Objective:

to create fluid sentences When writing

​fluent (n): the state of being smooth; able to read, speak, or write with ease

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Vocabulary:

Let's Review

sentences

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creating sentences

A sentence is a complete idea made up of words placed in an order that makes sense.

​A complete sentence MUST have a subject and a predicate.

put these phrases in order to make a sentence

___(1)___ ___(2)___ grandparents ___(3)___.

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​on the weekend

​I call

​my

Great job!

Now let's learn how to make our sentences fluent!​

put these phrases in order to make a sentence

Mom, ___(1)___ ___(2)___ the class spelling ___(3)___ ___(4)___.

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won

​bee

​I

​today

Creating Sentence Fluency

When you write, you want to make sure that your writing is fluent, which means that the sentences flow smoothly into each other. When writing is fluent, readers feel alert and engaged. Using a variety of short and long sentences helps to achieve sentence fluency. Using transitional words or phrases also adds to fluency and helps readers to understand how ideas are connected to each other. Including the four types of sentences within your writing will help to make your writing smooth and interesting. Let's take a look at the 4 types of sentences

• makes a statement or tells something

• is punctuated by a period (.)​

​​Declarative

• asks a question

• is punctuated by a question mark​ (?)

​​Interrogative

expresses emotion or excitement

is punctuated by an exclamation mark (!)​

​​Exclamatory

​is a command or polite request

is punctuated by a period (.) or exclamation mark (!)​

​​imperative

• alternate using short and long sentences

• use different types and styles of sentences

  • simple

  • compound

  • sentence types

    • ​imperative

    • declarative

    • interrogative

    • exclamatory​

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Achieving sentence fluency in your writing

• use transitional words and phrases

  • these words & phrases ​connect our ideas together like a bridge

• use conjunctions to combine related ideas or sentences​

  • FANBOYS

    • for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

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Achieving sentence fluency in your writing

​Read the paragraph? What problem do you see with it?

The paragraph contained many short, choppy sentences. Let's fix it to make it flow more smoothly

• take away sentences that add only one detail about the subject

• insert those details into other sentences​

Let's fix it

Here is one way to make the paragraph more fluent.