5 Finger Rule for
"Just Right" Books
Stretch a Sentence: Try using the 5 Ws to help stretch your sentences!
You can add to your writing by answering who, what, when, where, why. You do not need to answer all 5 questions in every sentence, but it helps to make sentences more detailed and interesting. As the audience, we can better visualize what is going on when more details are shared.
Practice stretching the sentences below. Try answering: who, what, when, where, why and how.
Example: The dog ran --> The black dog ran to the door when the doorbell rang for a delivery.
I went shopping.
She is scared.
They played outside.
It is hot.
The toy broke.
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