Super Sentences & Perfect Paragraphs
- ISBN-10
- 0545064031
- ISBN-13
- 9780545064033
- Category
- Composition (Language arts)
- Pages
- 96
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Scholastic Teaching Resources
- Author
- Mack Lewis
Description
This collection of 15-minute, fun and engaging writing activities is designed to help students succeed in standardized writing tests. Each sentence-writing activity starts with a model sentence and a quick tip for helping students craft their own sentences, from simple subject-predicate sentences to more detailed compound sentences. Students then graduate to writing and structuring different kinds of paragraphs, including descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive. Includes a list of inspiring prompts and topics to get students' creative juices flowing. For use with Grades 3–6.
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