Thursday, 18 November 2021

Tuesday night sentence writing tutorial Zoom Link

 Al Haley is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.


Topic: Intermediate/Advanced sentence writing tutorial - Al Haley SHEC

Time: Nov 23, 2021 04:45 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

        Every week on Tue, until Jan 25, 2022, 8 occurrence(s)

        Nov 23, 2021 04:45 PM

        Nov 30, 2021 04:45 PM

        Dec 7, 2021 04:45 PM

        Dec 14, 2021 04:45 PM

        Jan 4, 2022 04:45 PM

        Jan 11, 2022 04:45 PM

        Jan 18, 2022 04:45 PM

        Jan 25, 2022 04:45 PM

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85626052226?pwd=dDNWWFhWM1NGVGMxQWlRNWRPOHNsdz09


Meeting ID: 856 2605 2226

Passcode: Z1F96C



PROPOSED AGENDA:

Foundations/Academic sentence writing tutorial

8-week practical guide to improving your sentence writing

This will be aimed at students from around EF6 level up to Grade 12. The goal will be to get your sentence writing equal to the expectations of teachers of higher level classes, including postsecondary.

 

This will not be a creative writing class; this will be nuts and bolts highly-structured practical writing.

You can use the models I will teach as a jumping off point to developing your own writing styles.

 

 

Week 1       “The Building Blocks / Simple but Powerful”

 

CLAUSES-

Independent clauses

Dependent clauses

 

SIMPLE SENTENCES

 

Week 2       “The Seesaw”

 

COMPOUND SENTENCES

a. basic compound sentences

b. precise compound sentences

 

Week 3       “The Lever”

 

COMPLEX SENTENCES- adverb clauses

a. basic adverb clauses

b. precise adverb clauses

 

Week 4       “The Big Idea”

 

COMPLEX SENTENCES- noun clauses

a. basic noun clauses

b. precise noun clauses

 

Week 5       “The Diamond in the Ring”

 

COMPLEX SENTENCES- adjective clauses

a. basic adjective clauses

b. precise adjective clauses

 

Week 6       “Putting It All Together”

 

SENTENCE COMBINING STRATEGIES

a. basic structures

b. precise structures

 

Week 7       “Putting It All Together” Continued

 

SENTENCE COMBINING STRATEGIES CONTINUED

a. basic structures

b. precise structures

 

Week 8       “Staying on Course”

 

COMMON PITFALLS

a.     run-on sentences

b.    sentence fragments


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