DLC Writing Traits Grade 5
In this unit of video lessons and assignments, students will learn to increase sentence fluency:
Writing Fluently
- combining sentences
- varying sentence length
- making dialogue sound authentic
- reading your writing aloud during revision
Sentence Fluency - Introduction
Sentence Fluency - Lesson 5.1 - "Flowing Like a River" - Combining Sentences
Sentence Fluency - Lesson 5.2 - "Vary Length or Be Very Boring" - Varying Sentence Length
Sentence Fluency - Lesson 5.3 - "Dynamite Dialogue" - Writing Authentic Dialogue
Sentence Fluency - Lesson 5.4 - "The Spotlight's On You!" - Revising Your Writing
Sentence Fluency - Editing Level 1 - Conventions - "Sentence Sense"
Sentence Fluency - Editing Level 2 - Presentation - "Message at a Glance" - Writing Captions
Sentence Fluency - Sample Papers 19 and 20
Sentence Fluency - Final Writing Assignment
- The accompanying handout reviews the sentence fluency lessons and the steps in the writing process. It also includes a graphic organizers that can assist students in completing their assignment of writing a narrative story (quest or challenge tale) about a hero or a topic of their choice.