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Comprehension Strategy Task Card: Sequencing (1)

A task card for the middle years for practice sequencing.

Varying Sentence Length: Use Short Sentences

Short sentences have been overused. Rewrite, using long sentences to help express more intense action.

Varying Sentence Length: Use Long Sentences

Short sentences have been overused. Rewrite, using long sentences to help express a slower, more relaxed feeling.

Personify Abstract Nouns

Personifying abstract nouns can be a great way to build tension in stories.

Identify Tension Building Techniques in a Story

Read the text and colour code parts of the text to show where and how the author has built tension.

Five Senses to Build Tension: Race

Write a paragraph to describe a car race.

Five Senses to Build Tension: Skydive

Write a paragraph to describe a person skydiving.

Five Senses to Build Tension: Boat

Write a paragraph to describe a crew on board a small fishing boat during a violent storm.

Tension Building Match Up

Identify different tension building technique examples.

Tension Building Techniques

An overview of 6 tension building techniques.

Tension Building Brainstorm

Brainstorm examples of how you could use each technique in your own writing.

Topic Sentences in Persuasive Texts

Write topic sentences to match body paragraphs from a persuasive text.