Fragments: English 43 (High Intermediate ESOL/Low Basic Skills)

1. Goal: Students will be better prepared to edit and revise their own writing with an
understanding of fragments and how to self-correct them.
2. Objective
a. Terminal Objectives
i. Students will be able to identify the four different types of fragments
ii. Students will be able to correct the fragments using two different strategies
iii. Students will be able to use the revision strategies with their own written
work and that of their writers group
b. Enabling Objectives
i. Students will follow along to a Direct Instruction Presentation about the
different fragments
ii. Students will have the opportunity to correct sentences throughout the
Power Point
iii. Students will work as a class on Editing Practice: Fixing Fragments
iv. Students will work independently to fix fragments on a sample essay
portion
v. Students will use the revision strategies on their essay draft
vi. Students will participate in a pair Kinetic Activity: Cut-out sentence strips
(If time permits)
3. Materials
a. Power Point Presentation Fragments and How to Fix them!
b. Editing Practice: Fixing Fragments Worksheets
c. Sample Essay portion: This will be part of an essay written by the teacher that has
different types of fragments.
4. Procedure
a. Free Write (15 min): Students will be given 7 minutes to write freely in their
writers journal on the topic Recycling. After the students have finished writing
there will be a quick review of the different types of sentences (Simple,
Compound, Complex, Complex-Compound). The students will then return to their
free write to count how many sentences of each they have. If they are missing a
certain type of sentence, they will be given time to write one that relates back to
their free write. The students will then share out their new sentences.
b. Direct Instruction (30 min): Mr. Morton Video will be the introduction to the
lesson about Fragments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdUXxdmhIsw
Then the teacher will begin the lesson with a short introduction of Editing and
Revising. This will also include a short review of correcting sentence structure
and why it is important to have sentence variety. The teacher will then continue to
explain the four different types of fragments,-ing fragments, dependent clauses,
prepositional phrases, and Infinitive phrase, and how they can be fixed.
Throughout the Direct Instruction students will be given examples to elaborate
and to correct as a group and independently.

c. Editing Practice: Fixing Fragments (15 min): Class will work

collaboratively to complete the worksheet. Students will have to agree on the type
of fragment and review the different ways that the sentence can be fixed.
d. Sample Essay Portion (20 min): Teacher will read the sample portion of the
essay exaggerating the punctuation of the incorrect fragments. After the paragraph
has been read, the teacher will return to the first sentence, and make the first
correction. Then the students will work independently to revise the paragraph.
Once all the students have completely the paragraph alone, they will work with a
partner and go sentence by sentence, ensuring that they agree on all the fragments.
After the pairs have worked together, the class will complete the paragraph. The
teacher will show that there are different ways that the sentences can be corrected
into.
e. Essay Revision (10 min): Students will be given time to look over their
competed essay draft for any fragments. At this time the teacher will walk around
answering any specific questions about the students work.
f. Wrap-up (5 min): Teacher will do a quick review of the fragments and announce
the homework. For next class period, the students will be learning more revision
techniques that they will be able to apply to their drafts.