Sentence Builder Graphic Organizer

The rest of the story: Where? When? Levels 1-2 Who? Or What? Idea Person Thing Action The rest of the story: Where? When? Why? How? It’s important to anchor student reading and thinking in the form of an anchor chart, bulletin board, on a wall. This must be a routine. Make it your own.

Sentence Builder Graphic Organizer On a blank sentence builder graphic organizer, students in pairs create academic sentences that extend the sentence by adding detail, elaboration, and explanation. Fill out the Basic row first (Who/What and Does/Is = subject and action/predicate). Upgrade vocabulary by discussing with partner the How, Where, and Why possibilities in the Notes for Elaboration row. Finally, build an elaborated sentence based on the graphic organizer. Chart of Extenders gives students ideas for “the rest of the story”.

Sentence Builder Graphic Organizer #1 Fill out the “Basic” row first (Who/What and Does/Is = subject and predicate)

Sentence Builder Graphic Organizer #2 Upgrade vocabulary by discussing with partner the How, Where, and Why possibilities in the Notes for Elaboration row

Sentence Builder Graphic Organizer   #3 Finally, build an elaborated sentences based on the information in the graphic organizer.

Extenders Chart of extenders gives students ideas for “the rest of the story”.

Sinking of the Lusitania, May 1915 On May 7, 1915, a German submarine shot a single torpedo at close range at the Lusitania, a British passenger ship that had sailed from New York and was just off the Irish coast. The ship sank in just 18 minutes, far faster than the Titanic had three years earlier. Although there were sufficient lifeboats, people simply did not have time to get in them. More than a thousand passengers were killed, including 128 Americans and 94 children. American newspapers widely reported this disaster. The sinking of the Lusitania had a powerful impact on the American public, stirring up anti-German feelings and creating a desire for revenge. Germans claimed the Lusitania had secretly concealed armaments. President Wilson sent a strong protest to Germany, but he refused to declare war. Have participants highlight/underline the “who” “did what”. Who did what? the rest… German sub shot a torpedo at the Lusitania, by the Irish coast, at close range What is the topic of this section? The topic of this section is ___. subject action/verb the rest of the story

Evidence of the U.S.’s motivation for entering WWI Who? Or What? Idea Person Thing Action The rest of the story: Where? When? Why? How? German submarine shot a torpedo by the Irish coast, at close range More than 1000 passengers were killed including 128 Americans The sinking gave Americans a desire for revenge Germans said the Lusitania had concealed armaments President Wilson refused to declare war Have participants highlight/underline the “who” “did what”. Who did what? the rest… Wilson hoped to avoid war Frame Evidence of the U.S.’s motivation for entering WWI is found when____. Evidence of the U.S.’s motivation for entering WWI is found when a German sub sank the Lusitania…

A German submarine shot a torpedo!