The sound of a sentence A sentence can poke turtle like on a page It can leap like an antelope playing It can vary from short to the lengthier sort Depending on what you are saying When you read with your eye and hear with your ear ID: 442161
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Sentence fluency Slide2
The sound of a sentence
A sentence can poke turtle – like on a page.
It can leap like an antelope playing.
It can vary from short to the lengthier sort,
Depending on what you are saying.
When you read with your eye and hear with your ear,
Your readers will love what you’re writing.
A balance of turtle and antelope sentences
Helps make your piece exciting.
“He screamed!” is a sentence both short and direct.
It grabs us. It holds our attention.
But
where
he screamed and
why
he screamed
Deserve more than two words mention.
So vary the patterns and go with the flow
And polish the lines ‘til they glisten.
To learn if you’ve done what you set out to do,
Read it aloud, and listen. Slide3
Definition
Sentence Fluency: how words and phrases flow through a piece of writing. Slide4
Key qualities of sentence fluency
Crafting well-built sentences
Varying sentence types
Capturing smooth and rhythmic flow
Breaking the rules to create fluency Slide5
Crafting well-built sentences
Do my sentences begin in different ways?
Are my sentences of different lengths?
Are my sentences grammatically correct unless constructed creatively for impact?
Have I used conjunctions such as
but, and,
and
so
to connect parts of sentences?Slide6
Improve the quality of the sentences
I wanted to get an iPod. I asked my dad for one. I asked over and over. I wanted an iPod very badly. I wanted it for my birthday. I waited until my birthday. I didn’t get an iPod that day. I was disappointed. Slide7
Think about: varying sentence type
Do I include different kinds of sentences?
Are some of my sentences complex?
Are some of my sentences simple?
Did I intermingle sentence types, one to the next?Slide8
Think about: Capturing smooth and rhythmic flow
Is reading the entire piece aloud easy?
Do my sentences flow, one to the next?
Do individual passages sound smooth when I read them aloud?
Did I thoughtfully place different sentence types to enhance the main idea? Slide9
Think about: breaking the “rules” to create fluency
Did I use fragments with style and purpose?
Do I begin a sentence informally to create a conversational tone?
Does my dialogue sound authentic?
Did I try weaving in exclamations and single words to add emphasis?Slide10
Single syllable words
Write a short story or essay using only single-syllable words.
Example… Big words can make the way dark for those who read what you write and hear what you say. Small words cast their clear light on big things – night and day, love and hate, war and peace, life and death. Small words are the ones we seem to have known from the time we are born, like the hearth fire that warms the home.