A fun and explicit lesson for students in K-3 to develop their ability to expand on their sentence writing by considering the 3 Ws - When, Where and Why. This framework supports students to write detailed and engaging sentences, and is easily differentiated. It will also work well when exploring both fiction and non fiction texts!.

5 Lessons

Grade: 1-3

Splendid Sentences

This mini unit will provide students in 1-3 with a range of opportunities to focus on enhancing their writing at the sentence level. Explicit teaching around a range of engaging sentence structures will support students to better understand parts of speech and grammar. Some of these sentence types have been inspired by the work of Alan Peat. While these lessons have been designed to be taught in a sequence, they can also be delivered as stand alone sessions, and can be tailored to teach both fiction and nonfiction writing pieces.

A fun and explicit lesson for students in K-3 to develop their ability to expand on their sentence writing by considering the 3 Ws - When, Where and Why. This framework supports students to write detailed and engaging sentences, and is easily differentiated. It will also work well when exploring both fiction and non fiction texts!.

5 Lessons

Grade: 1-3

Splendid Sentences

This mini unit will provide students in 1-3 with a range of opportunities to focus on enhancing their writing at the sentence level. Explicit teaching around a range of engaging sentence structures will support students to better understand parts of speech and grammar. Some of these sentence types have been inspired by the work of Alan Peat. While these lessons have been designed to be taught in a sequence, they can also be delivered as stand alone sessions, and can be tailored to teach both fiction and nonfiction writing pieces.

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Essential Question/s

How can I, as a writer, enhance the level of detail I include in sentences?

General Capabilities

Literacy
Critical and Creative thinking

Lessons

5 Lessons

Lesson 1

A fun and explicit lesson for students in K-3 to develop their ability to expand on their sentence writing by considering the 3 Ws - When, Where and Why. This framework supports students to write detailed and engaging sentences, and is easily differentiated. It will also work well when exploring both fiction and non fiction texts!.

Lesson
Writing

Splendid Sentences - 3W Sentences

Grades: 2-3

Expanding sentences using the 3Ws (when, where, why).

Lesson 2

A fun, practical and hands-on lesson for grades K-3 to develop students’ ability to write engaging sentences, considering verbs and adverbs as the focus. This model supports students to enhance the level of detail in their sentence writing, and can be tailored for both fiction and non fiction texts. A handy lesson to revisit throughout the year!

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Writing

Splendid Sentences - Verb/How Sentences

Grades: 1-3

Enhancing my writing with Verb/How sentences.

Lesson 3

A fun and creative lesson for students in K-3 to develop students’ understanding of adjectives and nouns and use them effectively to write engaging sentences.This lesson is explicit and hands on, and can be revisited when exploring any text type!

Lesson
Writing

Splendid Sentences - Ad/Noun/Is Sentences

Grades: 1-3

Enhancing my writing with Ad/Noun/Is sentences.

Lesson 4

An engaging and explicit lesson for students in K-3 to develop their ability to expand on their sentence writing. Students are exposed to the Because/But/So framework to enable them to write a range of sentences that vary in meaning. Easily differentiated and heavily scaffolded, this will take your students’ writing to the next level!

Lesson
Writing

Splendid Sentences - Because/But/So Sentences

Grades: 1-3

Expanding sentences using because, but and so.

Lesson 5

An engaging and explicit lesson for students in K-3 to develop their ability to expand on their sentence writing. Students are exposed to the Is/Has/Was framework to enable them to write a range of sentences that vary in meaning. Easily differentiated and heavily scaffolded, this will build on your students’ understanding of tense and take their writing to the next level!

Lesson
Writing

Splendid Sentences - Is/Has/Was Sentences

Grades: 1-3

Constructing sentences using is, has and was.

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