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Correlated Standards
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• 15 guided lessons
EMC 205
• Reproducible forms
• Writing center
• 2 transparencies
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EDITION
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Contents
What’s Inside ............................................................................................... 4
Trait-Based Writing ...................................................................................... 5
Guided Lesson Steps .................................................................................... 6
Reproducible Super Sentence Organizers Chart ........................................... 7
Super Sentence Starters
A pig ate ....................................................................................................... 8
That witch flew ............................................................................................ 10
A child played .............................................................................................. 12
My kite flew ................................................................................................. 14
The pizza came ............................................................................................. 16
My grandfather went fishing ........................................................................ 18
The dog barked ............................................................................................ 20
The robot moved .......................................................................................... 22
The spaceship landed.................................................................................... 24
Our teacher spoke ........................................................................................ 26
Bears can fish ............................................................................................... 28
Some elephants walk .................................................................................... 30
That dinosaur roared .................................................................................... 32
Many bees buzzed ........................................................................................ 34
The leprechaun hid....................................................................................... 36
A Writing Center
Instructions .................................................................................................. 38
Labels ........................................................................................................... 42
A Bear Sentence Wheel ................................................................................ 44
Words and Phrases for Sentence Wheels ....................................................... 45
Sentence Wheel Patterns .............................................................................. 46
Pull-Through Sentences................................................................................ 48
Pull-Through Patterns .................................................................................. 52
Sentences in a Bag ........................................................................................ 53
Additional Practice Worksheets .................................................................... 56
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What’s Inside
Super
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Senten
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Guided Lessons
Fifteen guided lessons are provided to
help students learn a pattern for writing
more interesting sentences. Each lesson
contains a teacher resource page and a
reproducible form to use with students.
The heart of the lesson is the Super
Sentence Organizer on which your class
builds “super sentences.”
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Writing Center
This writing center helps reinforce your
students’ writing skills! Multiple activities
provide independent practice for students
of varied ability. Fun, tactile tasks appeal to
all students. Additional practice worksheets
focus on improving specific parts of a super
sentence.
See how many sentences
you can make.
Copy the sentences onto
a sheet of writing paper.
Draw a picture of the best
sentence.
Use this writing center to supplement
your lessons after students have had some
experience writing super sentences.
Transparencies
For your convenience, this new edition
contains two Super Sentence Organizer
transparencies. Choose the chart you wish to
use based on the skill level of your students.
Use these charts to guide students through
the lessons, brainstorming words in each
category, and then creating super sentences.
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Trait-Based Writing
Write a Super Sentence fits perfectly if you’re using trait-based writing! When your students
use this book, they develop these skills:
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
• Using strong verbs and adverbs
• Using multiple modifiers
• Using sensory words
• Using accurate synonyms
• Using precise nouns and phrases
• Using descriptive language
• Writing about action
• Choosing words appropriate for
the audience
• Getting the reader’s attention
• Writing complete sentences
• Writing sentences with describing
words and phrases
• Writing longer sentences
• Beginning sentences in different ways
• Varying sentence lengths
Conventions
Ideas
• Beginning each sentence with a
capital letter
• Ending each sentence with the correct
punctuation
• Writing complete sentences
• Using commas to separate things
in a list
• Making your topic more interesting
• Adding more details
• Elaborating on ideas and details
• Staying on topic
Voice
Organization
• Creating a mood
• Writing from different points
of view
• Matching voice to purpose and
audience
• Writing a complete sentence
• Grouping together ideas and details
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Guided Lesson Steps
Super Sentence Starter
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Directions
Sentence Starter
A pig ate.
What to Do
Super Sentence Starter
Pig
2. Oral Sentences
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
Super Sentence Organizer
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
pig
ate
A
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
chubby
piglet
gobbled its food
to the trough
many times each day
lovable
sow
scurried
in the mud
at twilight
famished
boar
wallowed
by the fence
before the farmer left
poky
grunted noisily
near the barn
at the fair
greedy
scratched
behind its ear
before it got up
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• Write the sentence starter in the organizer.
Step 2 Oral Sentences
• As you complete each column, allow time
for students to give sentences orally using
the words in the list.
• Read the sentence to your students, pointing to
each word. Explain that they are going to think
of ways to make this simple sentence a “super
sentence” by adding more words.
