Introduction
Welcome to my Sentence Pattern WebQuest! In this WebQuest, you will learn the five sentence patterns of the English Language. Knowledge of the five sentence patterns will allow you to purposefully vary your writing style, thereby enhancing your writing fluency. My goal is that you not only learn the basic patterns, but that you move onto more sophisticated modifications of each pattern.
Welcome: Building Blocks for Writing
Description: Project: Using Sentence Patterns
Grade Level: 6-8
Curriculum: English / Language Arts
Keywords: Subject, Verb, Indirect, Direct Object, Noun, Predicate, Writing, Sentence, Patterns
Author(s): Elizabeth Bowman
Task
Project: Using Sentence Patterns
Imagine you were stranded on a desert island. For whatever reason, this particular island has a television that gets only one station. And this station broadcasts a single episode of the Simpsons all day, every day. At first, you'd probably be excited to have some company or noise, or anything to take your mind off being shipwrecked. By the second or third day, however, you'd probably have tossed the T.V. into the ocean, right? This is, of course, an extreme example. The point, though, is that anything can become boring if it's constantly repeated. Sentence patterns are no exception. Seeing the same type of sentence pattern over and over again can make your audience feel like they've watched the same T.V. show a few too many times. A good way to avoid boring your audience and making your writing dull and lifeless is to make use of all five sentence of the patterns. By varying sentence patterns, you can keep your audience engaged!
Objective:Practice using the five sentence patterns in your writingInstructions:
In writing, you want to vary your sentence pattern. The project assignment allows you to think about and practice using the five sentence patterns in your writing. Using several patterns in a paragraph will keep sentences from becoming dull and repetitive.
If you need to, you may review the examples of sentence patterns found online at:http://www.grammarinenglish.com/sentencepattern/?lesson=examples
Process
Choose one of the topics below and use all five sentence patternsto write a short composition. You will be graded based on whether all fivesentence patterns are present in your work. Write your assignment in MicrosoftWord, print, and turn it in.
Suggestions for Topics
- What if the sun exploded?
- What if every family owned a helicopter?
- What if each year were six months long instead of twelve?
- What if you were the President of the United States?
Sentence Patterns
- subject-verb
- subject-verb-direct object
- subject-linking verb-predicate noun
- subject-linking verb-predicate adjective
- subject-verb-indirect object-direct object
If you need to, you may review the examples of sentence patterns found online at:http://www.grammarinenglish.com/sentencepattern/?lesson=examples
Evaluation
| Sentence Pattern Rubric |
||||
| 4 - Excellent (N/A) |
3 - Proficent (N/A) |
2 - Acceptable (N/A) |
1 -Limited (N/A) |
|
| Capitalization | 4 - Excellent Consistently uses capitals correctly |
3 - Proficent Usually uses capitals correctly |
2 - Acceptable Sometimes uses capitals correctly |
1 -Limited Rarely uses capitals correctly |
| Punctuation | 4 - Excellent Consistently uses punctuation correctly |
3 - Proficent Usually uses punctuation correctly |
2 - Acceptable Sometimes uses punctuation correctly |
1 -Limited Rarely uses punctuation correctly |
| Spelling | 4 - Excellent Consistently spells words correctly |
3 - Proficent Usually spells words correctly |
2 - Acceptable Sometimes spells words correctly |
1 -Limited Rarely spells words correctly |
| Sentence Length | 4 - Excellent Consistently uses sentences of appropriate length |
3 - Proficent Usually uses sentences of appropriate length |
2 - Acceptable Sometimes uses sentences of appropriate length |
1 -Limited Rarely uses sentences of appropriate length |
| Wording Makes Sense | 4 - Excellent Consistently uses sentences which make sense |
3 - Proficent Usually uses sentences which make sense |
2 - Acceptable Sometimes uses sentences which make sense |
1 -Limited Rarely uses sentences which make sense |
Conclusion
Thanks for finishing this WebQuest! With the knowledge of the five sentence patterns, have enhanced your writing fluency. My goal was that you not only learn the basic patterns, but that you move onto more sophisticated modifications of each pattern.
Great Job!
Teacher Page
Welcome: Building Blocks for Writing
Description: Project: Using Sentence Patterns
Grade Level: 6-8
Curriculum: English / Language Arts
Keywords: Subject, Verb, Indirect, Direct Object, Noun, Predicate, Writing, Sentence, Patterns
Author(s):