Plan Lesson 8
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
was drawn
Who/What
smudge
Sentence
The smudge was drawn.
Add Detail: expanded noun phrases
The foggy, inky smudge in the corner
______________________________________________________
was drawn deliberately.
Re-read
Build
was drawn deliberately.
Check
The foggy, inky smudge in the corner
______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
notes
Subject
Burdick
Sentence
Burdick notes.
Add Detail: formal or informal speech
“The stone shouldn't have come back like that, should it?” Burdick says.
_____________________________________________________
“It should have been impossible for the stone to return in such a way,” Burdick notes.
______________________________________
________________________
Re-read
Build
Match the formal and informal labels to the correct sentence.
FORMAL
Check
INFORMAL
“It should have been impossible for the stone to return in such a way,” Burdick notes.
______________________________________
________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
“The stone shouldn't have come back like that, should it?” Burdick says.
_____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Private Investigator Report?
Vehicle and Example Text Recaps
Illustration 3: A Strange Day in July: two children stood by a sparkling sea, skipping stones
Illustration 5: Another Place, Another Time: four characters setting off along a track on a wooden railroad trolley cart with a sail
Remember: You will be writing your own private investigator report.
Illustration 8: Mr Linden’s Library: a girl asleep next to an open book, with leafy vines growing from it
Illustration 7: The Harp: a river and waterfall setting with a harp to the right of the river
Illustration 14: The House on Maple Street: a large house on a street at night, lifting off like a rocket
Drama: Hot Seating
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
Illustrations: 3, 5, 7, 8 and 14
What would you liketo ask Harris Burdick?
Let's gather ideas for your writing.
Gathering ideas for my private investigator report.
Which three illustrations have you chosen?
What was the story behind each of the illustrations?
Why did Harris Burdick go missing?
Can I gather ideas for my Private Investigator Report?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
The foggy, inky smudge in the corner
______________________________________________________
was drawn deliberately.
“It should have been impossible for the stone to return in such a way,” Burdick notes.
______________________________________
________________________
FORMAL
INFORMAL
“The stone shouldn't have come back like that, should it?” Burdick says.
_____________________________________________________
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Plan Lesson 8
Sentence Accuracy
Sentence Accuracy
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
was drawn
Who/What
smudge
Sentence
The smudge was drawn.
Add Detail: expanded noun phrases
The foggy, inky smudge in the corner
______________________________________________________
was drawn deliberately.
Re-read
Build
was drawn deliberately.
Check
The foggy, inky smudge in the corner
______________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Quick Build: single-clause sentence
Verb
notes
Subject
Burdick
Sentence
Burdick notes.
Add Detail: formal or informal speech
“The stone shouldn't have come back like that, should it?” Burdick says.
_____________________________________________________
“It should have been impossible for the stone to return in such a way,” Burdick notes.
______________________________________
________________________
Re-read
Build
Match the formal and informal labels to the correct sentence.
FORMAL
Check
INFORMAL
“It should have been impossible for the stone to return in such a way,” Burdick notes.
______________________________________
________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
“The stone shouldn't have come back like that, should it?” Burdick says.
_____________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
My turn to write the sentence.
Listen to my writer's voice.
Let me hide it!Now your turn.
Your turn to write a sentence.
Write?
Dictate?
Adapt/Extend?
Combine?
Fix?
Use your Sentence Checker
Sentence time over! Click to move on.
Can I use drama to gather ideas for my Private Investigator Report?
Vehicle and Example Text Recaps
Illustration 3: A Strange Day in July: two children stood by a sparkling sea, skipping stones
Illustration 5: Another Place, Another Time: four characters setting off along a track on a wooden railroad trolley cart with a sail
Remember: You will be writing your own private investigator report.
Illustration 8: Mr Linden’s Library: a girl asleep next to an open book, with leafy vines growing from it
Illustration 7: The Harp: a river and waterfall setting with a harp to the right of the river
Illustration 14: The House on Maple Street: a large house on a street at night, lifting off like a rocket
Drama: Hot Seating
Who?
What?
Where?
Why?
How?
When?
Illustrations: 3, 5, 7, 8 and 14
What would you liketo ask Harris Burdick?
Let's gather ideas for your writing.
Gathering ideas for my private investigator report.
Which three illustrations have you chosen?
What was the story behind each of the illustrations?
Why did Harris Burdick go missing?
Can I gather ideas for my Private Investigator Report?
CEW
Handwriting
Writing Effects
Spelling
Ideas
Other...
Feedback: Who did what well?
The foggy, inky smudge in the corner
______________________________________________________
was drawn deliberately.
“It should have been impossible for the stone to return in such a way,” Burdick notes.
______________________________________
________________________
FORMAL
INFORMAL
“The stone shouldn't have come back like that, should it?” Burdick says.
_____________________________________________________