For example, after completing the “describing
words” list about pigs, students might say:
A hungry pig ate.
A chubby pig ate.
• Go through each sentence part, asking students
for appropriate words. Use the correct terms for
parts of speech (adjective, noun, verb, etc.) if
appropriate for your students’ level(s).
After completing the “did what” list, students
might say:
A hungry pig gobbled its food.
A chubby pig scratched behind its ear.
• Write students’ suggestions for each column on
the board or transparency. In the beginning, you
may wish to complete only one column, such as
describing words.
• Continue creating oral sentences until each
section has been covered.
Step 3 Sentence Writing
Reproduce the student writing form for the lesson
or give students writing paper. Remind them to use
a word or phrase from each column on the chart to
create a final sentence. Based on skill level, students
could use words and phrases from the brainstorming
activity or their own ideas.
Step 4 Proof and Correct
Travel the room to check students’ progress,
encouraging self-editing. Then have students
read aloud their super sentences.
Step 1 Brainstorming
• Copy the Super Sentence Organizer onto the
board or use the transparency.
6
Use these words and phrases
to elicit student responses,
develop vocabulary, and
introduce new concepts.
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Level 2
Level 1
who or what?
(noun)
(adjective)
describing
describing
Note: Transparencies provided.
(verb)
did what?
who or what?
where?
when?
did what?
Super Sentence Organizer
Super Sentence Starter
A pig ate.
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
Pig
2. Oral Sentences
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
pig
ate
A
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
8
describing words
who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
chubby
piglet
gobbled its food
to the trough
many times each day
lovable
sow
scurried
in the mud
at twilight
famished
boar
wallowed
by the fence
before the farmer left
poky
grunted noisily
near the barn
at the fair
greedy
scratched
behind its ear
before it got up
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
Pig
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Super Sentence Starter
That witch flew.
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
That Witch
2. Oral Sentences
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
Write one super sentence.
Describe who did what, where, and when.
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
witch
flew
That
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
bony
cranky
messy
rude
jolly
wizard
sorcerer
cast a spell
circled on her broom
spilled her magic brew
silently crept
over the village
above the rooftops
on the cottage floor
through the dark
woods
as she flew by
late one winter night
just before sunrise
while filling the pot
the night before
Halloween
just now
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cackled wildly
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
That Witch
Write one super sentence.
Describe who did what, where, and when.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Super Sentence Starter
A child played.
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
A Child
2. Oral Sentences
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
Write one super sentence.
Describe who did what, where, and when.
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
child
played
A
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
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who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
naughty
tot
bounced the ball
off the garage
around 3:00
healthy
lad
teased her friend
at the festival
last Saturday
merry
lass
hid
behind the tree
before lunch
embarrassed
toddler
hurried
in the buggy
early this afternoon
exhausted
infant
fell asleep
to the store
in the middle of
summer
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
A Child
Write one super sentence.
Describe who did what, where, and when.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Super Sentence Starter
My kite flew.
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
My Kite
2. Oral Sentences
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
kite
flew
My
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
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who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
blue
toy
went up
into the sky
one spring day
new
flyer
whizzed
over the trees
this morning
colorful
plane
soared
in the park
after school
homemade
boomerang
climbed
above my head
on my birthday
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
My Kite
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Super Sentence Starter
The pizza came.
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
The
Pizza
2. Oral Sentences
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
pizza
came
The
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
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who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
hot
cheese pie
arrived
at the table
for lunch
tasty
Italian food
was delivered
at the front door
before dinner
huge
focaccia
appeared
between innings
delicious
flatbread
showed up
to the park
to my seat at
the ballpark
in time for the picnic
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
The
Pizza
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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My grandfather
went fishing.
Super Sentence Starter
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Super Sentence Starter
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
My Grandfather
2. Oral Sentences
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
Write one super sentence.
Describe who did what, where, and when.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
My
where?
when?
went
grandfather
fishing
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
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who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
funny
grandpa
baited his hook
at the lake
on his vacation
busy
abuelo
caught a fish
on a boat
after work
tired
gramps
went for a drive
near our house
last summer
old
dad’s father
went shopping
in Mexico
Saturday
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
My Grandfather
Write one super sentence.
