish literacy skills
400

What is one reading challenge that Mateo struggles with?

Possible Answers: 

    •    Limited academic vocabulary in English

    •    Struggles with English sentence structure and verb tenses

    •    Occasionally avoids reading aloud due to fear of mispronunciation

    •    Difficulty transferring phonics skills from Spanish to English (especially vowel sounds)

400

Name 3 characters in Ratatouille.

Possible Answers:

Remy, Linguini, Colette, Gusteau, Emile, Chef Skinner, Django (Remy's Dad), or Anton Ego.

500

Define a compound-complex sentence.

A sentence that contains ONE or MORE independent clauses and ONE or MORE dependent clauses. 

500

What are the TOP 3 most common "Noun Clauses"? 

1. Silent E rule

2. Sound of "Y"

3. 'C' or 'K' rule 

500

Finish this strategy. 

"_________ reinforces English word order."

Word Bank:

  • Repetition 
  • Fluency 
  • Confidence 
  • Decoding


Repetition!

Through the Repetitve Pattern Reading.

500

What is one reason why the dual-language book selected for Mateo was most effective?

Possible Answers:

1. Strong Visual supports

2. Highly repetitive sentence structures 

3. Clear question & answer pattern

4. Spanish and English (Translanguaging)

5. Aligns with his interest in animals

500

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