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Five W's- Expanding Sentences

Five W's- Expanding Sentences

Assessment

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English

1st - 2nd Grade

Practice Problem

Easy

CCSS
L.3.1A, RI.1.1, RI.11-12.10

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Standards-aligned

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Megan Cribari

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6 Slides • 19 Questions

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Five W's- Expanding Sentences

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How can we build stronger sentences?

  • ​Today, we are going to look at what makes a strong sentence.

  • We can use the 5 W's to expand our sentences.

  • What are the 5 W's?

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Multiple Choice

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Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.

Which of the 5 W's is underlined?

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Who

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What

3

When

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Multiple Choice

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Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.

Which of the 5 W's is underlined?

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Where

2

What

3

When

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Multiple Choice

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Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.

Which of the 5 W's is underlined?

1

Why

2

What

3

When

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Multiple Choice

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Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.

Which of the 5 W's is underlined?

1

Who

2

Where

3

When

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Multiple Choice

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Yesterday, Sam ate his lunch at the park because it was nice outside.

Which of the 5 W's is underlined?

1

Why

2

What

3

Where

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Sometimes sentences only tell us basic information, like WHO and WHAT.

We can add more detail by including WHERE, WHEN, and WHY.

Let's practice!​

Basic Sentences

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Open Ended

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Kate did her homework __________.

Answer WHERE you think Kate did her homework.

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Open Ended

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Kate did her homework because __________.

Answer WHY you think Kate did her homework.

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Open Ended

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Kate did her homework __________.

Answer WHEN you think Kate did her homework.

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Let's put it all together!

After dinner, Kate did her homework in her room because it was quiet.

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​WHO

​WHAT

WHEN

WHERE

WHY

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Multiple Choice

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Tom drove to _______ after work because he was hungry.

Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?

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Who

2

What

3

Where

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Open Ended

Tom drove to _______ after work because he was hungry.

Answer WHERE Tom drove.

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Multiple Choice

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_____ took a nap after school because he was tired.

Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?

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Who

2

What

3

Where

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Open Ended

_____ took a nap after school because he was tired.

Answer WHO took a nap after work.

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Multiple Choice

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Yesterday, Sally _____ to the pool to go for a swim.

Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?

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Who

2

What

3

Where

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Open Ended

Yesterday, Sally _____ to the pool to go for a swim.

Answer WHAT Sally did.

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Multiple Choice

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Tom took a nap after school because ______.

Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?

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Why

2

What

3

Who

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Open Ended

Tom took a nap after school because ______.

Answer WHY Tom took a nap.

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Multiple Choice

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Sally walked to the pool _____ to go for a swim.

Which of the five W's is missing from the sentence?

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Where

2

When

3

Why

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Open Ended

Sally walked to the pool _____ to go for a swim.

Answer WHEN Sally went to the pool.

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Open Ended

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Write one complete sentence telling WHAT you did on Spring Break.

Make sure to include WHO you did it with and WHERE you did it.

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