1. Masterpiece Sentences
Ms. Brassil
I.T. Creswell Arts Magnet
Masterpiece Sentences

2. Mona Lisa, also known as La Gioconda, Leonardo da Vinci, ca. 1503-1519

4. Come up with a subject (a noun.)
Example: kitten

5. Now tell WHAT KIND of kitten.
Example: fluffy

6. Now tell HOW MANY kittens.
Example: a

7. Now tell WHICH kitten.
Example: with a white chin

8. Come up with a verb.
Example: snoozed

9. Now tell WHEN it snoozed.
Example: after it ate

10. Now tell WHERE it snoozed.
Example: on a cozy blanket

11. Now tell HOW it snoozed.
Example: gently

12. Mix the words and phrases to make the best sentence.
gently on a cozy blanket kitten after it ate snoozed a fluffy with a white chin

13. Voila! A Masterpiece Sentence:
After it ate, a fluffy kitten with a white chin snoozed gently on a cozy blanket.

14. Questions to consider:
After it ate, a fluffy kitten with a white chin snoozed gently on a cozy blanket.
How is it different from saying, “A kitten slept”?
Is there more than one way to arrange the words and phrases?
What difference would it make to rearrange the words and phrases?

15. Now you create your own masterpiece sentences.
Look at the pictures.
Fill in the graphic organizer.
Cut the pieces OR re-write the words and phrases on sticky notes and move them around to make the best sentences.

16. Subject (Noun):
Which one?
What kind?
How many?
Verb:
When?
Where?
How?