We started off with the basics: Super Sentence Writing. Our club philosophy is: Paint the perfect picture in the mind of your reader. Let them see exactly what you intended for them to see when you wrote those words. And what better way to do that than to focus on making just one sentence the most detailed and vivid as possible? I love this assignment because I can do it across the grade levels (This term I have grades 2-6), and just add levels of complexity as my students are ready.
We started off with the base sentence: The snowflake falls. This is a grammatically correct sentence, as it has the necessary components. However, it is BORING! We added:
~adjectives
~adverbs
~where phrases and clauses
~when phrases and clauses
~My advanced classes learned how to effectively start a sentence with "Because," and also experimented with the placement of the phrases and clauses in their sentence.
Enjoy these samples across the grade levels! Notice the variety of sentence styles and starters. They are excellent!
The cold, soft snowflake quickly and swiftly falls in the snowy oak tree when Santa's sleigh goes by.
-Colin, 2nd grade
Softly, as if it were dancing, the glistening and sparkling snowflake falls into the snow-covered sledding grounds after school while I'm doing my homework.
-Charlotte, 3rd grade
Because it is Christmas, the small snowflake slowly falls happily by the penguins.
- Hannah, 4th grade
At dawn, the majestic snowflake falls through the bitter air on to the snow white ground mysteriously.
-Emma, 5th grade
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