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- Abbreviations. The abbreviations posters and anchor charts include: a person’s title (ex. Dr., Jr., and Prof.) days of the week. months. streets. measurements.
- Contractions. The contractions posters and anchor charts include: not. am, are, is. will, would. have, has.
- Common & Proper Nouns. The common nouns posters display the four categories: person, place, thing, and animal. The proper nouns posters and anchor charts include
- Plural Nouns. These posters and anchor charts break down the plural nouns into four categories. ending in s, sh, ch, x, and z. ending in -f or -fe. ending in -y.
Simple, Compound, Complex Sentences Lexia Lessons ® INSTRUCT. ANCHOR CHART [Display Reproducible page 1.] • Introduce the . Concept . of this lesson. (See above.) • Review the definitions of . subject. and . predicate. Read the definitions of each sentence type and their corresponding example sentences on the . Anchor Chart. o. Subject ...
A simple sentence has one subject and one predicate. Fruit is a healthy snack. A compound sentence has two independent clauses connected by a coordinating conjunction. Fruit is a healthy snack, so I eat mangos every day. A complex sentence has an independent clause and at least one dependent clause. A subordinating conjunction usually joins the ...
3 Minute Race. Set a timer for 3 minutes. Have students write as many complex sentences as they can. They may refer to the anchor chart for help with subordinating conjunctions to begin their dependent clauses. When the timer rings, students stop writing. Students can share sentences with a partner to make sure the sentences are complex.
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We created a FANBOYS anchor chart to review the conjunctions that we can use in compound sentences. Students worked with a partner to write a sentence using the FANBOY. Then, we traded sentences to edit. Students shared their sentences and added them to the chart.
There are four sentence structures in English: Simple, Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex. Here are examples of each: She ate lunch. ( Simple: one independent clause) She ate lunch, but she was still hungry. ( Compound: two independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction ).
As you can see, there is a lot of information on this anchor chart. Students will only retain these concepts if they get an opportunity to interact with the various elements of complex sentences. Therefore, I created an interactive exercise where students can manipulate each clause and then write complex sentences using the clauses.
