Exercise 1.2e - Application Activity: Rewriting for Varied Structures
Objective: To apply the knowledge of sentence structures in rewriting a paragraph.
- Paragraph Selection:
- Provide students with a short, simple paragraph, or ask them to write one themselves. The paragraph should ideally consist of simple sentences.
- Provide students with a short, simple paragraph, or ask them to write one themselves. The paragraph should ideally consist of simple sentences.
- Rewriting Task:
- Instruct students to rewrite the paragraph, transforming each sentence into a different structure. They should aim to use a mix of compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.
- Encourage them to maintain the original meaning while enhancing the paragraph's depth and interest through varied structures.
- Comparison and Analysis:
- After rewriting, students compare the original and revised paragraphs.
- Discuss as a class how the changes in sentence structure affected the tone, clarity, and overall impact of the paragraph.
- Reflection:
- Students reflect on the process and how they might use these techniques in their future writing.
- Students reflect on the process and how they might use these techniques in their future writing.
- Prompt:
- Original Paragraph:
- The garden was peaceful. Birds chirped in the trees. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves. Sunlight filtered through the branches. It was a perfect day to relax outdoors.
- The garden was peaceful. Birds chirped in the trees. A gentle breeze rustled the leaves. Sunlight filtered through the branches. It was a perfect day to relax outdoors.
- Instructions for Rewriting Task:
- Students will transform each sentence in this paragraph into a different structure, aiming to use a mix of compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences. The goal is to maintain the original meaning while enhancing the depth and interest of the paragraph through varied sentence structures.