1. Complete Sentences with Details Mrs. Foster December 2008 Objective: Students will write complete sentences with increasing levels of detail. Standards Addressed: Writing 2.1 Write brief narratives based on their experiences: a. Move through a logical sequence of events. b. Describe the setting, characters, objects, and events in detail. Conventions 1.1 Distinguish between complete and incomplete sentences. Conventions 1.2 Recognize and use the correct word order in written sentences. Conventions 1.3 Identify and correctly use various parts of speech, including nouns and verbs, in writing and speaking. Conventions 1.6 Capitalize all proper nouns, words at the beginning of sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, and titles and initials of people.

2. Write a complete sentence about this picture. Remember to answer the questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Which one?

3. Begin with who and what. The dog sat.

4. Add where the dog sat. The dog sat on hay.

5. When did the dog sit? The dog sat on hay in the morning.

6. Why did he sit on the hay? The dog sat on hay in the morning so he could see the field.

7. How did he get on the hay? The dog jumped to sit on hay in the morning so he could see the field.

8. Which dog sat on the hay? The black dog jumped to sit on hay in the morning so he could see the field.

9. Now you have a complete sentence with many details. The black dog jumped to sit on hay in the morning so he could see the field.

10. Write a complete sentence about this picture. Remember to answer the questions: Who? What? Where? When? Why? How? Which one?