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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.
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4. Proof and Correct Sentences
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Travel the room to check students’ progress. Have
students read aloud their super sentences.
where?
when?
barked
Suggested Words and Phrases
describing
words
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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From Write a Super Sentence,
Grades 1–3 (EMC 205)
Name: ________________________________________
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The Dog
Write one super sentence.
Describe who or what did what, where, and when.
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Descriptive
Paragraph Form
Complete the paragraph.
Monkey Snack
Last week at the zoo, I saw a monkey eat a banana. This is
what it did. First,
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Finally, it
Pretend you are going to eat a slice of watermelon. Write a topic sentence.
Give at least three steps telling what you will do.
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Compare and
Contrast
Name: _____________________________________
Paragraph Form
Complete the paragraph.
The First and Sixteenth Presidents
Although George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were both
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presidents of the United States, their lives were very different.
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I think the biggest difference was
Write two or more supporting sentences.
Although George Washington and Abraham Lincoln lived at different
times, their lives were similar in many ways.
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