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Writing Skill 3

“I use a variety of sentence lengths and patterns.”

Good writers know how to use, and can competently manipulate, a variety of sentence structures purposefully in their writing. They use simple, compound and complex sentence types to convey meaning and create effect. These sentence types may include statements, questions, exclamations and dialogue.

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coaching phrases
"Quietly read out loud to yourself – does your story flow?"

"Can you vary your sentence beginnings?"

"How could you say that in a different way?"

"Go for impact! Use a variety of sentence lengths."

assessment
Look for combinations of different sentence patterns and lengths appropriate to the style or purpose of writing.

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