Describe who did what, where, and when.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Super Sentence Starter
The dog barked.
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
The Dog
2. Oral Sentences
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
dog
barked
The
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing
words
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who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
timid
mutt
fetched the slipper
from the bedroom
when I came home
fearless
canine
retrieved the frisbee
at the park
every day
clumsy
puppy
tripped over the rug
next to her bed
this afternoon
frisky
hound
gnawed on the bone
under their front porch
around dinnertime
noisy
watchdog
growled at the thief
near the back window
last evening
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
The Dog
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
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Super Sentence Starter
The robot moved.
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
The Robot
2. Oral Sentences
How many super sentences can you write about the robot?
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Write
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
robot
moved
The
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing
words
who or what?
shiny
mechanical man
clanked
along the highway
early one morning
creaky
android
assembled the parts
in the bicycle factory
all week long
skillful
was rusty
after being left in the rain
for many days
comical
amazed everyone
at the conference
August 16, 2009
useful
imitated the scientist
on television
after the movie
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did what?
where?
when?
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Super Sentence Starter
The Robot
How many super sentences can you write about the robot?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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The spaceship
landed.
Super Sentence Starter
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Super Sentence Starter
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
The
Spaceship
2. Oral Sentences
How many super sentences can you write about the spaceship?
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Write
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
The
where?
when?
spaceship landed
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing
words
did what?
where?
when?
metallic
vehicle
approached
a distant planet
after a long journey
swift
transport
circled
around several asteroids
before landing
graceful
shuttlecraft
escaped
from gravity’s pull
just in time
ejected the equipment
encountered unusual
life-forms
from inside the ship
after takeoff
during its
explorations
foreign
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who or what?
throughout the universe
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
The
Spaceship
How many super sentences can you write about the spaceship?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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Our teacher
spoke.
Super Sentence Starter
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
Our
Teacher
2. Oral Sentences
How many super sentences can you write about your teacher?
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Write
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
Our
where?
when?
teacher spoke
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words who or what?
where?
when?
calm
professor
complimented the busy class
in the classroom
before lunch
weary
tutor
scolded the noisy children
on the playground
after school
grouchy
instructor
explained the science lesson
by the paint center
at 9:30
enthusiastic
strict
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did what?
assigned homework
asked questions about
the lesson
in the morning
on the first day
of school
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
Our
Teacher
How many super sentences can you write about your teacher?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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Super Sentence Starter
Bears can fish.
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
Bears
2. Oral Sentences
How many super sentences can you write about bears?
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Write
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
Bears
can fish
where?
when?
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
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who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
hairy
bruins
forage for grubs
under dead logs
when they are hungry
stout
cubs
attack the hunter
outside his tent
during the long winter
fierce
polar bears
slap the salmon
from the streams
each spring
curious
grizzlies
claw for honey
in the trees
clever
brown bears
perform tricks
at Russian fairs
at the harvest time
when the fish return
to spawn
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
Bears
How many super sentences can you write about bears?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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Some elephants
walk.
Super Sentence Starter
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Super Sentence Starter
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
2. Oral Sentences
Some
Elephants
How many super sentences can you write about elephants?
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
3. Write
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
Some
where?
when?
elephants walk
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words who or what?
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did what?
where?
when?
wrinkled
cows
trumpet to the herd
across the grasslands
when there is danger
enormous
bulls
graze on tasty branches
in the treetops
often
intelligent
calves
march together
to lumber mills
at each performance
nimble
pull heavy logs
in India
affectionate
splash water from their
trunks
at water holes
around the circus
ring
on hot afternoons
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
Some
Elephants
How many super sentences can you write about elephants?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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That dinosaur
roared.
Super Sentence Starter
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
That
Dinosaur
2. Oral Sentences
How many super sentences can you write about a dinosaur?
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Write
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
That
where?
when?
dinosaur roared
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
did what?
where?
when?
terrible
lizard
vanished
behind a distant hill
a moment ago
gigantic
brontosaurus
tyrannosaurus
rex
chomped leaves
at the edge of a bog
all day long
charged its prey
in the foothills
at dusk
became a fossil
across the field
from the top of that
tree
millions of years ago
until it reached the
stream
powerful
unique
extinct
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who or what?
lumbered
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
That
Dinosaur
How many super sentences can you write about a dinosaur?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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Many bees
buzzed.
