Grades 4–5
Fix Choppy Sentences
A choppy paragraph of eight short sentences to combine with joining words, describing words and when words.
Writing worksheet · Paragraph writing and editing
Vary Your Sentence Starts
A paragraph where every sentence starts with I, to revise with time words and other openers.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 25 minutes
- Answer key
- Not needed: answers vary
- Kids practice
- Paragraph structure, Topic and concluding sentences, Revising and editing, Proofreading
What kids do
“Every sentence in this paragraph starts with I. Rewrite it so the sentences start in different ways.”
Printed on the sheet:
- I woke up early. I ate pancakes. I got dressed. I walked to school. I saw my best friend. I played tag at recess.
- Try starting with
- My new paragraph
Teacher tip
Make a list of openers together: first, after that, on the weekend, suddenly.
How to use it
- Read the paragraph aloud together before kids mark anything.
- Model one fix on the document camera, thinking out loud.
- Read the directions aloud so the sheet is about writing, not decoding the directions.
Watch for
Kids who rewrite everything instead of fixing what is marked. Keep changes small and on purpose.
Talk about it
- What is this paragraph mostly about?
- Which sentence on your sheet are you proudest of? Why?
Take it further
Have kids use the same steps on a paragraph from their own journal.
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