How to respond to sentence strips Function and forms FOLLOW THESE STEPS 1. Have your text and answers ready for review 2. Recall details from text 3. Complete the Sentence Strip based on your number / color in the group 4. Share your information with your partner 5. Share your information with the larger group 6. Create your report

How to respond to sentence strips Function and forms Avoid dead words (thing, someone, got, different, stuff, a lot, many, very, something, good, bad) Use strong, precise active voice verbs When possible, combine sentences using coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS—for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) Use parallel structure to create balance and symmetry between and among ideas Create variety in your sentences by using infinitive, participial, and gerund phrases Avoid idioms, colloquialisms, and slang; instead, sound like a professor. Be sure to place ideas next to the word they are modifying. Proximity shows the reader which ideas are linked.

BLUE - # 1 GREEN # 2 YELLOW # 3 ORANGE / RED # 4 Sentence strip # 1 – Identify new ideas / make new plans Function and forms From this choice of words, “X’s” character develops as ____________________________. “X” symbolizes _______________________. The author chose the word _____________________, which shapes our understanding of how _______. The novel’s “X” point-of-view reveals ________________________________. The author’s style of including _______________________suggests that ________________. The image of ___________________ evokes a feeling of ______________________. Sentence strip # 2 Literary Analysis Function and forms [Author] employs [technique] in order to establish ______________________. The word ___________ suggests ____________________. The __________tone of the story is created through the use of ______________. I learned that ______________ , so now I think ______________ . I still need to know–find out ______________ . Sentence strip # 3 Analysing Author’s Purpose / Compare & Contrast In this scene, the author describes ___________________, showing us how _________________. In contrast to the earlier segment, this scene illustrates how _______________________________. From this example, we see the development of _________________________________________. In other words, ________________________________. This passage portrays ______________________ and develops our understanding of ___________. Sentence strip # 4 Thematic Development & Point of View Function and forms From the beginning of the story, “X’s” character lacks the ability to ________________. The narrator unfolds the crisis by saying, “________________________________” (From “X’s” point-of-view, he/she claims that “_________________________” As a result of their conflict, “X” concludes that “_________________________” The plot’s action progresses when “X” proclaims “_________________________”

BLUE - # 1 / Sentence strip # 1 – Identify new ideas / make new plans Function and forms From this choice of words, “X’s” character develops as ____________________________. “X” symbolizes _______________________. The author chose the word _____________________, which shapes our understanding of how _______. The novel’s “X” point-of-view reveals ________________________________. The author’s style of including _______________________suggests that ________________. The image of ___________________ evokes a feeling of ______________________.

GREEN # 2 / Sentence strip # 2 Literary Analysis Function and forms [Author] employs [technique] in order to establish ______________________. The word ___________ suggests ____________________. The __________tone of the story is created through the use of ______________. I learned that ______________ , so now I think ______________ . I still need to know–find out ______________ .

YELLOW # 3 / Sentence strip # 3 Analysing Author’s Purpose / Compare & Contrast In this scene, the author describes ___________________, showing us how _________________. In contrast to the earlier segment, this scene illustrates how _______________________________. From this example, we see the development of _________________________________________. In other words, ________________________________. This passage portrays ______________________ and develops our understanding of ___________.

ORANGE / RED # 4 / Sentence strip # 4 Thematic Development & Point of View Function and forms From the beginning of the story, “X’s” character lacks the ability to ________________. The narrator unfolds the crisis by saying, “________________________________” (From “X’s” point-of-view, he/she claims that “_________________________” As a result of their conflict, “X” concludes that “_________________________” The plot’s action progresses when “X” proclaims “_________________________”

How to respond to sentence strips Function and forms / EXIT SLIP 6. Create your report… Name one important thing you learned in class today. What did you think was accomplished by the small group activity we did? Write/ask one question about today’s content. One of the goals of this class is to have all participants contribute to the seminar. How well do you think this was achieved today?