Sentence and Paragraph Writing

Sentence and Paragraph Writing

Sentence vs. Fragment

Multiple Choice

Sufficient food for a week’s journey

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Others had camped there before us

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Near the end of the first act

• Fragment

• Sentence

Multiple Choice

The most successful performance of the season

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

In the spring she will direct the well-known musical West Side Story

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

What is the director planning next?

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

That story based on Romeo and Juliet?

• Fragment

• Sentence

Multiple Choice

Who will play Maria?

• Sentence

• fragment

Multiple Choice

A very difficult and trying task for inexperienced actors

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

A production of the play on public television

• Fragment

• Sentence

Poll

On a scale of 1 to 10, rate your understanding of sentence and fragment?

• 1-3

• 4-6

• 7-8

• 9-10

Types of Sentences

Three Main Types

Open Ended

Now, write your own simple sentence.

Open Ended

Write another simple sentence. Make sure your sentence is making a complete thought.

Open Ended

Add another one :)

Compound sentences and FANBOYS

Multiple Choice

We could go to the movies, or we could walk to the park.

• simple

• complex

• compound

Multiple Choice

When boy laughed, the girl got angry.

• complex

• simple

• compound

Multiple Choice

Julie wanted a piece of cake, but her mother said no.

• compound

• complex

• simple

Open Ended

Write your own compound sentence :)

Multiple Choice

Students are taking the test.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

Multiple Choice

Since I am tired, I will not go to the gym.

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

• fragment

Multiple Choice

The great outdoors

• Simple

• Complex

• Compound

• fragment

Multiple Choice

The boy is happy because he had some free time.

• Complex

• Simple

• Fragment

• compound

Open Ended

Write your own complex sentence.

Paragraph Writing

Five paragraph Components

Fill in the Blanks

What are the first two most important components of a paragraph?

Fill in the Blanks

What does I.S.P stand for?

Open Ended

Write one paragraph about your experience at the university. Make sure to include all five paragraph components.

Poll

On a scale of 1 to 10, rate your understanding of the whole lesson.

• 1-3

• 4-6

• 7-8

• 9-10