Creative and Critical Thinking

ASSIGNMENT 7: Response Forum: Varying Sentence Openings

Learning Target (Curricular Competencies):

  • Use the conventions of Canadian spelling, grammar, and punctuation proficiently 
    and as appropriate to the context
  • Assess and refine texts to improve clarity and impact 
  • Respectfully exchange ideas and viewpoints from diverse perspectives to build shared understanding and extend thinking

Task:

Students often start most sentences in the same way (subject verb) which makes for boring and repetitive writing. There are a variety of ways to start a sentence to create interest and flow in a piece of writing.

1. To practice using several different types of sentence openers, open and complete the handout titled "Varying Sentence Openers".

2. Using the same methods,  go to the forum on the main page titled "1.7 Response Forum: Varying Sentence Openers" and follow the instructions there.

There are TWO activities in a FORUM:

    1. Go to the main page of the course and click on 1.7 Response Forum:  Varying Sentence Openers.  Start a new discussion topic by clicking on Add a New Discussion Topic.
    2. Reply/Respond to someone else's discussion topic by clicking on their topic and selecting Reply.  Comment on the terms they chose.  Offer advice on learning how to apply them in your literary reading.  Try using the following prompts to guide your response to another post.  "I wonder…"  "I know…"  "I can…"  Don't just agree or disagree.

Assessment:  Below you will find the exemplary criteria used to assess the assignment.  

Learning Target: (Exemplary 6/6): Exemplary comprehension of the task and clear accomplishment of the objective. Student demonstrates exemplary ability to assess and refine text to improve clarity and impact.  Both paragraphs posted in the forum use a variety of sentence openings to create fluid, well-organized paragraphs.  Content is clear, concise and original.

Response/Reply:  Exemplary (6/6):  The response/reply is thoughtful, insightful and respectfully exchanges ideas and viewpoints.  Student demonstrates an exceptional level of understanding and communication of shared information.

Submission:

Use the "1.7 Response Forum:  Varying Sentence Openers" link on the main page of this section of the course to post your forum response to your teacher for marking.