Syntax in Reading and Writing will help your students learn the function of syntactic tools in reading and writing at the sentence level. No endless grammar identification and terminology worksheets; no DOL error correction; no mini-lessons. These lessons teach how challenging sentences are constructed.

The parts of speech, phrases, and clauses syntax lessons are leveled from basic (elementary) to advanced (middle and high school) and feature 5 lesson components (10–15 minutes each, once or twice per week, for the full school year.

1. Learn It! (the syntactic content and examples)  

2. Identify It! (a short practice section) 

3. Explain It! (analysis of challenging sentences featuring the syntactic focus) 

4. Revise It! (kernel sentences, sentence expansion, syntactic manipulation)  

5. Create It! (Short writing application with the syntactic focus in different genre).

All program components are digital downloads (no print books).

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Additionally, the teacher and students Find It! by searching class and independent reading texts for syntactically similar sentences to analyze, explain, and discuss.

Plus, the program includes 33 extended learning AI Chatbot Lessons to teach students how to safely, ethically, and productively design chatbot prompts, build prompts, analyze responses, and choose among response options. These quick mini-lessons reinforce and apply what students have learned in the syntax lesson to improve reading comprehension and writing sophistication.