Group+2+Sentence+Imitating


 * Definition:** Sentence imitating involves showing a model sentence, and having them mirror its syntax by composing their own sentences.


 * Models:** There are various models to use with sentence imitating, but two are displayed below.
 * Unscramble and write out each list to make a sentence that imitates the model.
 * Model Sentence: The bear dropped to all fours, whimpering.
 * a. running
 * b. in all directions
 * c. the class scattered
 * Answer: //The class scattered in all directions, running.//


 * Below are pairs of sentences consisting of a model sentence and a student imitation of the model. Copy the sentences and divide them with slash lines into similar sentence parts.
 * Model Sentence: One of the pups / came slowly toward me, / a round ball of fur / that I could have held in my hand
 * Student Imitation: //The principal of the school / jogged in the halls, / an advocate for fitness / who inspired students and faculty.//


 * Strategies:**
 * Teachers can use sentence imitating to teach students about different dependent clauses and grammatical phrases, such as propositional phrases.
 * Teachers can display a model sentence on a SmartBoard. Using the second model, students can go up to the board and correctly "mirror" the sentence with appropriate "/" marks.