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SMART Board Application
“Sentence or Fragment?”
Shannon O’Keefe

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Why incorporate this SMART Board
Lesson?
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During my field experience, I read over several student essays
and it seemed that many students didn’t know the difference
between sentences and fragments

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Other ways to teach this
difference…
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I could use any of the following to teach my
students:
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Handouts
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Worksheets
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Lecture
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However, I feel that a more interactive approach
would be the most beneficial because hands-on
learning can help new ideas stick
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Plus, you don’t want students to get bored…

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Introduce…the SMART Board!
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The SMART board allows a more interactive way of learning
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Keeps students engaged!

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Using the SMART Board to teach the
“Sentence or Fragment?” Lesson
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The lesson described on SMART Exchange USA is fairly
straightforward
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It has only one screen with two bags:
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One titled “Sentence”
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One titled “Fragment”
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Students would come up to the board (hopefully volunteering!) and
drag the example sentences or fragments into the appropriate bag
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As a class, we would go over why each decision was right or wrong
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As a bonus, for those fragments on the board, we would discuss
ways to make them complete sentences and tips on spotting
fragments

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Why would it be effective?
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Gets students up out of their seats
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Asks for volunteers
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Provides the opportunity for further student involvement in the
explanation of why the fragment is considered a fragment in the
first place and allows them to fix the fragment on their own

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SMART Exchange USA
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http://exchange.smarttech.com/details.html?id=47d6b44c-dce14dd3-9cb1-c0d69f58e1d6