Verb Taxonomies and Sentence Stretchers

I really enjoyed the energy in the classroom today. I liked that some of you were pouring over your words, sifting through verbs of locomotion and verbs of thought/action to find precisely the right word to describe the characters in the novel. Remember to apply this same level of care to your essay writing. Taking the time to choose just the right verb and the most accurate adjective will make all of your sentences do more work.

Now that we've created these word banks, I know that you have the ability and resources to describe more accurately what it is that you are thinking about the books that we read. Don't let yourself be satisified with stale, boring or plain words; work to incorporate the succulent, delicious, and juicy details. This makes for much livlier, imaginative and interesting discussions.

Sentence Stretchers Format:

When, determiner, adjective, subject, verb of locomotion or vocalization/thought, adverb, where.

Here are a few creative Animal Sentence Stretchers from today:

On Christmas, a herd of tipsy koalas slaughtered quietly in dJibouti.

At 5:23 and 36 seconds in the morning, a herd of delicious manatees primped sluggishly in Atlantis.

One dark and stormy night, a million dirty water buffalo frolicked joyfully in the microwave.

Four years into the future, a murder of drop dead gorgeous platapus pranced amazingly on the planet of some awesome sauce.



Here are a few detailed and insightful Siddhartha Sentence Stretchers from today:

For years, the young Siddhartha searched diligently for salvation.

After his meal, a patient Gotama conversed lovingly in the woods.

Before Christ, a group os acestic Samanas starved painfully in the forest.

A long time ago, an independent and confident Govinda detached reluctantly from Siddhartha.

Everyday, a young serious Siddhartha evaluated cautiously his future.

After enlightenment, the loyal Govinda embraces openly the teachings of Buddha.