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Sentence Fluency For Your Class

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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. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Sentence Fluency

Sentence Fluency

For Your Class

Page 2: Sentence Fluency

Primary Scoring Rubrics

What makes good sentence fluency?

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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”

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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?

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Let’s Analyze This Book…

Identify when you hear rhythm.

What do you notice about the beginning of sentences?

The length of sentences?

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Here’s a page from Owl Moon

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Now you analyze a page from Owl MoonFirst four words # of words

per sentence

Powerful verbs

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Sentence aerobics ☻

1. Write one thing you know that is true2. Pass to left3. Read and rewrite, beginning differently4. Pass to left5. Read second sentence and revise, begin with word

“if”6. Pass to left7. Read third sentence/revise turning it into question8. Return to first writer & let’s read some aloud to

hear how revision changed our sentences.

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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?