Masterpiece Sentences....descriptive writing.
One of our favorite activities the first week was Masterpiece Sentences. We start with a basic subject and verb inspired by a picture. From there, we add descriptors, phrases, synonyms and clauses to paint a picture in our reader's mind. Here are some of the best sentences so far!
The rainbow-colored 56 year old student's pet platypus lounged at night so the sun wasn't as hot and feasted on a sandwich.
At the magic garden on New Year's Eve, the honey-yellow bee observed the pollen to see if it would have good luck in the upcoming year and find a spouse at the coffee shop he visits on weekends because he tries to stay optimistic.
The petite penguin's body flowed slowly through the crystal blue liquid.
Kim pushed the clumsy student, Kelly Anna Bunner, as she sat on the computer chair and broke her leg.
In a Brazilian rain forest, the waterfall flows quickly into a pool of glistening water at sunset.
Above the field flew the colorful hot air balloon in the afternoon.
During the golden sunset, the basketball player dunked the ball while practicing.
En mediodía, the horses with polished coats galloped in the grassy field like horses at the Kentucky Derby.
During the daylight on the ice, the two snow-shite lover bears are gazing at each other passionately.
On a sunny day the mustard-colored bee retrieved the pollen from the flower in the garden.
The ashy-white polar bears wrestled.
At lunchtime, the five-year old student patiently waited next to a fountain and sat on the floor like a boss while waiting for his boo-thing who was bringing him ice cream.
In the exciting math class the freckled, female student sat upright.
The extremely athletic Barack Obama dunked aggresively dunked the soccer ball on the moon while singing the National Anthem.
The multi-colored hot air ballon was floating through a cold breeze that sent chills down our spine as the sun beamed down through soft clouds on the greem crops.
The skittle-flavored penguin waddles side-to-side while screaming "Y.O.L.O.!"
The rainbow-colored 56 year old student's pet platypus lounged at night so the sun wasn't as hot and feasted on a sandwich.
At the magic garden on New Year's Eve, the honey-yellow bee observed the pollen to see if it would have good luck in the upcoming year and find a spouse at the coffee shop he visits on weekends because he tries to stay optimistic.
The petite penguin's body flowed slowly through the crystal blue liquid.
Kim pushed the clumsy student, Kelly Anna Bunner, as she sat on the computer chair and broke her leg.
In a Brazilian rain forest, the waterfall flows quickly into a pool of glistening water at sunset.
Above the field flew the colorful hot air balloon in the afternoon.
During the golden sunset, the basketball player dunked the ball while practicing.
En mediodía, the horses with polished coats galloped in the grassy field like horses at the Kentucky Derby.
During the daylight on the ice, the two snow-shite lover bears are gazing at each other passionately.
On a sunny day the mustard-colored bee retrieved the pollen from the flower in the garden.
The ashy-white polar bears wrestled.
At lunchtime, the five-year old student patiently waited next to a fountain and sat on the floor like a boss while waiting for his boo-thing who was bringing him ice cream.
In the exciting math class the freckled, female student sat upright.
The extremely athletic Barack Obama dunked aggresively dunked the soccer ball on the moon while singing the National Anthem.
The multi-colored hot air ballon was floating through a cold breeze that sent chills down our spine as the sun beamed down through soft clouds on the greem crops.
The skittle-flavored penguin waddles side-to-side while screaming "Y.O.L.O.!"