Sentence Composing for High School: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity

by Don Killgallon

Book Overview

With the original publication of his sentence composing series, Don Killgallon changed the way thousands of high school English teachers and their students look at language, literature, and writing by focusing on the sentence. In this expanded series, Killgallon presents the same proven methodology but offers all-new writing exercises for middle school, high school, and college students.

Unlike traditional grammar books that emphasize sentence...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0867094281
• ISBN13: 9780867094282
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Great book with examples of stunning sentences.!

Though a late learner in my forties, I bought this book in order to study sentence variety. I find that this book is replete with examples of stunning sentences. A great book that should not be overlooked by many adult learners, who see it as a book written for teenage students. This book is fantastic not just for teenage learners, also for adults, for any aspiring writer or student, even for those who suffer from Writer's Block. If you love this book and are keen on studying sentence variety, then you will love the other books of same kind, those of the following below, all with my five-star ratings: The first two must-buy books by the same authors 1. "Grammar for High School: A Sentence-Composing Approach" 2. "Sentence Composing for College: A Worktext on Sentence Variety and Maturity" 3. "The Art of Styling Sentences" by K.D. Sullivan (Author). A must-have book for all aspiring writers and students. This book teaches sentence variety and has examples of stunning sentences. To say how great this book was for me, the pages have gone all dog-eared from much reading and is well-thumbed. 4. "Sentence Combining: A Composing Book" by William Strong (Author) A very charming book with sparkling examples of sentences. Great exercises for brainstorming. I often bring this lightweight book with me into cafes. Great readings with my teas and lattes.

Do Yourself a Favor

My experience has been that 9th and 10th grade students are engaged by the lessons in this book. The examples come from both popular and literary works. The exercises build logically. Most students can do the work without questions, allowing time to work one-to-one with struggling students. Using these lessons gave the class a common language around creating complex sentences, which helped in the transfer of skills from the writing exercises to the use of complex sentences in essays and other written work.

Sentence Composing For High School: A Worktext On Sentence

This guide provides many sentence revisions for the working English classroom. It is an excellent choice for the beginning teacher and can be used as a standby for the master teacher. Useful at all high school levels. I highly recommend this text for any high school English curriculum!