Elementary Complex Sentences

PreK–23–5
Written By FULCRUM

Grade: 3

School: Oak Street Elementary

Location: Franklin, Massachusetts

Instructor: Heather Adams, Third Grade Teacher

What makes this a strong model?

  • Authentic application in an engaging “Who would win?” animal research activity, allowing students to practice combining sentences to strengthen writing and comprehension skills while applying science concepts they have also learned

  • Teacher-modeled expansion strategies to illustrate how revising, rearranging, and replacing words can improve flow, accuracy, and vocabulary use

  • Integration of literacy skills through oral rehearsal, expanded vocabulary, and complex sentence construction within a content-rich writing task that simultaneously reinforces oral language, writing, and comprehension skills

Source: Reading Universe

FULCRUM
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