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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify
    compound sentences.
  • Distinguish between
    simple sentences and compound sentences.
  • Use compound
    sentences correctly in
    writing.
  • Become familiar with
    compound sentence assessment on
    highstakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then… provide additional instruction and practice in The Grammar and Writing Book pp. 68–71.
If… students have difficulty identifying compound sentences,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It
Transparency 4.
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ELL
Support Grammar See the Grammar Transition lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.
DAY 1
Teach and Model
DAY 2
Develop the Concept
DAY 3
Apply to Writing
DAY 4
Test Preparation
DAY 5
Cumulative Review
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence on the board:
Reba Jo made a promise,
but she tried to break it.
Explain that this is a
compound sentence. When
two simple sentences are joined
by a comma and a connecting
word such as and, but, or or,
 they make a compound
sentence.
Display Grammar Transparency
4. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 4
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. She wanted to explore the
    vally but her father had
    warned her to be careful.
    (valley, but)
  2. Yesterday she rodes at a
    steady pace for haf an
    hour. (rode; half)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of compound
sentences.
  • A compound sentence is made up of two simple sentences joined by a
    comma and a connecting word.
  • The connecting words and, but, and or usually connect the simple sentences in a compound sentence.
  • Run-on sentences can be fixed by making them compound sentences.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 13.
Work through the first two
items with the class.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. What a weird animul that is? (animal; is!)
  2. Is a horned toad really a toad or is it a lizard. (toad, or; lizard?)
COMBINE SENTENCES
Point out that using only simple
sentences can make your writing
dull. Compound sentences help
make writing smoother and more
interesting.
  • Have students review something they have written to see if they can improve it by combining simple sentences to form compound sentences.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 14.
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Its a beautiful countrie. (It's; country)
  2. My brother lives in Arizona.
    And my sister lives in new
    Mexico. (Arizona, and; New)
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Dont go near an arroyo.
    During thunderstorms.
    (Don't; arroyo during)
  2. A flash flood might sweep
    through the riverbed, the
    water would carry you away?
    (riverbed. The [or riverbed,
    and]; away.)
Test Tip
The comma connecting two
simple sentences in a
compound sentence goes
before the connecting word,
not after it.
No: I have heard of a horned
toad but, I have never seen
one.
Yes: I have heard of a horned
toad, but I have never seen
one.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 15.
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 68–71 in The Grammar
and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar
and Writing Practice Book
p. 125.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar
and Writing Practice Book p. 16.
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 Practice Book p. 16
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The air in the desert is
    cleanest then in the city.
    (cleaner than)
  2. At home the air isn't to
    clear but here you can see
    forever. (too; clear, but)
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