Writing Power Sentences

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Writing Power Sentences

• Lets flex some literary muscle my homies!!

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Writing Power Sentences

• Lets flex some literary muscle my young hommies
  grasshoppers!!

Youre right, that lacked voice!!
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What we should know

• You should have a variety of sentence lengths in
  your writing.
• (Not all short, not all long mix it up!!)
• Types of sentences
• Simple sentences
• Compound Sentences
• Complex Sentences

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Simple sentences

• This is Spot. He is my dog. He can run fast. He
  loves to run. He chases his tail. He chases the
  ball. He chases cars. I love Spot. He is the best
  dog ever!
• It gets tedious/boring reading sentences that are
  all the same length.
• Young writers start out by using simple
  sentences. (As above!)
• But, so do skillful, experienced writers!

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Compound sentences

• A compound sentence is two simple sentences
  written as one.
• This is my dog Spot, and he loves to run fast.
  He chases his tail, he chases balls, and he
  chases cars. I love Spot, and he is the best dog
  ever!
• Compound sentences require punctuation (comma)
  and conjunctions (and, but, so,)

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Power Sentences

• A sentence has power when
• it is well-developed and detailed
• it makes an impact!
• it communicates concisely
• it is clear in meaning
• it is fluent (flows nicely)
• it conveys voice
• it is eloquent (graceful, stylish, polished)
• it varies in length

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Power Sentences

• Sentence
• I love doing my best and impressing myself and
  the people around me.
• Power Sentence
• I love exceeding not only my own expectations,
  but also those of others, for there is no
• than stupefying the people around you.

greater success
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Power Sentences

• Sentence
• I miss the days when I could just be myself.
• Power Sentence
• I miss the days where I was not ABASHED and
  APPREHENSIVE to be myself, to make my own
  decisions, my own mistakes the days I did not
  have to worry about being ridiculed or disparaged
  by the words and judgements of others.

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Power Sentences

• Sentence
• If we keep polluting our environment, it will be
  us who suffer in the end.
• Power Sentence
• When the humans majestic golden crown rusts
  into dusts of grey and bronze ash, the one with
  blood smattered armour will be Mother Nature so
  that we will be the one to fall off the horse
  first.

This one is very high level with metaphorical
language!!
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Now, flex those writing muscles

• A good sentence
• Class 704 has nice people in it.
• Becomes a powerful sentence with a little added
  muscle
• Class 704

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Now, lets workout

• Create 5 simple sentences and then turn them
  into power sentences. (Skills scribbler)
• Hint Focus on word choice (vocabulary) and
  development of the sentence!!
• Due Thursday

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Outcomes
4 3 2 1
8.3 Understanding that note-taking is purposeful and has many purposes and forms (gathering info. From a lesson, recording examples for usage, etc.) i.e. Spotcheck of Skills scribbler to monitor note taking, keeping up in class,
8.4 integrate detail that adds richness and density i.e. Develop your sentences by adding detail and descriptive word choice