Grade 4 Sentence Structure Unit | 6 Lessons + Slides + Worksheets | CCSS

Grade 4 is the year sentence structure gets serious. Students move from identifying sentences to building them deliberately — writing compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences; fixing fragments and run-ons; varying openers and structure for effect; and switching between formal and informal registers. Six complete lessons, 55 slides, three double-sided worksheets, and a 40-point assessment with answer key and teaching notes.

What’s included:

• 1 Complete Slide Deck (PPTX, 55 slides, 6 lessons, editable speaker notes):
  • Lesson 1: Simple & Compound Sentences (FANBOYS, comma rule, run-ons, comma splices)
  • Lesson 2: Complex Sentences (subordinating conjunctions, comma rules)
  • Lesson 3: Sentence Variety & Combining (5 combining techniques, varied openers, rhythm and effect)
  • Lesson 4: Fragments and Run-Ons (identification, 4 fix strategies, reading aloud)
  • Lesson 5: Formal vs Informal Language (register, audience and purpose, rewrite practice) — L.4.3.c
  • Lesson 6: Sentence Structure Review (full error checklist, variety audit, writing application)
• 3 Double-Sided Practice Worksheets (PDF) covering all six lessons — sentence type identification, two-way error fixes, sentence combining, varied openers, register rewrites, and a full paragraph edit.
• 1 Unit Assessment — 40 Points (PDF): multiple choice, identify-and-explain errors, and a labelled paragraph application, with a vocabulary self-check, bonus challenge, full answer key, and teaching notes.

Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.f (produce complete simple, compound, and complex sentences), L.4.3.a (choose words and phrases for effect), and L.4.3.c (formal vs informal English). Designed for Grade 4 English Language Arts.