Super Sentence Starter
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
Super Sentence Starter
Many Bees
2. Oral Sentences
How many super sentences can you write about bees?
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Write
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
Many
where?
when?
bees buzzed
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
who or what?
tiny
insects
flew
in my backyard
all afternoon
yellow and black
honeybees
collected honey
around the garden
every spring
noisy
wasps
built a new hive
in the meadow
this morning
busy
bumblebees
stung
by Grandfather’s barn
one sunny day
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did what?
where?
when?
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
Many Bees
How many super sentences can you write about bees?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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The leprechaun
hid.
Super Sentence Starter
What to Do
1. Brainstorm
Super Sentence Starter
Name: ________________________________________
Using students’ suggestions, fill in one category of
the Super Sentence Organizer at a time, beginning
with describing words. You may wish to use the
suggested words and phrases below.
The Leprechaun
2. Oral Sentences
How many super sentences can you write about a leprechaun?
Allow time for students to create many oral
sentences using the words and phrases written
on the organizer.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3. Write
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Have students choose words or phrases from the
brainstorming activity to write their own “super
sentence” on the student activity page.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4. Proof and Correct Sentences
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
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Super Sentence Organizer
describing
who or what?
did what?
(adjective)
(noun)
(verb)
The
where?
when?
leprechaun hid
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing words
36
who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
tiny
hobbit
ran away
in the woods
one spring day
strange
pixie
laughed
under a mushroom
after the rainstorm
stingy
creature
behind that tree
mischievous
elf
disappeared
buried his
treasure
at sunset
before he went
home
at the end of the rainbow
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Name: ________________________________________
Super Sentence Starter
The Leprechaun
How many super sentences can you write about a leprechaun?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
Illustrate one sentence on the back of this paper.
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A Writing Center
See how many sentences
you can make.
Copy the sentences onto
a sheet of writing paper.
Draw a picture of the best
sentence.
Practice
Worksheets
Sentence
Parts
Sentences in a Bag
Sentence Wheel
Pull-Through Sentences
General Directions for Center Use
1. Give clear directions about how to use the center. Go through each center activity step by
step before anyone uses it.
2. Set behavior standards, such as work quietly, clean up the center area when you are
finished, and share with others.
3. Set a limit on the number of children who use the center at one time.
4. Provide pencils and writing paper for the children to use.
5. Have a box or special place for the children to put completed work.
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Sentence Parts
This activity allows students to go a step further in constructing
super sentences. In this activity, they must pick sentence parts
from the cans and place them in the correct order.
Teacher Preparation
1. Cover 5 one-pound coffee cans with labels: “describing
words” (adjectives), “who or what?” (nouns), “did
what?” (verbs), “where?,” and “when?” Make your own
labels or reproduce those on pages 42 and 43.
2. Make 5 to 10 cards for each category and place them
in the corresponding cans. Use the suggestions below
or choose phrases from the preceding lessons.
who or what?
did what?
where?
when?
My pet
The bananas
A pencil
An alien ship
A bat
Some children
Police officers
Balloons
Cats
A parrot
Snowflakes
That pirate
Circus clowns
My bicycle
hid
wrote
made funny faces
dug holes
flew away
looked
tasted delicious
raced
waved at me
drew pictures
landed
were colorful
rolled
hunted for something
to eat
down the street
at the circus
over my house
all around
on my head
under an old log
by a tree
behind the barn
in my pocket
across the bridge
at the table
in a cave
in the park
on a piece of
paper
yesterday
last Saturday
just in time
this morning
while it was dark
every day
all winter
long ago
after the party
before school
after a long trip
when I came home
at 12:00
when the parade
started
describing
words
tall
short
fast
slow
yellow
green
old
new
funny
tiny
gigantic
strange
quick
lacy
hungry
silly
angry
slippery
3. Model for students how to draw sentence parts from the cans, place the parts in the correct order,
and copy the sentence onto writing paper. Provide paper on which students can illustrate their
favorite sentence.
