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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define combining sentences.
  • Use sentence combining in writing.
  • Become familiar with sentence combining assessment on high-stakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then… see The
Grammar and
Writing Book
pp. 212–215.
If… students have difficulty with combining sentences,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 28.
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ELL
Support Grammar 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. 212–217.
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 these sentences from
Talking Walls on the board:
The mural speaks to the
school children. It tells
them that education is
the key to success.
Explain that the two sentences
could be combined into one
sentence: The mural speaks to
the school children and tells
them that education is the key
to success.
Display Grammar Transparency
28. Read aloud the definitions
and sample sentences. Work
through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 28
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Carlos and Maria created a
    mural about they’re
    cullture. (their; culture)
  2. The class helped Carlos
    and she with the desine.
    (her; design)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review how to combine sentences.
  • Combine sentences by
    joining two sentences about
    the same topic.
  • Combine two simple
    sentences into a compound
    sentence by adding a comma and a conjunction.
  • Combine two sentences that
    have the same subject by
    combining the predicates.
    Combine two sentences that
    have the same predicate by
    combining the subjects.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 109
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The classes paints the
    mural on a large wall of
    the shcool. (paint; school)
  2. We didnt know what great
    artests we had. (didn’t;
    artists)
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book p. 109.
Work through the first two
items with the class.
USE SENTENCE COMBINING
Explain that combining sentences
can help writers avoid wordiness
caused by repeating subjects
and predicates.
Wordy: The artists painted a bright
background. The artists drew
people at a celebration.
Less Wordy: The artists painted a
bright background and drew
people at a celebration.
  • Have students review written
    work to see if they can
    combine sentences to avoid
    wordiness.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 110
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The class’s mural
    feachures a celebration,
    and is painted in bright
    colors. (features;
    celebration and)
  2. The mural is the most
    biggest piece of art in the
    neighbor hood. (the biggest; neighborhood)
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book, p. 110
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Carlos begun a sculpchure to
    go with the mural. (began;
    sculpture)
  2. He is making it out of clay
    and he will finish it next
    tuesday. (clay, and;
    Tuesday)
Test Tip
You may be asked to identify
the correct way to combine two
sentences. Remember that
when two simple sentences
are made into a compound
sentence, a comma must be
added before the conjunction.
Commas are not added when
two subjects or two predicates
are combined.
Incorrect: Jay drew and Mary
painted. Jay painted the mural,
and made a sculpture.
Correct: Jay drew, and Mary
painted. Jay painted the
mural and made a sculpture.
HOMEWORK Grammar and
Writing Practice Book, p. 111
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 111
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 212–215 in The
Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar
and Writing Practice Book, p. 149.
TEST PREPARATION Grammar
and Writing Practice Book,
pp. 157–158.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar
and Writing Practice Book, p. 112
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 112
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The mural was a success
    and the class will paint
    unother soon. (success,
    and; another)
  2. What subjec will they
    choose for the next
    mural. (subject; mural?)
Grammar Combining Sentences