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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify conjunctions.
  • Use conjunctions in writing.
  • Become familiar with conjunction assessment on high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then… see
The Grammar and Writing Book
pp. 194–197.
If… students have difficulty with conjunctions,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 25.
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ELL
Grammar Support See the Grammar Transition lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.
The Grammar & Writing Book
The Grammar and Writing
Book For more instruction
and practice, use pp. 194–199.
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 from Me and Uncle Romie on the board:
Her voice sang soft and low.
Explain that and is a conjunction. It joins two words, soft and low.
Display Grammar Transparency 25. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 25
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Jeffs uncle lives in a city neighborhod. (Jeff's; neighborhood)
  2. His sister and him visits Uncle Jim every summer. (he; visit)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of conjunctions.
  • A conjunction is a word that connects words or groups of words.
  • To add information, use the conjunction and. To show a choice, use the conjunction or. To show a difference, use the conjunction but.
  • You can use a conjunction and a comma to combine two sentences into a compound sentence.
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 97. Work through the first two items with the class.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 97
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. It was a rainey day, and we played baseball anyway. (rainy; but)
  2. I played in the outfield, and catched a fly ball. (outfield and; caught)

USE CONJUNCTIONS IN WRITING
Using conjunctions to combine words and phrases may avoid wordiness and repetition.
Wordy: The day was hot. It was dry.
Not Wordy: The day was hot and dry.
  • Have students use conjunctions to avoid wordiness and repetition in something they have written.
  • Tell students to vary the conjunctions they use. Suggest although, since, until, and while.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book, p. 98
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 98
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. My mom spent her child hood in New York city. (childhood; City)
  2. She say it is busiest there than in North Carolina. (says; busier)

DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Her and me lived with our familys in New York City. (She and I; families)
  2. On Sundays, childrn feed the ducks and gooses in Central Park. (children; geese)
Test Tip
You may be asked to choose the conjunction that makes sense in a sentence. Remember that and adds information, or shows a choice, and but shows a difference.
Incorrect: You may go out, and you may stay at home.
Correct: You may go out, or you may stay at home.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book, p. 99
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 99
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 194–197 in The Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar and Writing Practice Book, p. 146
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar and Writing Practice Book, p. 100
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 100
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. There is much trafic in the city, there is not much in the country. (traffic; city, but)
  2. Arent the city sights interesting to James and she? (Aren't; her)
Grammar Conjunctions