1. Openers Interrupters Closers
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Openers
Interrupters
Closers
Writing
Complex
Sentences

2. Openers Details at the beginning of your sentence AAAWWUBBIST-ING
(pronounced - Ah-woo-bissed-ing)
Common Openers
Although, After, As
While, When
Until
Because, Before If
Since
Though
Participles (-ing verbs)

3. Format and Examples Opener, sentence.
When Langdon’s fingers found metal a second time, he was certain his luck had changed (Brown 414).
Before Langdon could turn, he felt a sharp pain on the back of his neck (Brown 270).
Marshaling the last of his strength, Langdon dolphin-kicked his legs and pulled his arms beneath him in an awkward butterfly stroke (Brown 416).
Angels & Demons, Dan Brown

4. Your Turn!
Although I am excited for the 3:05 bell, I can’t wait to go to English class!
______________, I can’t wait to go to English class!
When I was little, I wanted to be a veterinarian.
When I was little, I had a pet calf named Little Boy.
When I was little, ______________________.

5. Your Turn Keeps Going!
Write five sentences using the different openers of AAAWWUBBIST-ING.
Different opener each for each sentence
Although, After, As
While, When
Until
Because, Before If
Since
Though
Participles (-ing verbs)

6. Interrupters Embedded Details
Plopped down in the middle of the sentence
Usually (NOT ALWAYS) have commas to hold the interrupter
Think of the commas as handles to hold your clause.
If you take out the interrupter, you still have a full sentence.
Example:
Mrs. Buchholz, although she will be exhausted, is going to a concert on Friday after school.

7. Format and Examples Sent, interrupter, ence.
The United States, because of its history of institutionalized racism, closely tracked the race of students (Ripley 158).
Those kinds of signals, echoing in the background whenever they contemplated what was possible, took up residence in kids’ brains (Ripley 159).
The Smartest Kids in the World, Amanda Ripley

8. Your Turn! My new pair of jeans, ______________, ripped down the seam.
My backpack, _____________, was too heavy to lift.
Now write three of your own sentences with interrupters.

9. Closers Details at the end of your sentence
Commas are not always used, it varies
Often used closers deal with…

10. Format and Examples Sentence, closer.
Per trudged along in front of Anne, carrying the little boy in a warm sheepskin rug (Bojer 160).
They were beginning to outgrow the dream of the big farm at Kvidal, which had kept them round her until now (Bojer 202).
The Emigrants, Johan Bojer

11. Your Turn!
The cat jumped and played with her new toy _________________.
The Blue Dragons convincingly won their homecoming game _______________.
Now write three of your own sentences with closers. Also please label what sensory words you used.