Masterpiece Sentences

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #1: Prepare Your Canvas Base Subject + Base Predicate Stage #2: Paint Your predicate How? When? Where? (Prepositional Phrases, adverbs) Stage #3: Move The Predicate Painters Vary sentence structure. Stage #4: Paint Your Subject Which? What kind? How many? Stage #5: Paint Your Words Make better word choices. Stage #6: Finishing Touches Are there parts that might do better in different positions?

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #1: Prepare Your Canvas Base Subject + Base Predicate

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #1: Prepare Your Canvas Base Subject + Base Predicate the birds flew

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #2: Paint Your predicate How? When? Where? (Prepositional Phrases, adverbs)

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #2: Paint Your predicate How? When? Where? (Prepositional Phrases, adverbs) the birds flew with wings outstretched at sunset over the waves

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #3: Move The Predicate Painters Vary sentence structure.

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #3: Move The Predicate Painters Vary sentence structure. the birds flew over the waves with wings outstretched at sunset with wings outstretched the birds flew over the waves at sunset over the waves at sunset the birds flew with wings outstretched

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #4: Paint Your Subject which? what kind? how many?

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #4: Paint Your Subject which? (that emerged from the clouds {relative clause}) what kind? (giant, white {adjective}) how many? (a thousand {adjective}) at sunset with wings outstretched a thousand giant, white birds that emerged from the clouds flew over the waves

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #5: Paint Your Words Make better word choices.

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #5: Paint Your Words Make better word choices. birds – seagulls flew – soared waves – thundering tide over – above at sunset with wings outstretched a thousand giant, white seagulls that emerged from the clouds soared above thundering tide

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #6: Finishing Touches Are there parts that might do better in different positions?

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #6: Finishing Touches Are there parts that might do better in different positions? at sunset with wings outstretched a thousand giant, white seagulls that emerged from the clouds soared above thundering tide at sunset a thousand giant, white seagulls with wings outstretched burst through the clouds AND soared above thundering tide Punctuate: At sunset, a thousand giant, white seagulls, with wings outstretched, burst through the clouds AND soared above thundering tide.

Masterpiece Sentences Stage #1: Prepare Your Canvas Base Subject + Base Predicate Stage #2: Paint Your predicate How? When? Where? (Prepositional Phrases, adverbs) Stage #3: Move The Predicate Painters Vary sentence structure. Stage #4: Paint Your Subject Which? What kind? How many? Stage #5: Paint Your Words Make better word choices. Stage #6: Finishing Touches Are there parts that might do better in different positions?