Serious Sentence Strategies

How to Write Informative, Insightful and Interesting Sentences in History

Informative Interrupters

How to put two facts into your sentences

Can be used in explanatory writing, argument writing, and research papers. Makes a great topic sentence.

The Roman Empire, known for its engineering accomplishment, fell in 476.

The Tang Dynasty, famous for its inventions, lasted from 618 to 907.

For Justinian, an emperor who ruled from 527 to 565, reuniting the empire was his passion.

Now you try it….

Topic Fact #1 Fact #2

Augustus first emperor of Rome

increased the empire’s size.

Charlemagne strong king built an enormous kingdom

Japan island nation has frequent natural disasters

Balanced Sentences

How to put three facts into your sentences

Merchants bought jewels, sold spices and traded animals.

Venice produced glass, Milan made weapons, and Florence weaved wool into cloth.

Scholars made mathematical advances, translated ancient writings, and studied astronomy.

Admiral Zheng He commanded seven fleets, collected tribute, and spread Chinese authority.

Now you try it….

Topic Fact #1 Fact #2 Fact #3

Galileo Improved the telescope

Studied the sky

Observed the planets

The Aztecs Created a calendar

Built pyramids Invented a writing system

Dependent Clauses

How to include 2 facts and show a relationship between the facts

When the barbarians began their raids, the Roman Empire was unable to defend itself.

Although they weren’t slaves, serfs weren’t allowed to leave their land without their lord’s permission.

As more goods became available, prices went down.

While his father and uncle stayed in China, Marco Polo visited India and Southeast Asia.

Now you try it….Words used to start a Dependent Clause

after during So that while

although Even if though

as In order that

unless

because once until

before since whenFact #1 Fact #2

Before The revolution began

Colonists had protested against the British laws and policies

After Years of unhappiness about the British laws and policies

Colonists began a series of protests.