Sentence Imitation Notebook Entries English II

Format for Entries O Format: -Technique: Write definition of term -Example: Copy the example of the term found in literature -Create: Write your own sentence using that style of writing.

Entry # O Participle (Participle Phrases): an –ed or – ing verb or phrase that’s used as an adjective to describe a noun O Example: “Now he was on the bridge, hunched over on the bicycle, pedaling steadily.” –Lois Lowry, The Giver O Create: Write your own sentence with a participle phrase, modeling the example.

Entry # O Absolutes/Absolute Phrases: a noun and a participle phrase put together, with the noun coming first. O Example: Hermoine was running toward them down the path, Hagrid puffing along behind her.” –J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets O Create: Write your own sentence with an absolute phrase, modeling the sentence shown above.

Entry # O Appositive/Appositive Phrases: a second noun, presented as a non-essential element, that gives more information about the first noun O Example: Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction.” –F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby O Create: Write your own sentence using an appositive phrase modeling the sentence shown above.

Entry # O Gerund: a verb that ends in –ing and becomes a noun O Example: “Shooting paintballs is not an art form.” –Bart Simpson, The Simpsons O Create: Write your own sentence using a gerund modeling the sentence shown above.

Entry # O Prepositional Phrase: a modifying phrase consisting of a preposition and its object O Prepositions: up, around, on, off, beside, etc. (Anywhere a mouse could be) O Example: “On the counter near the stove in a silvery pan was a deep-dish berry cobbler.” –Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye O Create: Write your own sentence using a prepositional phrase.

Entry # O Begin with an adjective: Sometimes you can begin a sentence with an adjective, which is a word describing a noun. O Example: Comfortable, I lay on my back and waited for sleep, and while waiting, I thought of Dill. –Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird O Create: Write your own sentence that begins with an adjective.

Entry # O Adjectives shifted out of order: Describe a noun using several adjectives in unconventional places. O Example: “I held a long, sharp blade, ancient and silver, crusted in dried, blackened blood.” –Stephanie Meyer, Eclipse O Create: Write your own sentence with the adjectives in unconventional spots of the sentence.

Entry # O Begin with an Adverb: Instead of beginning a sentence with the subject, begin with an adverb which describes verbs. O Example: Slowly, I turned around to face my fate. O Create: Write your own sentence beginning with an adverb.

Entry # O Series of Adverbs: To add more detail to a sentence, use more than one adverb to describe the verb. O Example: “Quietly, blindly, cautiously, they crept toward one another.” O Create: Write your own sentence using series of adverbs.

Entry # O Subject First: Begin a sentence with the noun of the sentence. O Example: Julius Caesar was assassinated by his best friend. O Create: Write your own sentence with the subject coming first.