Objective:
Introduction of open exercises
Materials:
a. overhead projector
b. prepared dittoes
c. composition
Procedure:
Place the following example on the overhead:
1. The cars come cruising up Broadway.
2. The cars are glittering.
3. The paint is harsh.
4. The paint is metallic.
5. The paint is highly waxed.
6. There is a rumble of exhaust.
7. The rumble is great.
8. Lights explode softly on the scene.
9. The lights are for the street.
10. The scene is primitive.
b. Have the students generate a combined sentence of the first group of sentences.
c. Students are to compare the results.
d. Using their own compositions, students are to revise a paragraph using sentence-combining.
e. Collect revisions and originals and comment.
