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Getting Started with Middle School Sentence Composing

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002522
ISBN
9780325107318
Grade 6-8
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“Nothing is more satisfying than writing a good sentence." (Barbara Tuchman, historian)

Like others in this series, this worktext gives students experience and training in crafting stronger sentences. A brief overview of sentence parts (subjects/predicates and fragments) leads into practice with specific tools for repairing broken sentences. Example sentences from published authors establish a “mentor" environment and related activities help students to learn by example. Includes 120 pages as well as 60 activities (including some composition assignments), and 8 quizzes. ~ Janice

Publisher's Description of Getting Started with Middle School Sentence Composing

Getting Started with Middle School Sentence Composing introduces the powerful Sentence-Composing approach at a perfect time — middle school — to deepen students' skill in writing strong sentences. Using real sentences by authors as models, it provides practice with four tools that skilled writers use to add variety to their work:/p>

* Openers to vary sentence beginnings

* Splits to vary sentence middles

* Closers to vary sentence endings

* Mixes to add details in two or three places.

Along the way, Don and Jenny Killgallon provide support for students, including:

* Basic sentence structures – activities to understand subjects, predicates, and their roles in sentence building

* Broken sentences – exercises to identify, avoid, and repair fragments

* Vocabulary scaffolds – "quickshots" to include an immediate, clear definition in context for challenging words

The free, online teacher's booklet is packed with information about Sentence-Composing and its relationship to grammar, an instructional framework, and connections to state and national standards.



Category Description for Sentence Composing Approach

The Sentence Composing method by Don and Jenny Killgallon is a highly effective, literature-based writing method that teaches students to write with greater maturity, variety, and style. Using proven techniques of imitation, students analyze and practice sentences from master writers to dramatically improve their own composition skills.

This series develops sentence sense, grammatical understanding, and compositional fluency by having students unpack, manipulate, combine, imitate, and expand high-quality sentence models.

Key Curriculum Features:

  • Uses real sentences from acclaimed authors as models (from Roald Dahl and Katherine Paterson in elementary to Harper Lee, Orwell, and Angelou in high school)
  • Progressive techniques including matching, unscrambling, combining, imitating, expanding, and multiplying sentences
  • Strong integration of grammar taught in the context of real writing
  • Spiral development of skills from elementary through high school
  • Focus on sentence maturity as the foundation for strong paragraphs and essays

Program Levels & Series:

  • Getting Started series: Introduces the Sentence Composing method used in the core program at each of the Elementary, Middle School, and High School levels
  • Sentence Composing series: Core program for Elementary, Middle School, and High School
  • Additional focused series: Grammar, Paragraphs, and Nonfiction at all 3 school levels

Program Components:

  • Student Worktexts: Non-consumable books with clear instruction, models, and practice exercises
  • Answer keys and reference sections included in most books

The Sentence Composing approach stands out for its unique “imitation leads to originality” philosophy and its remarkable ability to help students write richer, more varied, and more sophisticated sentences. It is an excellent choice for homeschool families seeking a powerful, focused writing and grammar program that produces confident, skilled writers.

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Product Format:Paperback
Grades:6-8
Brand:Heinemann Publishing
ISBN:9780325107318
Length in Inches:9.25
Width in Inches:7.375
Height in Inches:0.25
Weight in Pounds:0.5
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