Do Now: Identify the sentence type in each example. Driven by his ambition to build America’s strongest baseball team, Branch Rickey wanted the best talent in the world. He needed someone who was as good off the field as on the field. Rickey decided that he had found his player, and the two men shook hands.

Sentence-Level Revision Patterns Types 2

Aim: How do we apply our knowledge of sentence types and patterns to introduce sentence variety into our drafts? Angelo’s team won the championship. He pitched a two-hitter. He struck out ten batters. He hit a home run. Angelo’s team won the championship, because he pitched a two hitter, struck out ten batters, and hit a home run.

Aim: How do we apply our knowledge of sentence types and patterns to introduce sentence variety into our drafts? Carla is tall. She is strong. She is a team player. She was starting center on the basketball team.

Aim: How do we apply our knowledge of sentence types and patterns to introduce sentence variety into our drafts? Without changing the meaning, rewrite the following paragraph using a variety of sentence structures to add variety and interest. When you have finished, add a few more sentences to finish the idea, again paying attention to sentence structure.

Aim: How do we apply our knowledge of sentence types and patterns to introduce sentence variety into our drafts? The score was 8 to 10. Allied was down. Allied was at bat. It was the bottom of the seventh inning. The bases were loaded. There were two strikes. There were two outs. Ronson’s pitcher was throwing all strikes. Sweat was pouring from the batter’s forehead. It was hot. The batter was nervous. This game determined the state championship. The state champs would go to the national tournament. The national tournament was in Washington, DC.