{"id":3446,"date":"2023-02-27T01:23:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T06:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3446"},"modified":"2023-02-28T16:00:59","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:00:59","slug":"selecting-best-novels-teach-teacher-evaluations-part-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/?p=3446","title":{"rendered":"Different Ways to Start Sentences"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3446\" class=\"elementor elementor-3446\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e412481 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e412481\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9faf472\" data-id=\"9faf472\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f071d71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f071d71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/sentences\/Different-Ways-to-Start-Sentences.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"Different Ways to Start Sentences\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2076ee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2076ee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.2 - 22-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Students should use different ways to start sentences. Teaching students to use a variety of sentence structures can greatly improve their writing. This post contains a step-by-step lesson plan with printables for teaching students this very important skill.<\/p><p>The activities in this lesson can easily be divided across multiple days into mini-lesson or taught as one lesson. Also, the materials are easily modified to meet varying levels of learners.<\/p><h2>Step 1 &#8211; The Hook<\/h2><p>Begin by having students write a short passage. This can be on any topic including narratives or nonfiction. Next, have students use highlighters to underline the first word in each sentence. Students will be surprised that their sentences often begin with the same words repeated over and over. Save these passages for students to edit after completing all activities.<\/p><h2>Step 2 &#8211; Guided Practice<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d868747 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d868747\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-137bee1\" data-id=\"137bee1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb24846 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb24846\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b94fae\" data-id=\"9b94fae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1364f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1364f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/sentences\/Different-Ways-to-Begin-Sentences-Teacher-Notes.PNG\" title=\"\" alt=\"Different Ways to Begin Sentences Teacher Notes\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c4015c\" data-id=\"6c4015c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5362145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5362145\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Begin by downloading the &#8220;Different Ways to Start Sentences&#8221; handout. The handout contains both teacher reference pages with definitions and examples and student printables. You will also find answer keys and a checklist for students.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52af8cd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"52af8cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/sentences\/ways-to-begin-sentences.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-md\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon elementor-align-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Grab your handouts here.<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2a4a9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2a4a9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Go over some ways to begin sentences other than the typical subject-verb sentence structure.\u00a0<\/p><p>A series of handouts are provided. Teachers can use the suggested sentence starters or use the blank page to personalize the activity based on topics that students have covered. For this exercise, students revise the sentence \u201cDavid ran to catch the bus.\u201d using different sentence starters.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8692678 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8692678\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-482b304\" data-id=\"482b304\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-f659927 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f659927\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5304a1\" data-id=\"b5304a1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d689ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d689ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/sentences\/Learning-about-Different-Ways-to-Begin-Sentences.PNG\" title=\"\" alt=\"Learning about Different Ways to Begin Sentences\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-f30b20d\" data-id=\"f30b20d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d90afe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d90afe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A total of 16 different ways to begin sentences are included. Here are a few examples:<\/p><ul><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"><strong>Begin with <\/strong><b>a verb ending with -ing.<\/b><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">Gagging for breath, David ran to catch the bus. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\"> Begin with a verb ending with -ed.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">Frightened he would be late for school, David ran to catch the bus. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Begin with a prepositional phrase.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva; color: #000000;\">With his backpack flopping on his back, David ran to catch the bus. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Begin with an adverb.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Hurriedly David ran to catch the bus. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Begin with an adjective.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Anxious about being late for school, David ran to catch the bus. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Begin with a phrase that tells when.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">At 7:00 AM, David ran to catch the bus. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Begin with a phrase that tells where.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Down Main Street, David ran to catch the bus. <\/span><\/li><li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Begin with a sound word.<br \/><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Swoosh, David ran to catch the bus.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c132ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c132ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Step 3 &#8211; Identifying Different Ways to Start Sentences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e319edd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e319edd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ee7ebf\" data-id=\"9ee7ebf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7525881 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7525881\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fef8da\" data-id=\"3fef8da\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3185cef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3185cef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/sentences\/Identifying-Different-Sentence-Starters.PNG\" title=\"\" alt=\"Identifying Different Sentence Starters\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee3691c\" data-id=\"ee3691c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee856c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee856c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>These independent practice exercises match the guided practice exercises provided earlier.<\/p><p>The first page contains the same sentence beginnings (adverb, adjective, prepositional phrase, onomatopoeia, and participle phrase) as the guided practice.<\/p><p>Likewise, the second practice page contains the same sentence beginnings (subordinating clause, interjection, transitional phrase, and infinitive phrase) as the second guided practice page.<\/p><p>Students\u00a0write the type of beginning that is used for each sentence.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf35e97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf35e97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Step 4 &#8211; Writing Sentence Beginnings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9bdd129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9bdd129\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd3ac81\" data-id=\"fd3ac81\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-827db1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"827db1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f977ca\" data-id=\"2f977ca\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103db37 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"103db37\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/flipchart\/reading\/sentences\/Writing-Different-Sentence-Starters.PNG\" title=\"\" alt=\"Writing Different Sentence Starters\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6dc576a\" data-id=\"6dc576a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a52215b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a52215b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Verdana, Geneva;\">Students add beginnings to the sentences provided. This practice exercise asks students to write specific types of sentence beginnings. A sample answer key is provided.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d325de3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d325de3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Step 5 &#8211; Revising Sentences from the Hook Activity<\/h2><p>Have students rewrite their passages from the \u201cHook Activity\u201d making sure that every sentence begins with a different word. Turn the activity into a challenge by seeing how many different methods students can use to begin sentences in their passage. Remind students that their passages must make sense and flow while using different structures.<\/p><p>I hope your students will learn a lot from these step-by-step practice exercises!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-81f4e68 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"81f4e68\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70e8ecf\" data-id=\"70e8ecf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-678f032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"678f032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"644\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2320\" alt=\"Gay Miller\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent.png 644w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/bookunitsteacher.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/nametransparent-600x637.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 644px) 100vw, 644px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fbfac1\" data-id=\"1fbfac1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students should use different ways to start sentences. 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