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Age Level: 3-6. Genre: Fiction, Fantasy. Top. Combining sentences encourages students to take two or more short, choppy sentences and combine them into one effective sentence — to make their writing more readable and engaging. Sentence combining is a skill that develops over several short practice sessions.
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When I use the Sentence Combining Bellringers, I start class with students recording their answers on my FREE Bell-Ringer and Do Now Recording Sheet. I print them double-sided and three-hole punch them for students’ binders. When their daily work is complete, I give each student a stamp. Students are then responsible for holding onto their ...
Aug 17, 2020 · Teaching sentence combining is key in order to teach writing skills. Sentence combining is the process of creating compound sentences. Dictionary
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Feb 22, 2024 · Sentence combining is an instructional technique where students are given two or more short, declarative sentences and are tasked with combining them to create one single, grammatically correct sentence (Sedita, J. 2023; Hochman & Wexler, 2017). Teach Conjunctions: Prioritize teaching students how to use both coordinating and subordinating ...
The step-by-step approach I developed and follow in order to teach sentence combining is below: Step 1 – I introduce the concept of sentence combining and using “and” to combine sentences. We talk about what it means to “combine” two things. Step 2 – I teach the “Add a detail” strategy and we work on combining sentences by ...
Jan 8, 2015 · I have long been a fan of sentence combining activities as a meaningful and effective way of improving students’ writing skills. Since the 1960’s, research studies have shown that sentence combining is an effective way to teach grammar to students in elementary through college levels and improves student writing. This is especially so for students who struggle with writing. The Writing ...
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