Friday 25 April 2014

MASTERY WRITING PATTERNS (340-363)


These patterns are designed to introduce students to unusual formats. Students can not write complex sentences unless they are aware of the format.

Many are not readily available having been rarely used in magazines and books.

Most patterns below focus on phrases at the start to the sentence. Students need to sound out a new sentence to decide how the pattern is to be best formatted.

Sometimes the correct pattern sounds right. The word “so” could appear in some sentences. But this would be the start of a new sentence.

The patterns below form part of resource material for the Departments of Education in the Pacific. These are intended for grades 9-12.

The students have to make a decision in every exercise to combine simple sentences into a complex sentence with polish and rhythm.

Pattern 340

He was an old man

He had no family.

He lived in a small house.

It was built by the river.
 

An old man with no family, he lived in a small house

built by the river.
 

He was an old man with no family and lived in a small

house built by the river.

Pattern 341

 
He had no where to go.

He had no one to help him.

He stayed at home

He tried to sleep.

 
Having nowhere to go and noone to help him,

he stayed at home and tried to sleep.
 

Pattern 342.

 
She had seen the terrible fight.

She knew what would happen.

She stayed with her family.

She protected them.

 
Having seen the terrible fight, she knew what would

happen and stayed with her family to protect them.
 

Pattern 343

 
She searched high and low.

She could not find her son.

He had not come home.

He had not contacted his father.

 
Having searched high and low, she could not find her

son who had not come home nor contacted his father.
 

She had searched high and low but could not find her

son who had not come home nor contacted his father.

 
Pattern 344

 
They opened the bag.

They searched for the money.

They could find nothing.

 
Opening the bag, they searched for the money but

could find nothing.

 
They opened the bag, searching for the money but

could find nothing
 

Pattern 345
 

She was alone.

She had no-one to talk to.

She had nothing to do.

She could wait.


Alone with no one to talk to, she had nothing to do

but wait.
 

She was alone with no one to talk to and had nothing

to do but wait.

 
Pattern 346
 

He had searched everywhere.

He found the money.

It was under the bed.

His brother had put it there.

 
Having searched everywhere, he found the money

under the bed where his brother had put it.
 

He had searched everywhere and found the money

under the bed where his brother had put it.

 
Pattern 347
 

Hope was fading.

The search continued for the missing aircraft.

It was lost somewhere in the ocean.

Many passengers were on board.
 

With hope fading, the search continued for the missing

aircraft lost somewhere in the ocean with many passengers

on board.
 

Hope was fading but the search continued for the missing

aircraft lost somewhere in the ocean with many passengers

on board.
 

Pattern 348

 
The search continued.

Many ships and aircraft scoured the ocean.

They were looking for debris.
 

The search continued with many ships and

aircraft scouring the ocean looking for debris
 

Pattern 349

 
The PM spoke to the media.

His voice was shaking with emotion.

He told of the probable loss of the aircraft.
 

The PM spoke to the media, his voice shaking with

emotion and told of the probable loss of the aircraft.
 

Pattern 350
 

Columbus was certain that the earth was round.

He sailed far beyond the horizon.

He looked for a route to India.
 

Certain that the earth was round, Columbus sailed far

beyond the horizon looking for a route to India.
 

Columbus was certain that the earth was round and sailed

far beyond the horizon looking for a route to India.
 

Pattern 351
 

He reached land after many weeks.

He believed he had reached the outer islands of India.

He called the islands the West Indies.

 
Reaching land after many weeks, he believed he had

found the outer islands of India which he called the

West Indies.

 
He reached land after many week and believed he had

found the outer islands of India which he called the

West Indies.
 

Pattern 352
 

He brought gifts for the Indians.

Two gifts were tuberculosis and measles.

These caused many deaths of man, women and children.

They had never had such sickness before.
 

Of the gifts he brought to the Indians, two were tuberculosis

and measles which caused the deaths of many men, women

and children who had never had such sickness before.
 

He brought gifts to the Indians with two being tuberculosis

and measles which caused the deaths of many men, women

and children who had never had such sickness before
 

Pattern 353

 
He employed five men.

Three of the five had not been good workers.

They were dismissed.
 

Of the five men he employed, three had not been good

workers and were dismissed.
 

Five men were employed but three had not been good

workers and were dismissed.

 
Pattern 354

 
They told many stories.

Some of the stories were true.

Others were completely false.
 

Of the many stories they told, some were true and

others completely false.
 

Many stories were told with some true and

others completely false.

 
Pattern 355.


Ten prisoners escaped to freedom.

Six were captured.

They were returned to the prison.

They were placed in solitary confinement.

 
Of the ten prisoners who escaped to freedom, six were

captured, returned to prison and placed in solitary

confinement.


Ten prisoners escaped to freedom but six were

captured, returned to prison and placed in solitary

confinement.


Pattern 356

 
Ten days were made available for the conference.

Two were reserved for a visit to the village.

At the village, training was carried out.

 
Of the ten days made available for the conference,

two were reserved for a visit to the village where

training was carried out.

 
Ten days were made available for the conference

with two reserved for a visit to the village where

training was carried out.

 
Pattern 357

 
Six men left on the expedition.

Two were killed in a landslide.

Their bodies were never found.
 

Of the six men who left on the expedition, two were

killed in a landslide, their bodies never found.


Six men left on the expedition but two were

killed in a landslide and their bodies never found.

 
Pattern 358


Twenty boys applied for the job.

Not one boy was accepted.

Not one was placed on the waiting list.

 
Of the twenty boys who applied for the job,

not one was accepted and placed on the waiting list.

 
Twenty boys applied for the job but not one was accepted

and placed on the waiting list.

 
Pattern 359
 

Ten students sat for the exam.

Only one passed.

She was admitted to the college.


Of the ten students who sat for the exam, only one passed

and was admitted to the college.

 
Ten students sat for the exam but only one passed and was

admitted to the college.

 
Pattern 360

 
He left the house.

He made sure that the doors were locked.

He made sure that the windows were bolted shut.
 

(On) leaving the house, he made sure that the doors

were locked and windows bolted shut.


He left the house, making sure that the doors

were locked and windows bolted shut.

 
Pattern 361

 
She left the house.

She hoped the store would not be shut.

She hoped the supplies were still available.
 

Leaving the house, she hoped the store would not be

shut and supplies still available.

 
She left the house, hoping the store would not be shut

and supplies were still available.


Pattern 362

 
He looked right.

He looked left.

He could see no cars in sight.

He walked across the road.

 
Looking right and left, he could see no cars in sight

and walked across the road.
 

He looked right and left but could see no cars in sight

and walked across the road.

 
Pattern 363.

 
He searched all around.

He had no success.

He decided to look no further.

He would go home instead.

 
Searching all around with no success, he decided to look

no further but go home instead.

 
He searched all around with no success and decided to look

no further but go home instead.


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