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Suggested Activities
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Sentence wheels provide an interesting way for students to create
sentences. The subject occupies the center wheel; verbs the middle
wheel; “where” or “when” phrases the outer wheel. With a simple
turn of the wheel, new sentences are formed. After using teachermade sentence wheels, older students can create their own.
in the river
Sentence Wheels
A bear
Teacher Preparation
1. Reproduce the patterns. Pages 44 and 45 provide
a sample wheel. Pages 46 and 47 provide forms
to make your own wheels.
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ran
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to the poster board.
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bark.
Pull-Through Sentences
dig hole
s.
Make two kinds of pull-through sentences, one where the subject
changes and one where the predicate changes. Make your own
pull-through sentences by reproducing the patterns on page 52
and cutting the pieces from poster board. Place the slits on the
right for predicate changes; on the left for subject changes.
Write words of your choice on the cards and strips.
Teacher Preparation
1. Reproduce the sample pull-through cards and strips
on pages 48–51.
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face.
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2. Glue the cards and strips to poster board, laminate,
and cut apart.
3. Use a mat knife to cut the slits.
4. Model for students how to make new sentences
and copy them onto writing paper.
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Sentences in a Bag
Students choose one sentence from the bag and
rewrite it as a super sentence by adding adjectives
and “where/when” phrases.
Teacher Preparation
1. Reproduce the simple sentences on
pages 53–55.
2. Glue them to construction paper, laminate,
and cut apart.
3. Place the sentences in a paper bag.
4. Model for students how to draw a simple
sentence from the bag, add adjectives and
“where/when” phrases, and then copy the
super sentences onto writing paper.
Practice Worksheets
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ran away.
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gobbled his
dinner quickly.
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The wolf
My cat
A giant
The children
Sam
A deer
A fat pig
The horse
The dinosaur
All the ants
Bob's dog
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His chicks
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My dogs
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An elephant
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D.
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walks.
bark.
has big ears.
dig holes.
eats leaves.
run around.
trumpets.
chew bones.
splashes
water.
lick my face.
waves its
trunk.
sleep on
a rug.
is very smart.
STOP
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chase cats.
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Flowers grow.
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That rooster crowed.
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Rain falls.
A bunny hopped.
Caterpillars eat.
An apple fell.
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His sled moves.
Snow fell.
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My balloon popped.
Her boat floated.
The sun is shining.
Frogs croak.
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The children made valentines.
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The groundhog dug.
A pine tree grew.
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The reindeer pranced.
A turkey gobbled.
Many bats flew.
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Name: _____________________________________
Who or What?
That cookie tastes good.
That
That
(what?)
(what?)
tastes good.
tastes good.
The airplane flew.
The
The
(what?)
(what?)
flew.
flew.
The clown did a trick.
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(what?)
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did a trick.
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Name: _____________________________________
Did What?
My cat ran after the ball.
My cat
My cat
(did what?)
(did what?)
.
.
A red car honked its horn.
A red car
A red car
(did what?)
(did what?)
.
.
That dragon flew in the air.
That dragon
That dragon
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(did what?)
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Name: _____________________________________
Where or When?
The duck ran to the barn.
The duck ran
.
(where?)
The duck ran
.
(where?)
I saw my friend on my birthday.
I saw my friend
.
(when?)
I saw my friend
.
(when?)
We played in my yard yesterday.
We played
We played
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(when?)
(where?)
(when?)
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Name: _____________________________________
A Dragon
Write five words that describe a dragon.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
Here are some more words you can use:
huge
hungry
fierce
lonesome
bumpy
funny
Write a sentence about this dragon. Use 2 or more describing words.
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Name: _____________________________________
The
Garbage Can
Write five words that describe this
garbage can.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
Here are some more words you can use:
grubby
disgusting
useful
battered
smelly
filthy
Write a sentence about this garbage can. Use 2 or more describing words.
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Name: _____________________________________
The Dancer
Write five words that describe this dancer.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
Here are some more words you can use:
strong
clumsy
excited
graceful
bouncy
beautiful
Write a sentence about this dancer. Use 2 or more describing words.
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Name: _____________________________________
The
Watermelon
Write five words that describe
a watermelon.
1. _________________________
2. _________________________
3. _________________________
4. _________________________
5. _________________________
Here are some more words you can use:
enormous
fragrant
tasty
ripe
heavy
juicy
Write a sentence about this watermelon. Use 2 or more describing words.
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