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Module: Varying Your Sentence Structures Name: _______________________ Date: __________________

1. Get a recent paper from your portfolio. Pick out three interesting sentences from that paper.

2. Take out three blank sheets of paper, one for each sentence. Write one sentence at the top of each.

3. Divide each sheet of paper into two columns, one labeled “Rewrites” and the other, “Comments.”

4. Rewrite each sentence at least five times to add drama and shift emphasis. Each rewrite should have the same basic meaning, but feel free to rearrange the structure, add details, and so forth.

5. For each rewrite, add a note to the “Comments” column. Is it a good rewrite? How would readers react?

6. Put a star next to your favorite version of each of the three sentences.

7. Hand in three pages of rewritten sentences with comments this cover sheet and the following scoring pages

Scoring Pages (Your teacher will fill out these pages.) Module Objective Learners will study creating emphasis and dramatic effects by varying from conventional sentence structures. Module Strategy

To make your sentences more dynamic, try varying their structure: • Change subjects or move the subject of a sentence to shift the

emphasis. • Add a few descriptive phrases before the main idea to add detail.

Be sure you haven’t overdone this technique or created confusion as you’ve rewritten.

Rubric: This writer

____ Yes ____ No created, for each sentence, at least one rewrite moving the subject of the sentence to shift emphasis.

Example: turning The soda machine contained no soda but was completely filled with bottled water, as if the school were a health spa.

into As if the school were a health spa, the soda machine contained no soda but was completely filled with bottled water.

Comments:

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____ Yes ____ No created, for each sentence, at least one rewrite

changing the subject of the sentence to shift emphasis. Example: turning The backpack contained all the reference books that Sarah was using to write her paper on Cuba.

into The reference books that Sarah was using to write her paper on Cuba filled the backpack.

Comments:

____ Yes ____ No created, for each sentence, at least one rewrite adding descriptive phrases before the main idea to add detail

Example: turning Margaret's costume was the hit of the party.

into With its beautiful embroidery, elegant construction, and rich silk fabric, Margaret's costume was the hit of the party.

Comments:

____ Yes ____ No showed sensitivity to the needs of readers in his or her comments about the rewrites.

Comments:

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____ Yes ____ No experimented with lots of different approaches, but did

not go overboard and overwrite every rewrite.

Comments:

Summary This writer ____ effectively uses the Varying Your Sentence Structures strategy. ____ needs more practice. Comments/Next Steps:

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