STUDENT ACTIVITIES from the Sentence-Composing Teacher's Handbook

Contains all student activities from the SENTENCE-COMPOSING TEACHER'S HANDBOOK. Priced for affordability, available as paperbook or ebook, a low-cost way to give every student a copy for classwork or homework, STUDENT ACTIVITIES teaches tools used frequently by authors, infrequently by students.

MULTIPLE SUBJECT
John Steinbeck: The sun bugs, the flies, the dragonflies, the wasps, the hornets went home.
Student: The day lilies, the honeysuckle, the irises, the tulips, the lilacs bloomed then.

MULTIPLE PREDICATE.
F. Scott Fitzgerald: A maid began opening the upper windows of his house, appeared momentarily in each, and spat meditatively into the garden.
Student: The driver was starting the route for his trip, thought deeply about some alternatives, and listened carefully to his GPS.

OPENING ADJECTIVE
Michael Crichton: Nervous at most times, Arnold was especially edgy now.
Student: Skillful in creative writing, Damien was usually successful then.

DELAYED ADJECTIVE
Truman Capote: His teeth, strong enough to shatter walnuts, were still intact.
Student: Her smile, attractive enough to turn heads, was always appealing.

OPENING ADVERB
Toni Morrison: Slowly, methodically, miserably, she ate the jellied bread.
Student: Carefully, tentatively, hopefully, he opened the expected envelope.

DELAYED ADVERB
J. D. Salinger: When he saw that I was looking at him, he closed his eyes, sleepily, angelically, then stuck out his tongue.
Student: When she knew that she was dancing in step, she felt the rhythm, intuitively, comfortably, then reached out her arms.

ABSOLUTE PHRASE
Harper Lee: Boo Radley had been leaning against the wall when I came into the room, his arms folded across his chest.
Student: The rain had been soaking the ground when she went into the yard, its downpour flooding near the basement.

APPOSITIVE PHRASE
Maya Angelou: The country hailed Althea Gibson, the tennis player who was the first black female to win the U.S. Women’s Singles.
Student: The world admired Nelson Mandela, the South African leader who was an eloquent advocate to promote peace in the world.

PARTICIPLE PHRASE
Stephen King: I washed my face at the kitchen sink, rubbing away the tears with the heels of my hands and clearing my clogged nose.
Student: I studied my friend during the tournament chess match, observing carefully his moves with the chess pieces at his fingertips and watching his concentrating opponent.

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
Laura Ingalls Wilder: On the whole enormous prairie, there was no sign that any other human being had ever been there.
Student: In the bleak abandoned garden, there was no indication that beautiful flowers had ever grown there.

ADJECTIVE CLAUSE
J. R. R. Tolkien: Other birds flew to the tree-tops and seized the dwarves, who were scrambling up now as far as they ever dared to go.
Student: Cheering fans occupied the arena and watched the athletes, who were warming up now as though they never wanted to stop.

ADVERB CLAUSE
Ray Bradbury: Showers of petal snow sifted down when the wind touched the green branches and the blossom scent drifted upon the air.
Student: Scenes of amazing beauty started then as the movie showed the blue sky and the white clouds appeared in the heavens.