Conrad the Builder
Israel Butler, Jason Cribbs, Mary Lanhem, Janessa Senn,
Twyla Tuten
Coaches
Sentence Sally makes sure the sentence is built correctly
Definition Dave reminds Conrad of important definitions
Conrad is dreaming of construc>ng a building during class.
Conrad's teacher, who knows him well, asks him, "Would you like to help me build something for today's lesson?" Surprised, Conrad gives
a teacher a smile and nods his head.
I can do it!
Conrad's teacher asks, "What are some of the most important building blocks in a sentence?"
A subject is the first part of a good sentence.
Conrad is confused, but his teacher helps him by sugges>ng, "Name for me some people, places, or things-‐-‐all subjects that
we like to talk about."
A subject is who or what the sentence is about. A noun is a person, place, thing or idea
Conrad is so excited by what his peers are saying. He chooses: the girl. His teacher decides to name the girl Cindy.
So our subject will be about Cindy. What else do we
need to make our sentence complete?
Cindy
Next, the teacher asks the class for what the girl will be doing.
A verb is an ac>on word.
Conrad decides that Cindy should read.
Now we have a subject and a
verb.
This is a simple sentence
Cindy reads
Conrad begins building the sentence.
The teacher says "Good job, Conrad! I want you to tell me what Cindy will read." So Conrad con>nues to build his
sentence.
An object receives the ac>on.
Cindy reads books
Now the teacher tells the class to describe Cindy.
Adjec>ves are describing words
As the class makes sugges>ons, the teacher lets Conrad choose the words to make his sentence more exci>ng.
Cindy reads
Smart
books
"Excellent choice, Conrad. Now I want you to describe the book that Cindy reads?
It doesn't maRer how many adjec>ves you have; it will s>ll be a simple sentence
Conrad finishes building the sentence: Smart Cindy reads mystery books.
Cindy
Smart
reads
mystery
books
Conrad is so proud of himself for building a sentence. Before Conrad went home that day, he asked his teacher, "When can I
build another sentence?"
I want to build more sentences!
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