HW6

Sentence Variety Dire c t e d L e arning Ac t iv it y — St y le 10

Essential Question How do I achieve sentence variety and why do I want to?

Purpose Upon completion of this activity, students will know two ways to improve sentence variety.

This DLA should take approximately 1 hour to complete.

Before You Begin To complete this DLA, you will need to view the video “How to Create Sentence Variety” by TenMarks

Amazon. Then respond to these questions:

1) What is the first tip for achieving sentence variety?

2) Combine the following sentences into one sentence to create sentence variety: Real patriotism

involves a concern. The concern is sincere. The concern is for welfare. The welfare is for other

citizens. The other citizens may be less fortunate.

3) What is the second tip for achieving sentence variety?

4) Combine the following sentences using a transition word/transition words: He was near the

lake. He discovered two more cases of malaria.

Exercise The passage on the next page comes from Khaled Hosseini’s A Thousand Splendid Suns. It has been put

into a style that lacks sentence variety. Revise and retype the passage using the tips you listed above to

achieve sentence variety and make the passage sound better.

It was a dazzling day. It was a cloudless day. It was the perfect day for a party. The men sat on

folding chairs in the yard. The chairs were rickety. They drank tea. They smoked. They talked.

Their voices were loud. Their voices were bantering. They talked about the Mujahideen’s plan.

Laila learned the outline of the plan. She learned it from Babi. The plan was that Afghanistan

was now called the Islamic State of Afghanistan. An Islamic Jihad Council was formed. The

Council was formed in Peshwar. The Council was formed by several Mujahideen factions. The

Council would oversee things for two months. The Council was led by Sibghatullah Mojadidi.

This would be followed then by a leadership council. This leadership council would be led by

Rabbani. Rabbani would take over for four months. A loya jirga would be held. The loya Jirga

would be held during those six months. The loya jirga is a grand council of leaders and elders.

The loya jirga would form an interim government. The interim government would hold power

for two years. After two years, there would be democratic elections.

Review your answers with an instructor or tutor in the Virtual Writing & Reading Center. Be sure you can

answer the essential questions above.