{"product_id":"student-activities-from-the-sentence-composing-teachers-handbook","title":"STUDENT ACTIVITIES from the Sentence-Composing Teacher's Handbook","description":"Contains all student activities from the SENTENCE-COMPOSING TEACHER'S HANDBOOK. Priced for affordability, available as paperbook or ebook, a low-cost way to give every student a copy for classwork or homework, STUDENT ACTIVITIES teaches tools used frequently by authors, infrequently by students.\n\nMULTIPLE SUBJECT\nJohn Steinbeck: The sun bugs, the flies, the dragonflies, the wasps, the hornets went home.\nStudent: The day lilies, the honeysuckle, the irises, the tulips, the lilacs bloomed then.\n\nMULTIPLE PREDICATE.\nF. Scott Fitzgerald: A maid began opening the upper windows of his house, appeared momentarily in each, and spat meditatively into the garden.\nStudent: The driver was starting the route for his trip, thought deeply about some alternatives, and listened carefully to his GPS.\n\nOPENING ADJECTIVE\nMichael Crichton: Nervous at most times, Arnold was especially edgy now.\nStudent: Skillful in creative writing, Damien was usually successful then.\n\nDELAYED ADJECTIVE\nTruman Capote: His teeth, strong enough to shatter walnuts, were still intact.\nStudent: Her smile, attractive enough to turn heads, was always appealing.\n\nOPENING ADVERB\nToni Morrison: Slowly, methodically, miserably, she ate the jellied bread.\nStudent: Carefully, tentatively, hopefully, he opened the expected envelope.\n\nDELAYED ADVERB\nJ. D. Salinger: When he saw that I was looking at him, he closed his eyes, sleepily, angelically, then stuck out his tongue.\nStudent: When she knew that she was dancing in step, she felt the rhythm, intuitively, comfortably, then reached out her arms.\n\nABSOLUTE PHRASE\nHarper Lee: Boo Radley had been leaning against the wall when I came into the room, his arms folded across his chest.\nStudent: The rain had been soaking the ground when she went into the yard, its downpour flooding near the basement.\n\nAPPOSITIVE PHRASE\nMaya Angelou: The country hailed Althea Gibson, the tennis player who was the first black female to win the U.S. Women’s Singles.\nStudent: The world admired Nelson Mandela, the South African leader who was an eloquent advocate to promote peace in the world.\n\nPARTICIPLE PHRASE\nStephen King: I washed my face at the kitchen sink, rubbing away the tears with the heels of my hands and clearing my clogged nose.\nStudent: I studied my friend during the tournament chess match, observing carefully his moves with the chess pieces at his fingertips and watching his concentrating opponent.\n\nPREPOSITIONAL PHRASE\nLaura Ingalls Wilder: On the whole enormous prairie, there was no sign that any other human being had ever been there.\nStudent: In the bleak abandoned garden, there was no indication that beautiful flowers had ever grown there.\n\nADJECTIVE CLAUSE\nJ. R. R. Tolkien: Other birds flew to the tree-tops and seized the dwarves, who were scrambling up now as far as they ever dared to go.\nStudent: Cheering fans occupied the arena and watched the athletes, who were warming up now as though they never wanted to stop.\n\nADVERB CLAUSE\nRay Bradbury: Showers of petal snow sifted down when the wind touched the green branches and the blossom scent drifted upon the air.\nStudent: Scenes of amazing beauty started then as the movie showed the blue sky and the white clouds appeared in the heavens.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0BV212FBL\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.B0BV212FBL.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Killgallon, Don and Jenny\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523001258181,"sku":"LFV.B0BV212FBL.VG","price":12.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/B0BV212FBL-0.jpg?v=1790183281","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/student-activities-from-the-sentence-composing-teachers-handbook","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}