Varied Sentence Structure Notes & Scavenger Hunt

Review different ways to vary sentence structure: -introductory prepositional phrases -introductory adverbs -introductory infinitives -introductory dependent clauses -compound sentences -appositives -imperative sentences -figurative language Then have students analyze nonfiction text to see how "real" writers vary their sentence structure to create fluency in their writing. *includes interactive notebook notes template for students, teacher key, and scavenger hunt that can be reused again and again. This works as a great center activity to check for understanding.