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Sentence Fluency. For Your Class. What makes good sentence fluency?. Primary Scoring Rubrics. The Sentence Fluency Song. Sentence fluency, Sentence fluency. The writing flows, The writing flows. Sentences are longer. Sentences are tighter. It sounds smooth; it sounds right.
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Sentence Fluency For Your Class
What makes good sentence fluency? Primary Scoring Rubrics
The Sentence Fluency Song Sentence fluency, Sentence fluency. The writing flows, The writing flows. Sentences are longer. Sentences are tighter. It sounds smooth; it sounds right. -Sung to “Frere Jacques”
Questions to Ask Myself • Do my sentences begin in different ways? • Are some sentences long and some short? • Is it easy to read my work out loud with lots of expression?
Let’s Analyze This Book… • Identify when you hear rhythm. • What do you notice about the beginning of sentences? • The length of sentences?
The Lucky Leprechaun I saw a Leprechaun. The leprechaun wanted. To play. with me. But I said no. I fane a pot fo. gode and I gave it to the leprechaun.
Special Treasure My special treasure is a pillow that I made out of cloth. I was 9 years old when I made my special pillow. My mom gave me some cloth and some cotton. She didn’t know what to do with it. I decided to make a pillow I had fun stuffing it. My pillow has a special place on my bad in the corner. It helpe me feel comfortable. My pillow is special ot me because I made it from scratch and it makes me feel happy.
I think that a hamster would be a god pt becuse a hamster doesent run around that much. a hamster is a very small anamall. It is not a big anamall like a dog. A hamster is very gentle not wild. I don’t think a wild anamall like a dog would be a nice pet in the classroom becuse it would jump all over the place. it would probably eat our papers! That’s why I want a hamster. I hope our class pet is a hamster.
Unce apon a time in a far off land their lived a beutifull girl with long hair. It was as yellow as the sun and even shined like it to. One day she woke up and went down stairs and she said too herself I’m going to ride my bike right know. So she want out into the garage put her hellment on and got on her bike but she fell. And then started crying and only her dad herd her and he came running down the stairs and into the garage and saw her crying yep just facken it very funny.
Choral Reading • Ki-pat, whose cows were so hungry and dry, • Group 1 • They mooed for the rain to fall from the sky; • Group 2 • To green-up the grass, all brown and dead, • Group 3 • That needed the rain from the cloud overhead— • Group 4 • The big, black cloud, all heavy with rain, • Group 5 • That shadowed the ground on Kapiti Plain. • Group 6
Sentence aerobics ☻ • Write one thing you know that is true • Pass to left • Read and rewrite, beginning differently • Pass to left • Read second sentence and revise, begin with word “if” • Pass to left • Read third sentence/revise turning it into question • Return to first writer & let’s read some aloud to hear how revision changed our sentences.
Questions to Ask Myself • Do my sentences begin in different ways? • Are some sentences long and some short? • Is it easy to read my work out loud with lots of expression?
