A sentence combining workshop explains, as its name implies sentence combining involves putting sentences together, using what you already know about language from your own experience of speaking and reading. Sentence combining by william strong, november 1982, mcgrawhill companies edition, paperback in english. Strong presented such a compelling case for this method that i was convinced to give it a try. Sentence combining and paragraph building book by william. The practical and supportive discussions and comparisons of. A composing book are no longer in print, but the 3 rd edition 1995 still is mcgrawhill. William strongs first and second edition of sentence combining. William strong developed another method of using sentencecombining, in. William strong wrote another book about writing development, coaching writing, that i purchased at a writing workshop. William strong books list of books by author william strong.
A composing book has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In strongs book i read that sentence combining provides controlled practice in rewriting simple. A composing book by william strong paperback mcgrawhill humanitiessocial scienceslanguages pub. Sentence combining a composing book william strong 1 sentence combining a. In the new book strong works with combining but also with problems of. Sentence combining calls on you to experiment with different methods of putting words together. Combining sentences encourages a writer to take two or more short, choppy sentences and combine them into one effective sentence. I follow directions given by bill strong in his book. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data strong, william, date.
The experimental group really liked the sentencecombining problems because of the intellectual challenges they presented. William strong books, book price comparison at bookstores. Combine the clusters, so that you end up with a 6sentence paragraph. Sentence combining exercises excerpted from william strongs sentence combining. Sentence combining and paragraph building has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Students will benefit, and they will enjoy themselves. Nested within the first phrase is more parallelism a newspaper and a cup of coffee. Strong, william creative approaches to sentence combining. A composing book 1973 this uniquely practical handbook of flowcharts and succinct clinical information is a timesaving aid to the quick and accurate assessment of 200 common signs and symptoms. The two most important activities in sentence combining are a the initial creation of a combination and b the discussion or evaluation of the combination. Author division william strong is composed of at least 3 distinct authors, divided by their works. A composing book by william strong and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Aims to help writing students strengthen their writing skills through combining short sentences together to make interesting, readable ones.
The author uses sentencecombining exercises for practice with adverbial, relative. Tiered sentence combining, atlas, 2014 2 purposes and acknowledgements tiered sentence combining is the result of contributions from minnesota student achievement in reading mn star participants over several years. William strong has 48 books on goodreads with 239 ratings. It is intended to improve integrated readingwriting skills such as. Besides authoring many articles and teaching resources on sentence combining and writing, he is the consulting author in composition for writers choice glencoemcgrawhill, 2001 and series consultant for english matters.
Summarizing the wealth of recent research on sentence combining as an effective method of. The work suggests there is no right way to write and outlines stylistic choices available. Sentence combining november 1982 edition open library. Sentence combining exercises excerpted from william strong s sentence combining. William strong, random house, 1981 william strongs new book, sentence combining and paragraph building, is humane, carefully made, and highly useful. Books by william strong author of sentence combining. A composing book by william strong 1982, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Make sure that the sentences make sense, and that the action flows. A composing book 3rd edition paperback paperback jan. A composing book, 2nd edition cosmos by carl sagan paragraph one 1. The first half of the booklet provides background information on sentence. Back then, i discovered the first edition of a book by william strong titled sentence combining. Back to basics and beyond cites research done by frank ohare. William strong william strong directs the utah writing project at utah state university, where he teaches courses in writing, english education, and contentarea literacy.
The book is divided into two major sectionssentence basics and sentence stylistics. Sentence combining a composing book william strong. By learning this skill, students enhance their writing style. As a method of teaching writing, sentence combining grew out of studies in transformationalgenerative grammar and was popularized in the 1970s by researchers and teachers such as frank ohare and william strong. A composing book by william strong a readable copy. Creative approaches to sentence combining ncteeric, 1986. Sentence combining and paragraph building 9780394312644 by strong, william and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Sentence combining features an accessible and humorous writing style, along with innovative and thoroughly tested exercises which not only allow students to flex their creative muscles, but also offer them insights into current topics and issues. Sentencecombining in grade eight yale national initiative. Sentencecombining in grade eight yalenew haven teachers. In the new book strong works with combining but also with problems of style, with invention, with intersentence coherence, and with paragraphing.
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