Move the Clause to Shift Emphasis

Teaching sequence

1. Underline the main idea and supporting clause.
2. Compare two orders using although, because or when.
3. Discuss what the reader notices first.
4. Write a new sentence with deliberate emphasis and accurate punctuation.

Materials and purpose

two connected ideas and a target connector

Use a precise language move to make subject understanding visible, then check it on fresh content.

Across subjects

Worked example

“Although the sample was small, the pattern was consistent” foregrounds the limitation before the result; reversing the clauses shifts the emphasis.