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STUDENT ACTIVITIES from the Sentence-Composing Teacher's Handbook
Contains all student activities from the handbook. Priced for affordability, available as paperbook or ebook, a low-cost way to give every student a copy for classwork or homework, it teaches tools used frequently by authors, infrequently by students, who learn, imitate, practice, and apply those tools in their writing. Consequently, students write sentences like famous authors.
MULTIPLE SUBJECT
John Steinbeck: The sun bugs, the flies, the dragonflies, the wasps, the hornets went home.
Student: The day lilies, the honeysuckle, the irises, the tulips, the lilacs bloomed then.
MULTIPLE PREDICATE.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: A maid began opening the upper windows of his house, appeared momentarily in each, and spat meditatively into the garden.
Student: The driver was starting the route for his trip, thought deeply about some alternatives, and listened carefully to his GPS.
OPENING ADJECTIVE
Michael Crichton: Nervous at most times, Arnold was especially edgy now.
Student: Skillful in creative writing, Damien was usually successful then.
DELAYED ADJECTIVE
Truman Capote: His teeth, strong enough to shatter walnuts, were still intact.
Student: Her smile, attractive enough to turn heads, was always appealing.
OPENING ADVERB
Toni Morrison: Slowly, methodically, miserably, she ate the jellied bread.
Student: Carefully, tentatively, hopefully, he opened the expected envelope.
DELAYED ADVERB
J. D. Salinger: When he saw that I was looking at him, he closed his eyes, sleepily, angelically, then stuck out his tongue.
Student: When she knew that she was dancing in step, she felt the rhythm, intuitively, comfortably, then reached out her arms.
ABSOLUTE PHRASE
Harper Lee: Boo Radley had been leaning against the wall when I came into the room, his arms folded across his chest.
Student: The rain had been soaking the ground when she went into the yard, its downpour flooding near the basement.
APPOSITIVE PHRASE
Maya Angelou: The country hailed Althea Gibson, the tennis player who was the first black female to win the U.S. Women’s Singles.
Student: The world admired Nelson Mandela, the South African leader who was an eloquent advocate to promote peace in the world.
PARTICIPLE PHRASE
Stephen King: I washed my face at the kitchen sink, rubbing away the tears with the heels of my hands and clearing my clogged nose.
Student: I studied my friend during the tournament chess match, observing carefully his moves with the chess pieces at his fingertips and watching his concentrating opp
MULTIPLE SUBJECT
John Steinbeck: The sun bugs, the flies, the dragonflies, the wasps, the hornets went home.
Student: The day lilies, the honeysuckle, the irises, the tulips, the lilacs bloomed then.
MULTIPLE PREDICATE.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: A maid began opening the upper windows of his house, appeared momentarily in each, and spat meditatively into the garden.
Student: The driver was starting the route for his trip, thought deeply about some alternatives, and listened carefully to his GPS.
OPENING ADJECTIVE
Michael Crichton: Nervous at most times, Arnold was especially edgy now.
Student: Skillful in creative writing, Damien was usually successful then.
DELAYED ADJECTIVE
Truman Capote: His teeth, strong enough to shatter walnuts, were still intact.
Student: Her smile, attractive enough to turn heads, was always appealing.
OPENING ADVERB
Toni Morrison: Slowly, methodically, miserably, she ate the jellied bread.
Student: Carefully, tentatively, hopefully, he opened the expected envelope.
DELAYED ADVERB
J. D. Salinger: When he saw that I was looking at him, he closed his eyes, sleepily, angelically, then stuck out his tongue.
Student: When she knew that she was dancing in step, she felt the rhythm, intuitively, comfortably, then reached out her arms.
ABSOLUTE PHRASE
Harper Lee: Boo Radley had been leaning against the wall when I came into the room, his arms folded across his chest.
Student: The rain had been soaking the ground when she went into the yard, its downpour flooding near the basement.
APPOSITIVE PHRASE
Maya Angelou: The country hailed Althea Gibson, the tennis player who was the first black female to win the U.S. Women’s Singles.
Student: The world admired Nelson Mandela, the South African leader who was an eloquent advocate to promote peace in the world.
PARTICIPLE PHRASE
Stephen King: I washed my face at the kitchen sink, rubbing away the tears with the heels of my hands and clearing my clogged nose.
Student: I studied my friend during the tournament chess match, observing carefully his moves with the chess pieces at his fingertips and watching his concentrating opp
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Published February 14, 2023
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