Writing PowerPoints Practice Bundle: Expanding, Combining, Reducing Sentences

Are you looking for writing minilessons that will help your students improve their writing by expanding, combining, and reducing sentences? This bundle contains THREE writing PowerPoints, sixteen worksheets, and 2 reference charts.

The five expansion tips featured in the Expanding Sentences PowerPoint include:

• Add an ADJECTIVE to describe a noun.
• Tell WHERE something happened.
• Tell WHEN something happened.
• Tell HOW something happened.
• Tell WHY something happened.

(This file contains both printable and digital options for the PowerPoint handout and the six worksheets.)

The six combination tips featured in the Combining Sentences PowerPoint include:

• Use compound subjects.
• Use compound predicates.
• Use compound sentences.
• Use complex sentences.
• Use appositives.
• Reduce one sentence to a phrase.

(This PowerPoint is followed by eight worksheets.)

The four reduction tips featured in the Reducing Sentences PowerPoint include:

• Revise sentences that are longer than necessary.
• Avoid wordy phrases.
• Avoid expletive constructions.
• Use a short sentence for effect.

(This PowerPoint is followed by two worksheets.)

CHECK OUT THE PREVIEWS!

Here's what teachers like you have to say about using these writing PowerPoints and activities with their students:

⭐️ Rachel W. said, "I just purchased this last year, so I have only used it once, I will be using them every year now. It was so easy to follow and well put together. My students stayed attentive and loved it as well."

⭐️ Luis S. said, "This resource is amazing! The bundle is well done and so engaging for the students! It makes the lessons really easy and understandable for the students!"

⭐️ Kristin B. said, "I used the expanding sentences lesson and I loved it!!! I teach three writing classes each day. I overheard students from my first class tell other students, "You'll love writing today, it's so much fun."

⭐️ Lori M. said, "I love the variety of activities in this bundle, and how the engaging PowerPoint guides students through the concepts step by step. What a fabulous resource!"

Also, you DO have my permission to convert any of these PowerPoints to a Google Slides format to share with your students.

Each PowerPoint contains practice slides as well as a section that shows how each revision may be done in the context of a story. Furthermore, each PowerPoint comes with a companion handout as well as follow-up practice worksheets.

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Please note: The PowerPoint cannot be edited due to the copyright requirements made by the contributing artists (clip art, font, background).

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