Vary SENTENCE RHYTHM — short for emphasis, long for development, tricolon for memorable closure (CCSS L.6.3.a applied)
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~10 min eng.g6.s.ex_29

Rhythm Audit And Revise

Prompt

Audit one paragraph of your argument. Count sentence lengths (short 1-7, medium 8-20, long 20+). Add 1 short sentence for emphasis. Add 1 long sentence for development. Optionally add a tricolon for closure.

M-6-S-RH-EX-29-A Interactive Physical / non-image

Rhythm-audit worksheet with sentence-counting grid (S/M/L tally) + revision-add column. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
Audit + 1 short added + 1 long added + tricolon = 4; 3 of 4 = 3; 2 = 2; <2 = 1
Hints
  1. Sentence-length count = number of words per sentence.
  2. Most G6 students have all-medium-sentence monotony; the fix is to ADD short + long.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Audit but no revision.
  • Adds sentences without rhythmic purpose.
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