Sentence Craft 2.0: Sentence Combining Handbook, (Paperback)

Sentence Craft 2.0 is an engaging system that helps students of all levels write more effective, creative sentences using the crafting process from the popular Minecraft video game as a metaphor. Teachers and home school parents will also find this book a useful guide. This updated 2.0 version includes new flow charts, streamlined crafting processes, and witty advice from the kingdom's master sentence crafter who guides his apprentice reader through 17 activities comprised of 51 crafting recipes. At the master's tutelage, students practice writing simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences using a graphically-rich inventory of sentence crafting ingredients including prepositional, participial, appositive, and absolute phrases. As students practice sentences based on these crafting recipes, they become more adept at using the sentence structures and techniques of master writers. They also become more fluent with the rules and methods of punctuation. Come meet the master craftsman and enjoy your journey through Sentence Craft!