Build a SentenceThink about Alice Walker’s claim “Sometimes, reading a blog, which I do infrequently, I see that generations of Americans have been wilfully crippled, and can no longer spell or write a sentence.”
Talk about or write about what Walker means by ‘wilfully crippled’’? You are the generation she speaks of. Do you agree with her? Why or why not?
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Now Apply
CHOOSE ONE image and describe using a variety of sentence types. Include any personal experiences the image reminds you of.
When you are done, highlight all your simple sentences in blue, your compound sentences in yellow, and your complex sentences in green.
REFLECT
What do you notice about your writing? What do you need to work on? Did you have any of the common mistakes? What kind of mistakes are you making? How would you correct them?
When you are done, highlight all your simple sentences in blue, your compound sentences in yellow, and your complex sentences in green.
REFLECT
What do you notice about your writing? What do you need to work on? Did you have any of the common mistakes? What kind of mistakes are you making? How would you correct them?