How Do You Make A Sentence Sandwich Graphic Organizer?
Clear instructions, real-world examples and practice teach students how to write successfully. A graphic organizer serves as a useful tool to help students organize their ideas before writing. For example, a “Sentence Sandwich” helps students learn how to compose a well-written paragraph while mimicking the sandwich-making process by creating a topic sentence (top piece of bread), details (lettuce, tomato, meat) and a concluding sentence (bottom piece of bread). Draw the top piece of bread approximately one-fourth of the way down a piece of 8.5 X 11-inch paper. Draw the side of the bread so that it is wide enough to accommodate the opening sentence. Center a tomato approximately 1 inch underneath the bun. Make the side of the tomato is large enough for a detail sentence. Move down approximately 1 inch and draw a piece of lettuce with a scalloped edge. Ensure the lettuce is wide enough on which to write another detail sentence. Draw the meat approximately 1 inch under the lettuce with a
