1. Conrad the Builder
Israel Butler, Jason Cribbs,
Mary Lanhem, Janessa Senn,
Twyla Tuten

2. Coaches
Sally Subject loves nouns & pronouns,
people, places, things, and ideas!
Pedro Predicate loves verbs and
action!
Molly Modifier loves adjectives, adverbs,
and descriptors!

3. Conrad is dreaming of constructing a
building during class.

4. Conrad's teacher, who knows him well, asks him, "Would you like to
help me build something for today's lesson?" Surprised, Conrad gives
a teacher a smile and nods his head.
I can do it!

5. Conrad's teacher asks, "What are some of the most
important building blocks in a sentence?"
Here come some of
my favorite parts!

6. Conrad is confused when the teacher asks, "Name for me some
people, places, or things--all subjects that we like to talk about."

7. Conrad is so excited by what his peers are saying. He
chooses rollercoasters.
Rollercoasters
!
Good choice!

8. The teacher asks for a person who will be on the
rollercoaster.

9. "Good," says the teacher, "now that we chose Cindy,
what will Cindy do on the rollercoaster?"
What do people
do on
rollercoasters?

10. "Good choice, Conrad! Cindy will ride the
rollercoaster."
Cindy rides rollercoasters
I think we can
make this
sentence
more
exciting!

11. The teacher asks, "Describe Cindy as she rides the
rollercoaster."

12. "Good, so Conrad, build the sentence: Scared Cindy
rides rollercoasters."
Cindy rides rollercoasters
Fearless

13. "Good, now how can we describe the rollercoaster?"
You can never
have enough!

14. Conrad begins to build the sentence: Fearless Cindy
rides the fast rollercoaster.
Cindy rides rollercoasters
Fearless fast