English Monday, October 17
Notes for today on PowerPoint
 You will need your Firewing books
and Interactive notebooks
 Today’s Title: Left side: Do Now
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Right Side: Sentence Structure
**Add title Sentence Structure in
your table of contents for 10-1711
Today’s Agenda!!
 Sentences,
sentences, sentences!!
 Around the world
 Partner practice
 Independent
practice
Do Now
 Create
a timeline of what has
happened so far in
Firewing(make sure you are
including all the important
events from the plot and the
characters and their
qualities).
ELA Standard
 Writing
1.6: Revise writing to
improve the
organization and consistency
of ideas within and between
paragraphs.
CA ELA Standard:
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Reading 3.2: Analyze the effect
of the qualities of the character
(e.g., courage or cowardice,
ambition or laziness) on the plot
and the resolution of the
conflict.
Do Now
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Than and then are easily confused. Although the words
sound similar, their meanings are entirely different. Use
than for making comparisons: Andrea is prettier than her
sister. Use then when time is involved: First you
moisturize, and then you apply make-up.
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Fill in the blanks with then or than:
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1.) If you think Sharon’s smart, _______
you’re insane.
2.) Jerry arrived, _____ Allan showed up.
3.) I ate breakfast, _____ I went for a run.
4.) I would rather eat breakfast ____ go
running.
Come in quietly
 Take out your notebooks
 Take out your homework from
Monday
 Write a number from 1-100 on the
top RIGHT hand corner of your
sentence structure homework
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Adding Variety to Sentence Structure
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Many times throughout the year, we
talked about simple, compound, and
complex sentences. We are going to take
one more look at them to ensure we are
all ready to move on!!
To make your writing more interesting,
you should try to vary your sentences in
terms of length and structure. You can
make some of your sentences long and
others short.
How do you vary sentence structure?
You will want to use a variety of
sentence structures in your writing.
There are three types of sentences we
will study in this lesson:
- Simple Sentence
- Compound Sentence
- Complex Sentence
The Simple Sentence
A simple sentence has one independent
clause (one subject and a verb):
I live in San Francisco.
Subject
Verb
Can someone
give me
another
example??
Compound Sentence
A compound sentence contains two
independent clauses that are joined together
by a conjunction.
She works in the city, but she lives in the suburbs.
Independent
Clause
Independent
Clause
Compound Sentence
You can make a compound sentence
by joining two logically related
independent clauses by using…
- a semicolon
- a coordinating conjunction
- a transition
Using a Semicolon
Independent Clause ; Independent Clause
I love living in the city ; there are so many things to do.
Independent
Clause
Independent
Clause
Using a Coordinating Conjunction
Independent Clause ,coordinating conjunction Independent Clause
He couldn’t watch the show , so he decided to
tape it.
Independent
Clause
Independent
Clause
Coordinating Conjunctions
Logical Relationship
Coordinating
Conjunction
Addition
And
Contrast
But, yet
Choice
Or, nor
Cause
For
Result
So
FANBOYS
Another way to remember these is…
For 
 And 
 Nor 
 But 
 Or 
 Yet 
 So 
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B
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CAUTION!
Do NOT use a comma every time you use
the words and, or, but, nor, for, so, yet.
Use a comma only when the coordinating
conjunction joins two independent clauses.
Simple Sentence
The necklace was beautiful but expensive.
Independent
Clause
No comma- not an
independent clause
Using a Transition
Independent Clause ; transition , Independent Clause
I love San Francisco ; however,
Independent
Clause
I hate the traffic.
Independent
Clause
Relationship
Transition
Addition
Moreover
Furthermore
In addition
Besides
Contrast
However
In contrast
Result or Effect
As a result
Thus
Therefore
Reinforcement/Emphasis
Indeed
In fact
Exemplification
For example
For instance
In particular
Time
Meanwhile (at the same time)
Subsequently (after)
Thereafter (after)
On the contrary
On the other hand
Complex Sentences
A complex sentence contains at least one
independent clause and one dependent
clause.
John cannot set up his typewriter
Independent Clause
because the wall has no outlet.
Subordinating
Conjunction
Dependent Clause
Example- Complex Sentence
A complex sentence contains at least one
independent clause and one dependent
clause.
She will go to school in the city
Independent Clause
until she finds a job.
Subordinating
Conjunction
Dependent Clause
Complex Sentences
Use a comma after a dependent clause if it
begins the sentence.
When I first moved to the city,
Subordinating
Conjunction
Use a comma if
the dependent
clause is the first
part of the
sentence.
I was afraid to drive the steep and narrow streets.
Independent
Clause
Recap!!
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There are three types of sentences that
we talked about. Can someone remind
me of them?
Simple
 Compound
 Complex
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Can someone give me an example of
each one?
 Great…now, we are going to play
Around the World!!
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Around the World!!
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We are going to play Around the World to test our
knowledge of sentences.
How we will play:
 We will split the room in half, and play on each side.
 We will choose two players to start.
 Those people will stand behind the player next to
them.
 I will post a sentence on the board, and you will
have to decide what type of sentence it is: simple,
compound, or complex.
 Whoever identifies the sentence properly will move
onto the next player. This will continue until
everyone has had a turn.
 The winner will be the player who went around the
most!!
The
dog and the cat
ran to eat their food.
Simple
Since
he went to the
bookstore, he bought
all his friends a book.
Complex
Even
though Jessica
liked the Twilight
books, she hated
vampires.
Complex
Mike,
Valerie, and
John went to the
movies and a
restaurant.
Simple
I
cannot wait to visit
Italy, but I can wait
to go to the desert.
Compound
Alejandro
played
football, so Maria
went shopping.
Compound
When
he handed in
his homework, he
forgot to give the
teacher the last page.
Complex
Maria
goes to the
library and studies
every day.
Simple
After
they finished
studying, Juan and
Maria went to the
movies.
Complex
The
students are
studying because
they have a test
tomorrow.
Complex
The
teacher returned
the homework after
she noticed the
error.
Complex
I
tried to speak
Spanish, and my
friend tried to speak
English.
Compound
Juan
and Arturo play
football every
afternoon.
Simple
I
never thought I
would make it to a
professional football
team, but I guess all
that hard work paid
off.
Compound
Claudia
could not
wait to get her
driver’s license and
turn 16.
Simple
I
really want some
strawberry shortcake
to go with my milk.
Simple
If
I get this question
correct, I could win
Around the World.
Complex
Partner Practice!!
Now that you have a pretty good
understanding of sentence structure, you
and your partner are going to complete
an exercise.
 You will receive a worksheet that has
one paragraph on it. You must read
each sentence, and identify which type
of sentence it is!!
 We will go over the answers together in
15 minutes!!
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Jeopardy Review
You have one minute to take out a
whiteboard and dry erase marker for
extra practice
 Students will answer independently
 You have 30 seconds to read and
answer the questions
 Cover your answers!!
 Don’t hold up whiteboards until
teacher says..
3, 2, 1 UP
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Last Activity!!
You will now work on your own to test
your own knowledge of sentences, and
how to best combine them!!
 You will receive a worksheet. Your task
is to read the two sentences, and
combine them by using a conjunction.
Make sure you use the best conjunction
that makes the most sense!!
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These can be coordinating or subordinate
conjunctions!!