1. How to Elaborate Just a Few Possibilities

2. Change Some Verbs The boy ran to school. ◦The boy skipped to school. ◦The boy hopped to school. ◦The boy bounced to school. ◦The boy pranced to school. ◦The boy sprinted to school.

3. Add Adjectives or adverbs (adj = describe nouns) (adv = describe actions, adj, or adv) The boy ran to school. The silly boy ran to the elementary school. The young boy ran to the middle school. The tall boy ran to the high school. The Asian American boy ran to the language school. -ly

4. Add Sentence Interrupters The boy ran to school. The boy, who was really tall for his age, ran to school. The boy, who was really excited, ran to school. The boy, who was getting really wet in the rain, ran to school. The boy ran to school, Cascade. The boy, James, ran to school.

5. Add Beginning Phrases. The boy ran to school. ◦Because it was raining, the boy ran to school. ◦Although he liked to jump in puddles on rainy days, the boy ran to school. ◦Feeling really cold because of the rain, the boy ran to school. ◦Hearing the school bell ringing, the boy ran to school.

6. Change Out For Specific Details. The boy ran to school. ◦James ran to Cascade Middle School. ◦Phillip ran to CVG. The dog crossed the street. The big black Labrador loped across Ocean Beach Highway near the Shell Station on 15 th Avenue.

7. Add Facts or Data The boy ran to school. The fifteen year old boy ran to school. Malala was seventeen years old when she won the Nobel Peace Prize on October 10, 2014. Ninety-five percent of the students at Cascade Middle School get decent grades, while the other five percent do not because they do not try.

8. Add Explanations or Examples Ninety-five percent of the students at Cascade Middle School get decent grades, while the other five percent do not because they do not try. ◦Most students will do their homework and study for tests. They also ask questions when the do not understand. ◦There are a few students who go to school unprepared. They forget to bring their materials or their completed assignments. ◦For example, they go to class without a pencil.

9. Add a Metaphor or Simile The boy ran to school. The boy hopped to school like a bunny. The boy ran away because he was as scared as an elephant with a mouse. The boy ran faster than Jill who walked as slow as a turtle. The boy was a cheetah as he went to school.

10. Ask Yourself Questions Who? What? Where? When? Why? How?