Sentence Fluency

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Sentence Fluency EQHow do we create sentences
that are smooth and have easy flow? This trait
focuses on the rhythm and cadence of the piece.
How does it play to the ear when read
aloud? Listen for smoothness and easy flow.
for variety and logic in sentence
beginnings. differences in sentence
length. variations in general patterning.
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Writing, when properly managed, is but a
different name for conversation. - Tristram
Shandy
Read Aloud The Important Book Words by Margaret
Wise Brown Pictures by Leonard Weisgard
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Activity Cut the sentences below apart. Glue
them on construction paper. Notice how they are
the same length and begin in the same way.
Revise these sentences to make them more
diverse Make some shorter, some longer, add
shorter sentences, combine some, change the
beginnings, etc. Compare and Contrast the old
sentences to the new ones created by you. Most
dogs hate taking a bath. Dogs have to be bathed.
Dogs fight having to be in a bath. Dogs have to
be brushed, too. Soap and water are needed for
baths. Sometimes, dogs need a flea dip. After a
bath, dogs smell better. Dogs are softer to touch
after a bath Dogs dont scratch as much after a
bath. (See next page for student sample )
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Most dogs hate taking a bath, but they really
have to in order to stay clean. They hate it so
much, that they will fight you so they dont have
to take one. To give them a bath you need soap,
water, and sometimes flea dip so they dont
scratch as much. After you give them a bath, you
have to brush them so their hair and skin is
softer. - Olivia