Spivey Lessons
Objective of Spivey Sentences
• Today’s lesson will help us to become better
writers. Learning how to make descriptive,
sensory word choices, using varied sentence
types, and choosing more mature paragraph
structures, will make us write like real authors.
• Using the Noun + part sentence allows us to
expand our sentence to include more description.
This lets our readers form a picture in their
minds of what we are writing about.
Objectives and Assessments
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TSW review types of Spivey sentences
TSW write a sentence using Noun + part
TSW write a sentence using Part + Noun
TSW write a paragraph using four types of
Spivey sentences in the correct format.
Assessment
• TSW show mastery of Noun + Part by writing a
paragraph correctly incorporating a Noun + part
sentence.
Let’s Review!
• Main Sentence Trunk (MST)
Article
Noun
Verb
The horse runs.
You Write One!
Surround the Noun
• Use a descriptive word BEFORE the noun
then “with” and last, a descriptive word
after the noun.
The exquisite chocolate brown
horse runs with long fluid
strides.
You Write One!
Now, Share with your shoulder partner
your MST and your Surround the Noun
Sentences.
WHISPER!
Three-Action
• MST + three verbs. Make sure to put
commas after each verb in a list or series.
The exquisite chocolate brown
horse runs, leaps into the air,
and jumps over the fence with
long fluid strides.
You Write One!
Now, Listen to your shoulder partner’s
Three-Action sentence and write it down if
it is correct. If the sentence is not correct
help your partner fix it.
WHISPER!
Re-namer
• MST + more specific or more general name or term for
the noun. Use a comma between the noun and the
renamer.
Lady, the exquisite chocolate brown
horse runs, leaps into the air, and
jumps over the fence with long fluid
strides.
You Write One!
Tell your shoulder partner your
Re-namer. Hold up your hand if your
partner’s re-namer is AWESOME
Read the Sentence.
Identify the trigger words used to
expand the sentence.
Write down which expander type is
highlighted.
MST + ? trigger expander
? trigger expander + MST
Lady, the exquisite chocolate
brown horse, runs, leaps into the
air, and jumps over the fence
with long fluid strides on her way
to the soft green pasture.
Where Expander
Were you right?
MST + ? trigger word expander
? trigger expander + MST
At noon, Lady, the exquisite chocolate
brown horse runs, leaps into the air,
and jumps over the fence with long
fluid strides on her way to the soft
green pasture.
When Expander
Were you right?
MST + ? trigger word expander
? trigger expander + MST
At noon, Lady, the exquisite chocolate
brown horse runs, leaps into the air,
and jumps over the fence with long
fluid strides on her way to the soft
green pasture so that she can dine on
tender grass and clover.
Why Expanders
Well… Were you right?
MST+ ? expander
Despite the rain, at noon, Lady, the
exquisite chocolate brown horse
runs, leaps into the air, and jumps
over the fence with long fluid
strides on her way to the soft
green pasture where she dines on
tender grass and clover.
Conditional Expanders
Last One!
How did you do?
On to the New
Stuff!
Noun + Part + ing
• MST + a “body” part of the
noun.
Body Parts Include…
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Hand
Foot
Head
Eye
Nose
Ear
Hair
Neck
Tail
Leg
• Any “Body” part of the
noun is acceptable for
use.
Noun + Part + ing
• The horse runs his tail swishing
back and forth.
Part + Noun + ing
• Tail swishing back and forth,
the horse runs.
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Noun + Part + ing
• The Horse Runs + tail
Despite the rain, at noon, Lady, the
exquisite chocolate brown horse runs, leaps
into the air, and jumps over the fence with
long fluid strides on her way to the soft
green pasture where she dines on tender
grass and clover, her tail gently swishing
back and forth as she grazes.
Part + ing +Noun
Despite the rain, at noon, Lady, the
exquisite chocolate brown horse runs, leaps
into the air, and jumps over the fence with
long fluid strides on her way to the soft
green pasture where tail gently swishing
back and forth, she dines on tender grass
and clover.
Noun + Part
• MST= The princess cried + face
• The beautiful, but despondent princess
cried as her shimmering long golden hair
fell from it’s braids onto her moist tear
drenched face.
Part + Noun
• Face + comma + MST (The princess cried)
• As her shimmering long golden hair fell
from it’s braids onto her moist tear
drenched face, the beautiful but despondent
princess cried .
You Try!
Use one of the following choices write a sentence
using the noun plus the part.
Remember that you must use both words and that
each sentence must have a comma.
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Greg + eyes
Sam + hands
Devin + wrist
Kayla + hair
Kevin + head
You Write One!
Write a MST + Noun + Part
Write a Noun + Part + MST
Share With Your Shoulder Partner
Raise Your Hand if you have a Great
Noun + Part
Make a Human Sentence!
Use each member of the group to
form a human sentence.
Don’t forget the conventions
Let’s Write!
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In Your Journal
Write a paragraph describing the animal in your
picture using as many of the Spivey sentence
types as you can.
**YOU MUST USE A NOUN + PART**
part + ing +noun
one surround the noun sentence
one re-namer
one three action
one noun + part
how, when, where, why, conditional expanders
Here’s what your paragraph should
sound like…
• Red and green, yellow and black, spotted and striped, the
gentle graceful seahorse has an interesting method of
attracting his mate. The male seahorse glides side to side,
up and down, his body (noun + Part) turning every color
of the rainbow wordlessly impressing the woman he loves
with his elegant dance (surround the noun). Expanding,
opening, and flashing his pouch (three action); he shows
her the safe, comfortable cradle her children will grow
in. Up and down they go in a waltz their tails hook and
noses touch (noun + part). Romance is not flowers and
candy, but swimming side by side using color and motion
prompting the female, his companion (re-namer) to give
her precious eggs to him. He will hold her tiny babies
until they are ready to see the world on their own.
Let’s Write!
In Your Journal
Write a paragraph describing the animal in your
picture using as many of the Spivey sentence
types as you can.
**YOU MUST USE A NOUN + PART**
• part + noun
• one surround the noun sentence
• one re-namer
• one three action
• one noun + part
• how, when, where, why, conditional expanders
Congratulations!!
Add a Branch to the Spivey Tree!