Sentence Writing Strategy

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This is a powerpoint based on the Kansas strategy for sentence writing

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Why Learn It? Improve Your GradesTeachers think you are

trying harderExpress your true thoughts Help you get out of

special education

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Where can you use it?Writing Letters Job applicationsWriting a letter to your

girlfriend explaining why you were seen with another girl

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Examples •Book reports•Essay questions•Job applications•Thank you notes•Writing letters

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ResultsResults• Writing becomes easier• Your Ideas are easier to

understand• Your writing is interesting to read

• Writing becomes easier• Your Ideas are easier to

understand• Your writing is interesting to read

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Student work Before

Why I love Weekends

I love weekends. so I can get away from school for a will. Mainly so I can do some homework that I did not get dun at school. There are also thens I like besides school helping my dad working the yard or working on the car.

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Student work after learning strategy

Santiago’s BraverySantiago was very brave when he was fighting off the sharks. When the first shark came at the fish Santiago was ready with the harpoon in his hand. The shark came with his mouth open, and he took 40 lbs of the fish. That is when Santiago jammed the harpoon in the shark’s head and killed it. He had lost his harpoon, and the fish was bleeding. He knew that there would be more sharks coming, so he took his knife and lash it to one of the oars. Another group of sharks came at the fish , and he got each and every one of them. There was really nothing left of the large fish which the sharks had torn apart. Santiago was very brave during his moment of truth.

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So letsGet

started

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Definition: A simple sentence is a sentence that is made up of one independent clause

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Independent ClauseDefinition:

A group of words that make a complete statement and can stand alone (by itself)

Example:

Susan Ran

Subject

Verb

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What makes up a simple sentence1)Start with a capital

letter

2)End with punctuation (.?!)

3)Have a subject

4)Have a verb

5)It has to make sense

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Finding The Subject & VerbFinding The Subject & Verb

Look for the action to find the Look for the action to find the verbverb

Example: Example: Kevin reported the theft.Kevin reported the theft.

Ask yourself “who or what” to Ask yourself “who or what” to find subjectfind subjectExample: Example:

Paula is an astronaut.Paula is an astronaut.

Verb

Subject

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Not so

fast

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Let’s look at that sentence

again!

Paula is an astronaut.

We said Paula is the subject

right?

SubjectBut, there is

no action Verb?

Butt…There is a linking

Verb

What’s a linking verb?

Link

ing

Verb

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Linking Verb

A linking verb is a word that shows

the subjects state of being

Words like:

is are were

Glad you

asked

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Jane went to the pool

What is our action word?Correct.. It is went

Verb

Place a V over went

V

Who or What went?

Correct … Jane

Subject

Now place an SOver Jane

S

Great Job

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Try This Try This oneone

On your On your ownown

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Paul is a very nice guy.

Did you get it right

V

And Paul is the subject

S

“Is” is the Verb

Great Job Pal

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Vince Lombardi – Hall of Fame coach

Let’s Try Another

one

What did you put for

The action verb?

Lined?Great!

!

VV

And CakesIs the

subject

S

GoTeam

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One More Time

I love chocolate ice cream.

So what’dYa get

Here’s whatI got

VS

Awesome

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5 requirements 5 requirements of simple of simple sentencesentence1)Start with a capital

letter

2)End with punctuation (.?!)

3)Have a subject

4)Have a verb

5)It has to make sense