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3.4 Bruce Saddler - Sentence Combining - Handout

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Subject<br />

Writer<br />

Reader


<strong>Sentence</strong> construction ability is a<br />

critical skill for a writer to master


Writing Strategies .82<br />

Summarization .82<br />

Collaborative writing .75<br />

Specific product goals .70<br />

Word processing .55<br />

<strong>Sentence</strong> combining .50<br />

Pre-writing .32<br />

Inquiry activities .32<br />

Process writing approach .32<br />

Study of models .25<br />

Writing for content area<br />

learning<br />

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!! First, sentence combining<br />

increases an awareness of<br />

writer motivations and reader<br />

responses<br />

!!How does my writing sound to<br />

others?<br />

!!Is there a better way of saying<br />

it?<br />

!! Second, varying sentences<br />

combinations can help students<br />

“convey different ideas”.<br />

!! may reduce the choppy or run-on style<br />

sentences students produce<br />

!! elevates awareness of and familiarity with<br />

syntactic options for expressing the same<br />

idea<br />

!! willingness to experiment<br />

!! If enough practice is provided to make writers<br />

comfortable with various options<br />

!! Third, discussing sentence<br />

combining exercises may also<br />

help students become<br />

confident about!punctuation<br />

!! Exercises illustrate how punctuation<br />

organizes sentence elements<br />

!! Fourth, sentence combining<br />

practice may foster skill in<br />

revision<br />

!!By promoting<br />

!!reorganization<br />

!!addition<br />

!!or elimination of textual elements


TYPE 2: No Cue


Example of sentence combining<br />

practice exercise<br />

The Boat<br />

1. The boat was in the water.<br />

The water was cold.<br />

The water was salty.<br />

2. It began to sink.<br />

It sank slowly.<br />

3. The men jumped.<br />

They were frightened.<br />

4. They landed in the water.<br />

The water was swirling.


Read new versions aloud and<br />

discuss rhetorical effect<br />

Review new<br />

concepts or<br />

reinforce<br />

content while<br />

practicing<br />

writing


On progress monitoring quizzes you<br />

could rate the responses on a scale<br />

using Nemans criteria so that the<br />

students have a quantitative score<br />

(grammar, punctuation,<br />

capitalization) and a qualitative<br />

score (effectiveness)


Activities

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