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1st Grade ELA
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Conventions of Standard English
10. CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.J
10.1 Creating Different Sentence Types Expanding Simple Sentences
Make Your Sentences Amazing with Exciting Details!
You will learn to turn short, simple sentences into longer, more interesting sentences that help readers picture your stories perfectly.
What You'll Learn
You expand sentences by adding describing words and details.
Location words tell where actions happen in your sentences.
Time words help readers understand when events occur clearly.
Expanded sentences create better pictures for your story readers.
What You'll Practice
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You practice adding describing words to make sentences longer.
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You learn location words like above, beside, under, through.
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You expand simple sentences with details about when, where.
Why This Matters
You need sentence expansion skills to write clear, interesting stories that help your readers picture exactly what you want to share with them.
This Unit Includes
1 Video lesson
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Skills
Sentence Expansion
Describing Words
Location Words
Writing Skills
Grammar Basics
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