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

2. Coaches
Sentence Sally makes sure the
sentence is built correctly
Definition Dave reminds Conrad of
important definitions

3. Conrad
is
dreaming
of
construc>ng
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?"
A
subject
is
the
first
part
of
a
good
sentence.

6. Conrad
is
confused,
but
his
teacher
helps
him
by
sugges>ng,
"Name
for
me
some
people,
places,
or
things-­‐-­‐all
subjects
that
we
like
to
talk
about."
A
subject
is
who
or
what
the
sentence
is
about.
A
noun
is
a
person,
place,
thing
or
idea

7. Conrad
is
so
excited
by
what
his
peers
are
saying.
He
chooses:
the
girl.
His
teacher
decides
to
name
the
girl
Cindy.
Cindy
So
our
subject
will
be
about
Cindy.
What
else
do
we
need
to
make
our
sentence
complete?

8. Next,
the
teacher
asks
the
class
for
what
the
girl
will
be
doing.
A
verb
is
an
ac>on
word.

10. Conrad
decides
that
Cindy
should
read.
Now
we
have
a
subject
and
a
verb.

11. Conrad
begins
building
the
sentence.
Cindy
reads
This
is
a
simple
sentence

12. The
teacher
says
"Good
job,
Conrad!
I
want
you
to
tell
me
what
Cindy
will
read."
So
Conrad
con>nues
to
build
his
sentence.
Cindy
reads
An
object
receives
the
ac>on.
books

13. Now
the
teacher
tells
the
class
to
describe
Cindy.
Adjec>ves
are
describing
words

14. As
the
class
makes
sugges>ons,
the
teacher
lets
Conrad
choose
the
words
to
make
his
sentence
more
exci>ng.
Cindy
reads
Smart
books

15. "Excellent
choice,
Conrad.
Now
I
want
you
to
describe
the
book
that
Cindy
reads?
It
doesn't
maRer
how
many
adjec>ves
you
have;
it
will
s>ll
be
a
simple
sentence

16. Conrad
finishes
building
the
sentence:
Smart
Cindy
reads
mystery
books.
Cindy
reads
Smart
books
mystery

17. Conrad
is
so
proud
of
himself
for
building
a
sentence.
Before
Conrad
went
home
that
day,
he
asked
his
teacher,
"When
can
I
build
another
sentence?"
I
want
to
build
more
sentences!