Welcome To Wiki!

An interactive site for the students of Ms. Hansen

As we have discussed in class, all users of this site possess the same ownership. Therefore, we have agreed:

          to respect the work of our teacher and classmates

          to post quality work

          to refrain from interfering with works in progress

          to refrain from defacing the site 

Your first assignment is to write a Masterpiece Sentence. You begin with a simple sentence and add to it until you end up with a complex sentence. Here's an example:

The Nile flows.

The Nile flows in Egypt.

The Nile flows in Egypt all year long.

The Nile flows quickly in Egypt all year long.

In Egypt, the Nile flows quickly, all year long.

In Egypt, the powerful Nile River flows swiftly, throughout the year.

by Mr. Lindsey, teacher

Line 1. Start with a simple sentence (article + noun + verb)

Line 2. Add where (prepositional phrase)

Line 3. Add when (prepositional phrase)

Line 4. Add how (adverb)

Line 5. Rearrange and experiment to find the best-sounding sentence

Line 6. Add what (adjectives)

Line 6. (again) Change specific words to carry more meaning

All lines- Edit for puncuation/capitalization/spelling/grammar

I will start everyone off with a Masterpiece Sentence of my own:

The fish swims.

The fish swims in the ocean.

The fish swims in the ocean during red tide.

The fish swims slowly in the ocean during red tide.

During red tide, the fish swims slowly in the ocean.

During red tide, the bloodthirsty shark swims menacingly in the lagoon.

by Ms. Hansen

You are posting directly to this site; therefore, you are not turning in paperwork. Don't forget to add your name and remember- there is no spell check!