The document discusses sentence fluency in writing and provides examples from Herman Hesse's novel Siddhartha. It defines sentence fluency as the rhythm and flow of words in sentences that makes the writing easy to read aloud. It also notes that varying sentence beginnings and lengths, as well as using techniques like parallelism and repetition, can help create sentence fluency. The document then analyzes how Hesse demonstrates sentence fluency through his use of varying sentence structures and parallelism in the opening paragraphs of Siddhartha.

1. Sentence Fluency A lesson on writing smooth, rhythmic sentences.

2. Sentence Fluency rhythm and flow of words poetic and musical sound of word patterns easy to read aloud natural cadence formation of sentences smooth phrasing length enhances meaning

3. Characteristics of Sentence Fluency a variety of sentence beginnings a variety of sentence lengths Rhythm Transitions

4. Hesse’s Sentence Beginnings Notice how Herman Hesse begins the sentences in the first paragraph of Siddhartha. Click on the sound button to hear a reading of these sentences.

5. Hesse’s Sentence Beginnings Sentence 1 Sentences 2, 5 and 6 Sentences 3 and 4

6. Hesse’s Sentence Lengths

7. Parallelism and Repetition Create Rhythm Hesse uses parallelism – the repetition of a grammatical structure – and repetition to create rhythm in Siddhartha.

8. Parallelism Parallelism in writing is similar to parallel lines in math. Repetition is just that, repeating words, phrases or sentences.

9. Parallelism and Repetition He already knew…to speak it silently into himself while inhaling… He already knew how to speak the Om silently , the word of words, to speak it silently into himself while inhaling, to speak it silently out of himself while exhaling, with all the concentration of his soul, the forehead surrounded by the glow of the clear-thinking spirit. He already knew…to speak it silently out of himself while exhaling…

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