We worked in mini crews to put chunks of sentences together in order to create full sentences that included a subordinate clause (a clause that does not make sense on its own). The sentences we created were:
- Small streams of water trickled over the edge of the dam as the animals walked by.
- The mammoth watched as the dark, gloomy cave began to fill up with water.
- The large rock plummeted to the bottom of the flood waters as the mammoths froze in shock.
- The frantic animals climbed onto the huge, hollow boat as the flood waters began to worsen.
We discussed which part of these sentences was the main clause and which part was the subordinate. We also discussed whether our sentences could be put in a different order and still make sense.
