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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.
Words used
to start a
Dependent
Clause
Now you try it….
after
during
So that
although
Even if
though
as
In order that unless
because
once
until
before
since
when
while
Fact #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.