If your students can write sentences but can’t yet control them — mixing up compound and complex, dropping commas, writing run-ons — this unit gives them the tools and the practice to change that. Six complete lesson sequences covering every sentence type, three double-sided worksheets, and a 40-point assessment with answer key. Students learn to identify, write, punctuate, and revise all four sentence types, then apply that control in their own writing.

What’s included:

• 1 Complete Slide Deck (PPTX, 55 slides, 6 lessons, editable speaker notes):
  • Lesson 1: Simple & Compound Sentences (one independent clause vs two, FANBOYS, comma rule)
  • Lesson 2: Complex Sentences (subordinating conjunctions, comma placement, dependent vs independent clauses)
  • Lesson 3: Compound-Complex Sentences (combining multiple ideas, punctuation rules, effective use)
  • Lesson 4: Varying Sentence Structure (why variety matters, techniques, short sentences for emphasis) — L.5.3.a
  • Lesson 5: Combining Sentences (conjunctions, appositives, compound subjects and predicates) — L.5.3.a
  • Lesson 6: Effective Sentences — Review & Application (run-ons, comma splices, fragments, revision)
• 3 Double-Sided Practice Worksheets (PDF) covering all six lessons — sentence type identification, comma error correction, building compound-complex sentences, sentence combining, variety revision, and a full writing application.
• 1 Unit Assessment — 40 Points (PDF): multiple choice, identify-fix-explain 10 sentences, and a paragraph with all four sentence types labelled, with a vocabulary self-check, full answer key, and teaching notes.

Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.5.3.a (expand, combine, and reduce sentences for meaning, reader interest, and style) and L.5.1 (conventions of standard English grammar and usage). Designed for Grade 5 English Language Arts.