Spivey Sentences “WHY GROUP”

Main Sentence Trunk Who/What subject Action verb Where 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 Noun Describers Describer noun Describer, Describer, and Describer Noun, describer and describer Noun + ing Renamer Renamer, Repeat Jane, my sister, helps me. My pet, the chubby hamster in the cage, keeps me awake all night. When as, after, before, since, until, when, while, during How like/as with/without/by ly Condition although, if, though, unless, even though Why because, so that, since, to + verb TRIGGER WORDS Day Four Noun Part

Why Trigger Words because, so that, since, to + verb

The Why Group Well…”Why” use it? How do we use it?

Why Group PATTERN Why group, + Who/What + Action Who/What + Action+ Why group Any group that comes at the beginning is followed by a comma unless it is a single word!

The Why Group Example The Why Group Since they were messy, Who/what wecleaned our rooms. Action The Why Group Who/whatAction Wecleaned our rooms so that they were not messy.

LET’S TRY IT TOGETHER Why,+ Who/What + Action. Who/What + Action + Why.

DRY ERASE BOARD ACTIVITY Get with your Writing Partner. Create a sentence with a “Why Group” at the beginning. Why,+ Who/What + Action.

DRY ERASE BOARD ACTIVITY Get with your Writing Partner. Create a sentence with a “Why Group” at the end. Who/What + Action + Why.

NOW YOU TRY! Try adding one of the following into your Personal Narrative Piece. Be ready to share it to the class! Try one sentence that expresses Who/What + Action+Why. Try one sentence that expresses Why,+ Who/What + Action.