SENTENCE+FLUENCY

(We will work on specific lessons in class.)

 * Did you use a variety of sentence structures and lengths?
 * Did you vary sentence length to create a mood and communicate meaning?
 * Did you vary sentence lengths to try to achieve artistic or literary effect?
 * Did you borrow language or techniques picked up in our mentor texts?
 * [|Did you write memorable or striking phrases and sentences?]
 * Did you show through language instead of telling or commentary?
 * Did you use descriptive language and dialogue to build characters?
 * Did you use language to show feelings of characters or elicit feeling from readers?
 * Did you use a variety of transitions and connections?
 * Did you try to arrange simple and complex sentences for an easy flow?
 * Did you use examples to make meaning clear?
 * Did you try to use language to elicit feelings?
 * Did you use words in figurative ways to make comparisons (simile, metaphor)?
 * Did you use language to develop a point of view?
 * Did you vary language and style as appropriate to your audience?
 * Did you write a piece in first person? third person?
 * Did you write in second person to talk directly to the reader or for literary effect?
 * @Did you use dialogue and action to draw readers into a story?
 * Did you experiment using language for satire?