1. Masterpiece Sentences

3. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

9. 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

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

11. 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

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

13. 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

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

15. 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.

16. 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?