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Entire Librarylesson-planSecond GradeReading & WritingSTRETCH: Adding Details to Simple Sentences
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STRETCH: Adding Details to Simple Sentences
Inspire creativity in all of your students by giving them the tools they need to transform their simple sentences into longer, detailed descriptions.
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Learning Objectives
- Students will be able to produce detailed sentences that turn boring writing into interesting literature.
Introduction
(5 minutes)
- Ask students what makes writing tricky? Propose suggestions like thinking of ideas, choosing the perfect words to get your point across, and composing your words into sentences and then paragraphs.
- Let students know that a technique for perfecting their written language is called sentence stretching, where adding descriptor words help make their sentences full and fun.