Contenu connexe Plus de Emily Kissner (20) Imitating Sentences: A Tool for Better Sentence Writing6. The frog/ swam/ in the water.
We can imitate
this sentence by
replacing the
sentence parts.
7. The frog/ swam/ in the water.
This picture
shows a moth.
Where would
we put this word
in our new
sentence?
8. The moth/ swam/ in the water.
Hmm…does
this sentence
make sense?
Try to replace
the rest of the
parts to
describe the
picture.
9. The moth/ climbed/ on the grass.
Here is one
possibility. What
other sentences
did you create?
15. Quickly,/ the salamander/ scuttled/
under the log.
Use the sentence
parts above to write a
new sentence to
describe this picture.
17. Can you break this sentence
into chunks?
At dusk, the
lean fox
trotted along
the dunes.
18. Can you break this sentence
into chunks?
At dusk,/ the
lean fox/ trotted/
along the dunes.
19. Now, try to imitate the
sentence
At dusk,/ the
lean fox/ trotted/
along the dunes.
20. Here is one idea…
In the afternoon,/
the baby bird/
chirped/ in the
grass.
21. What did you learn?
What have you
learned about
writing
sentences?