UP:ELA21.3.30

Vocabulary

  • Manipulate
  • Phrases
  • Compound sentences
  • Coordinating conjunctions
  • Complex sentences
  • Syntactic awareness
  • Comprehension
  • Sentence level

Knowledge

Students know:
  • A complete compound sentence includes two subjects and two predicates and expresses two complete thoughts.
  • A complete compound sentence must include a coordinating conjunction to link the two complete thoughts.
  • A complex sentence expresses two thoughts, one complete thought and one incomplete thought, that are joined by a subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Manipulate words and/or phrases to create compound and complex sentences in their writing.
  • Use coordinating conjunctions to combine two simple sentences into a compound sentence in their writing.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • They can improve their reading comprehension and build syntactic awareness by using different types of sentences in their writing.
  • They can join two simple sentences with a coordinating conjunction to form a compound sentence.
  • They can create a complex sentence by using a subordinate conjunction or relative pronoun.
  • Writers vary their sentence structure to engage their readers.
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