I Can Write Spectacular Sentences! | Writing Detailed and Descriptive Sentences

Writing strong, complex sentences is the foundation to effective paragraph writing. This class supports learners in turning simple sentences into detailed, complex sentences, the building blocks of strong paragraph writing.

This class is designed to give learners the skills they need in writing sentences, the basic building blocks of longer writing forms. Learners will get comfortable with the basics and the essentials of sentence writing: 
✔️what sentences are
✔️what parts they are made from
✔️how they are punctuated
✔️purposes of different kinds of sentences
✔️avoiding run-ons
✔️avoiding fragments
✔️joining sentences
✔️adding details to sentences


Weekly Skills Focus:

October 20: Complete Sentences/Fragments
October 27: Types of Sentences
November 3: Types of Sentences
November 10: Discovering Subjects and Verbs
November 17: Using More Than One Subject
November 24: Using More Than One Verb
December 1: Spotting Sentence Parts: Articles
December 8: Spotting Sentence Parts: Prepositions
December 15: Spotting Sentence Parts: Adjectives
December 22: Beginning With Capital Letters
December 29: Ending Sentences With Punctuation
January 5: Avoiding Run On Sentences
January 12: Avoiding Incomplete Sentences
January 19: Joining Sentences
January 26: Using Adjectives to Describe
February 2: Choosing A Topic/Related Details
February 9: Picture Prompt Creative Sentence Writing/Staying Focused


February 16: Complete Sentences/Fragments
February 23: Types of Sentences
March 9: Types of Sentences
March 16: Discovering Subjects and Verbs
March 23: Using More Than One Subject
March 30: Using More Than One Verb
April 6: Spotting Sentence Parts: Articles
April 13: Spotting Sentence Parts: Prepositions
April 20: Spotting Sentence Parts: Adjectives
April 27: Beginning With Capital Letters
May 4: Ending Sentences With Punctuation
May 11: Avoiding Run On Sentences
May 18: Avoiding Incomplete Sentences
May 25: Joining Sentences
June 1: Using Adjectives to Describe
June 8: Choosing A Topic/Related Details
June 15: Picture Prompt Creative Sentence Writing/Staying Focused




The class follows the following format:
🤔Step 1: Brainstorming
Learners start with a simple sentence then brainstorm ideas for adding who, what, where, and when words and phrases, as well as describing words (adjectives and adverbs.)

🗣️Step 2: Oral Sentences
As learners add more details to their sentences, they practice reading their new super sentences aloud. While trying out different combinations of descriptive words and phrases, learners become actively involved in the writing process and gain a better understanding of the parts of a sentence.

✏️Step 3: Sentence Writing
Now that they're full of ideas, learners can begin to write their own sentences. Writing forms with fun illustrations motivate learners to form super sentences. They can piece together the words and phrases from the brainstorming activity, or come up with words and phrases of their own.

✔️Step 4: Proof and Correct
Learners are encouraged to self-edit by reading their work aloud.

Additional reference materials will be posted in the Outschool classroom, including:
📃Super Sentence Organizer Chart
📃Additional Worksheets for Practice


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🌟Meet our All Star teaching team!

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*Leaves of Learning Academy is an organization on Outschool with about 18 teachers. Occasionally, the teacher for this class may not be able to teach and a substitute teacher from the organization will take her place. Only teachers trained to teach this class will serve as a possible substitute for the class. A message will be posted in the Outschool classroom before the class takes place in the event a substitute will be teaching. I am happy to offer a refund to any learner who prefers not to attend the class with a substitute. Please send a message through Outschool in that event and I will issue a refund. Thank you!