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1 - Subject Openers - A, An, The, Pronouns (I, We, You, He, She, It, They), PPA (My, Our, Your, His, Hers, Its, Theirs), This, That, These, Those, ANY Common or Proper Noun (Dog, Billy, The Eiffel Tower) and Names EX – 1 - She walked down the hall. 1 - Pizza is my favorite food. 1 - Maria is a rockstar.2 - Prepositional phrases (Locations in space or time) EX: 2 - During class, she walked down the hall. 2 - After school, pizza is my favorite snack. 2 - While playing Guitar Hero, Maria is a rockstar3 - (-ly) adverbs – When, where, how something happens EX: 3 - Quickly, she walked down the hall. 3- Surely, pizza is my favorite snack. 3 - Clearly, Maria is a rockstar4 - -ing verbs/actionsEX: 4 - Talking with her friend, she walked down the hall. 4 - Eating pizza is my favorite mealtime. 4 - Rocking out is what Maria does best.5 - Causal Word/Clausal – Subordinate conjunctions – Although, When, Then, If, Since, Because, For, etcEX: 5 - If she hurried, she'd walk down the hall in time. 5 - When I eat pizza, my belly is happy. 5 – Because Maria works hard in class, she is a rockstar.6 - Very Short Sentence DO NOT USE except SPARINGLY in Narrative stories only!EX: She walked. I ate pizza. She rocks.7 - ed VerbEX: 7 - Hurried, she ran down hallway. 7 - Contented, I put the last slice in my mouth. 7 - Excited, Maria rocked on.8 - Begin with at least 2 good DESCRIPTIVE and SENSORY adjectivesEX: 8 – Blurry, battered lockers sped by as she walked down the hall. 8 - Warm, gooey cheese stretched off my favorite pizza as I ate it. 8 - Loud, angry music blared as Maria rocked out.For the following sentences, highlight/circle the first word and label it with the correct sentence starter number. THEN, revise/rewrite the sentence, turning it into the sentence starter number given on the line. Feel free to add words, phrases or clauses to make the sentence fit the starter. The dog trotted down the street. ________2_____________________________________________________________________________________3_____________________________________________________________________________________8_____________________________________________________________________________________When she sang, the birds would stop and listen. ________3_____________________________________________________________________________________4_____________________________________________________________________________________Seeking something comforting, the toddler climbed into bed with his mother. _____2_____________________________________________________________________________________5_____________________________________________________________________________________Quietly, the thief snuck down the hallway. _______5_____________________________________________________________________________________4_____________________________________________________________________________________A pretty girl ran away from a robber.4_____________________________________________________________________________________8_____________________________________________________________________________________2_____________________________________________________________________________________7_____________________________________________________________________________________David wanted to scream but he couldn’t. _______2_____________________________________________________________________________________5_____________________________________________________________________________________8_____________________________________________________________________________________ ................
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