Transcript Spivey Sentences - Fair Lawn Public Schools

CONDITION EXPANDER
GROUP
CONDITION
TRIGGER
WORDS
Where
Noun Describers
Describer noun
Describer, Describer, and Describer
Noun, describer and describer
Noun + ing
Renamer
above, across, against,
along, alongside, among,
around,at, before,
behind,below,
beneath,beside, between,
beyond, by, down,from, in,
inside, into, near, off, on,
onto, out, outside, over,
past, through, to, toward,
under, up, upon
How
like/as
with/without/by
ly
When
as, after, before,
since, until,
when, while,
during
Renamer, Repeat
Condition
although, if,
though, unless,
even though
Jane, my sister, helps me.
My pet, the chubby hamster
in the cage, keeps me awake
all night.
Main
Sentence
Why
because, so that,
since, to + verb
Noun Part
Trunk
Who/What
subject
Action
verb
Day Six
Let’s Give it a Try
Together
Condition + Who/What + Action
Even though the weather was cold, the students played
soccer.
Who/What + Action + Condition
School was still open, even though the weather man
predicted eight inches.
READY FOR A CHALLENGE?
Where + Who/What + Action + Action + Condition +
When
In the middle of the game, the players cheered
and congratulated each other even though the
didn’t win the game at the end of the season.
Condition + Who/What + Action + Action + Action +
How
Although her mother told her not to, Mary still
dashed out the door, slammed it shut, and headed
next door without thinking of the consequences.
SHORT WRITING TASK
Describe the classroom. Use 4 (or more
if you have time) sentence expanders in
your paragraph.
– 2 sentences need to have action
expander groups at the beginning
– 2 sentences need to have expander
groups at the end.