Talking in Sentences
Students will learn to construct and manipulate complex and compound-complex sentences, understanding how to use clauses, phrases, and conjunctions to add detail, variety, and sophistication to their writing.
Key Questions
- Can you say a whole sentence to tell us about something you did this morning?
- What words can you use to join two ideas together, like 'and' or 'because'?
- How does adding more words to a sentence help us understand it better?
NCCA Curriculum Specifications
Suggested Methodologies
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