Super Sentence Writing!

Both classes recently had lessons in how to write super sentences that create a vivid picture in the mind of the reader.  We started off with various base sentences (sentences that are the bare minimum noun + verb) and added:
~ 2 adjectives
~ 1 adverb
~ a phrase telling "where"
~ a phrase telling "when"
~ Awesome Authors and Artists also learned how to start a sentence with "Because."  (YES, you can, if it's done right!!)

The Budding Authors and Artists started out with the base sentence of Their Name + plays.  I love how these turned out!

 

Thankful and fantastic Alex plays soccer on the hot field at 9:00 on Saturday.

By Alex, 2nd grade 

 

At 1:00 in the morning on the tiny field, sweet, kind Lucy plays soccer with her cat.

By Lucy, 2nd grade 

(Notice how Lucy put her "where" and "when" in the beginning for style!)

 

Cool, athletic Chris plays happily in a humungous baseball field at 2:00.

By Chris, 3rd grade

The Awesome Authors and Artists students had a slightly different task.  We started off with the base sentence: "The puppy licks."  Step by step, we added to our sentence until we had amazingly vivid, creative sentences like this one from Annika (5th grade):

 

Because I dropped my lollipop in front of the door, the soft, brown puppy licked the cherry-flavored treat curiously.

I love the "Because" phrase at the beginning, and the adverb really works at the end! 

Here is another one by Katie (3rd grade), this time with the "because" phrase effectively at the end:

In July, the cute fluffy puppy licks a fuzzy kitten in the afternoon because he likes the furry friend. 

After that "warm-up" exercise, we proceeded to play an Around the World writing game.  Every student thought of their own base sentence and wrote it down.  The paper was then passed to the next person, who added two adjectives.  The paper was then passed to the next person, who added an adverb.  This continued until the sentence had been seen by seven new sets of eyes!  When it got back to the original owner, the sentence was nothing like what they thought it would be, but many students were happy with the outcome!  Those who weren't were given the object to change any bits and pieces that they wanted to.  Here is a great example, by Luka (4th grade): 

Because the colorful and big globe fell in an earthquake, it powerfully made a big splash in the sink.

Here is another great example of a student effectively starting a sentence with a "Because" phrase.  Excellent work, everyone!