Exploding Text!

Exploding Texts
 
Taking short bits of texts and expanding them in different ways is a fun activity that will help students improve both their grammar and creative writing skills.

Here is an example of an exploding, telescoping or expanding text:

He is a boy.

He is a nice boy.

He is a nice boy who comes from London.

He is the nice boy from London who helped me with my project.

He is the nice boy from London who helped me with my science project.

He is the nice boy from London who helped me get an A on my science project.

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