2020 WRITING SENTENCE FRAMES
Sentence Frames- Interpreting in Language Arts: FOR DISCUSION/WRITING CONCERNING FICTION
• It really means ________ because________
• The ________ is a metaphor for ________
• It wasn’t literal: that’s the author’s way of describing how ________
• The author was trying to teach that ________
• One way to interpret her words is ________
• The ________ is an important symbol for ________ because
• Her actions mean that ________
• That part was like when I ________
• It’s a figurative way to describe how ________
• It could mean that ________ because ________
• When ________ shows us that ________
• If we read between the lines, we see that ________
• The author’s background helps us figure out ________
• The author used the analogy, ________ , because ________
• That is similar to my life in that ________
• The moral of the story is ________
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Sentence Frames- Persuading in Language Arts: FOR OPINION WRITING
• Based on the evidence in the story so far, we believe ________ because ________
• We feel that the long-term gains outweigh the short-term losses because ________
• It is a difficult issue, but I feel that the positives of ________ outweigh the negatives of
________
• However, there are several reasons to oppose this point of view: ________, ________,
and ________
• It is also vital to consider ________
• The other side of the story is ________
• What it seems to come down to is ________ versus ________
• I understand what you are saying, but I would like to emphasize ________
• That is a good point, but I think that the evidence from the story shows that
________
• Although some people claim that ________
• They say (claim, maintain, hold) that ________
• On the other hand, there are many who disagree with the idea that ________
• Opponents also argue that ________ but ________
Write three more sentence frames for persuading/discussing with the intent to
persuade/support a position on a topic or piece of literature:
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Sentence Frames-Identifying Cause/Effect in Language Arts: FOR FICTION AND NON-FICTION
• I think the character did that ________ because ________.
• That wasn’t caused by that ________ because ________
• Just because it happened after ________ doesn’t mean it was caused by ________
• I hypothesize that ________ made them ________
• The most likely reason for ________ was ________
• It was not a coincidence that ________
• Even though many people thought that the cause was ________, I believe it was
________
• Each ________ played a key role. First, ________ did ________. Then, ________ did
________.
• The purpose of that character was to ________ because ________
• The results of her actions were ________
• The reason they ________
• The ________ led to ________ which led to ________
• She was motivated by ________
Write three more sentence frames for identifying cause and effect in a piece of literature:
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• It really means ________ because________
• The ________ is a metaphor for ________
• It wasn’t literal: that’s the author’s way of describing how ________
• The author was trying to teach that ________
• One way to interpret her words is ________
• The ________ is an important symbol for ________ because
• Her actions mean that ________
• That part was like when I ________
• It’s a figurative way to describe how ________
• It could mean that ________ because ________
• When ________ shows us that ________
• If we read between the lines, we see that ________
• The author’s background helps us figure out ________
• The author used the analogy, ________ , because ________
• That is similar to my life in that ________
• The moral of the story is ________
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Sentence Frames- Persuading in Language Arts: FOR OPINION WRITING
• Based on the evidence in the story so far, we believe ________ because ________
• We feel that the long-term gains outweigh the short-term losses because ________
• It is a difficult issue, but I feel that the positives of ________ outweigh the negatives of
________
• However, there are several reasons to oppose this point of view: ________, ________,
and ________
• It is also vital to consider ________
• The other side of the story is ________
• What it seems to come down to is ________ versus ________
• I understand what you are saying, but I would like to emphasize ________
• That is a good point, but I think that the evidence from the story shows that
________
• Although some people claim that ________
• They say (claim, maintain, hold) that ________
• On the other hand, there are many who disagree with the idea that ________
• Opponents also argue that ________ but ________
Write three more sentence frames for persuading/discussing with the intent to
persuade/support a position on a topic or piece of literature:
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
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Sentence Frames-Identifying Cause/Effect in Language Arts: FOR FICTION AND NON-FICTION
• I think the character did that ________ because ________.
• That wasn’t caused by that ________ because ________
• Just because it happened after ________ doesn’t mean it was caused by ________
• I hypothesize that ________ made them ________
• The most likely reason for ________ was ________
• It was not a coincidence that ________
• Even though many people thought that the cause was ________, I believe it was
________
• Each ________ played a key role. First, ________ did ________. Then, ________ did
________.
• The purpose of that character was to ________ because ________
• The results of her actions were ________
• The reason they ________
• The ________ led to ________ which led to ________
• She was motivated by ________
Write three more sentence frames for identifying cause and effect in a piece of literature:
______________________________________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________________________________
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