This week we worked on S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G sentences. Students learned that a sentence must have a subject and a predicate, but a GOOD sentence has much more. Here are a few examples of sentences students stretched. Some are silly, but you can see how well they were able to add details with each revision.
Joey
The cat danced.
The crazy dancing cat danced.
The crazy dancing cat danced on the empire state building.
The crazy dancing cat danced on the empire state building at midnight.
Ella
The guinea pig was quiet.
The black guinea pig was eating.
The black guinea pig was eating in it's cage.
The black guinea pig was eating in it's cage at 2:30.
Lauren
The giraffe cut.
The giraffe cut a waffle into fourths
The giraffe cut a waffle into fourths at a swimming pool.
The giraffe cut a waffle into fourths at a swimming pool at 4:00 in the morning.
Nick
The person ate.
The nice person ate.
The nice person ate at a restaurant.
The nice person ate fast at the restaurant.
Hailey
The hamster sat.
The black and white hamster sat.
The black and white hamster sat in his food dish.
The black and white hamster quickly sat in his food dish and ate his foot.
John
I fell down.
I was scared and fell down.
I was scared and fell out of a tree.
I was scared and fell out of a tree when I was sleeping.
Eric
The squirrel sat.
The fat squirrel sat.
The super fat squirrel sat on a pole.
The super fat squirrel sat on a pole at 2:00 p.m.
Michael
The chipmunk ran.
The chipmunk ran under the car.
The chipmunk ran under the car by the house.
The chipmunk ran under the car by the house because it was scared.
The cat danced.
The crazy dancing cat danced.
The crazy dancing cat danced on the empire state building.
The crazy dancing cat danced on the empire state building at midnight.
Ella
The guinea pig was quiet.
The black guinea pig was eating.
The black guinea pig was eating in it's cage.
The black guinea pig was eating in it's cage at 2:30.
Lauren
The giraffe cut.
The giraffe cut a waffle into fourths
The giraffe cut a waffle into fourths at a swimming pool.
The giraffe cut a waffle into fourths at a swimming pool at 4:00 in the morning.
Nick
The person ate.
The nice person ate.
The nice person ate at a restaurant.
The nice person ate fast at the restaurant.
Hailey
The hamster sat.
The black and white hamster sat.
The black and white hamster sat in his food dish.
The black and white hamster quickly sat in his food dish and ate his foot.
John
I fell down.
I was scared and fell down.
I was scared and fell out of a tree.
I was scared and fell out of a tree when I was sleeping.
Eric
The squirrel sat.
The fat squirrel sat.
The super fat squirrel sat on a pole.
The super fat squirrel sat on a pole at 2:00 p.m.
Michael
The chipmunk ran.
The chipmunk ran under the car.
The chipmunk ran under the car by the house.
The chipmunk ran under the car by the house because it was scared.