Teaching Sentence Fluency Grade 34

Teaching Sentence Fluency Come on Rain!
(This mini Unit Should take a week)

Introduce Students to Sentence Fluency- It is the way that we listen to rhythms and the
way that sentences flow from one word to another. We are going to learn how to create
sentences of different types and develop different patterns of phrases from a picture
book.
Start by showing students the Key Qualities of Sentence Fluency:
1. The words and phrases read smoothly and rhythmically.
2. The sentences are correctly constructed
3. The fragments, if present, are intentional and work as a stylistic effect.
4. The sentences begin in different ways
5. The sentences are varied and have different lengths.
These traits help us to judge how well words or phrases combined together make
sentences to flow more smoothly. We also need to listen to words carefully when they
are read, rather then just seeing the words with our eyes. When listening to sentences and
words read out loud, we should look for these qualities.
-When we do any writing in this class, you should read your piece aloud to hear how the
words and phrases sound to the ear.
-We should also make sure to change how we start our sentences, so sentences do not
sound repetitive.
BEFORE READING Come on Rain! - Read Through the 4 types of sentences that
are provided and have students take turns reading through the different types of sentences
and what they mean.
Ie: Declarative= statement, Imperative= command, Interrogative= Question,
Exclamation.
-After we have gone through these types of sentences and the examples, hand out
worksheet to students with sentence examples on it.
-Have students now go through their sheets individually answering what type
each sentence is.
READ Come On, Rain!
This book is about a little girl named Tessie and her mamma, they are both soooo hot,
that all they want is for it to rain! The Author Karen Hesse uses Sentence Fluency Traits
throughout this story, to describe Tessies journey of wanting it to rain.
-While I read aloud to the class, I want all students to listen to how the sentences flow
from beginning to end. (Teacher must make sure to emphasize craftsmanship sentences
throughout.
AFTER READING book- tell students that we are now going to have practice lines
from the book to determine what type of sentences there are. Can I have 4 volunteers to
come to the front of the class and read aloud there chosen sentences- The rest of the
classroom will then take turns answering what they think is the correct answer for each
sentence (perhaps have students split into two different groups like a jeopardy. (Students
who are reading the examples- make sure that they over pronounce the words, and to add
expression
PREWRITING/ WRITING ACTIVITY-Tell students that they are going to be writing
their own stories using varied sentence structures. This next activity will be completed in
Pairs and will be on a different type of weather. (It cannot be about rain)
-Lets brainstorm together different types of weather. Ie; Snowy, Foggy, Windy, Hailing,
Sunny, Thunderstorm/ lighting, Tornados.
-Ask students to select one type of weather with their partners, and explain that we will
be writing our stories to the rhythm of a song. Row, Row, Row, your boat gentle down
the stream, The Hokey Pokey, Old McDonald Had a farm, B.I.N.G.O. Write
these songs on the board and students will write their new weather lyrics to the rhythm of
the song that they chose.
-Encourage students to use each type of sentence as they can, interrogative, exclamatory
etc
-Give students a copy of the scoring guide so they can relate back to their story to see if it
is their best work.
-Once Students have completed their rough drafts they will write their stories out on a
poster.
-Ask students to present their songs to the class.
-After, have class go through each final product and decide what songs sounded the best
for sentence fluency. Discuss how the fluent phrasing sounded more interesting and
catchy for the listeners.
(Extension Activity= Tie into Poetry Unit) Write a poem about the Weather!

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