Read aloud a piece of writing that has short, choppy sentences. Ask students to identify what about the writing can be revised to make it sound better. Guide students to answer that some of the sentences can be combined to create better sentences.
Model identifying sentences that can be combined to make a compound sentence. An example of this is combining the sentences "I like ice cream" and "I like pizza" into "I like ice cream and pizza." Practice combining several sentences so that students have a good understanding of the concept.
Distribute worksheets that have sample sentences that are short and choppy. Students can work individually or in pairs to combine short sentences into longer, compound sentences. An extension of this step is for students who finish the worksheet to create a game that involves combining sentences.
After having practiced combining sentences, students will revise their own work for sentence fluency. Students will identify sentences within their own pieces of writing that can be combined into stronger sentences to enhance their writing.