Compound Sentences
During writing, students need to know how to create varied sentence structures. One type of sentence structure is the compound sentence. Sixth graders need to be able to create compound sentences while using a comma and joining word. The below resources will help you teach sentence structure and compound sentences to your students.
Scholastic Compound Sentences Lesson
Learning about compound sentences helps students solve the problem of run-on sentences in this lesson plan. The educator uses the "FANBOY" approach to teach joining words (conjunctions). There is a SMART Board lesson, video, practice, and poster. Mary Blow, a sixth grade teacher from New York, authored this lesson.
Learning about compound sentences helps students solve the problem of run-on sentences in this lesson plan. The educator uses the "FANBOY" approach to teach joining words (conjunctions). There is a SMART Board lesson, video, practice, and poster. Mary Blow, a sixth grade teacher from New York, authored this lesson.
Sentence Forms
The basics of compound sentences are expanded upon in this slideshow. It focuses on different types of sentence forms including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. While this may be too complex for many sixth graders, it is a great extension activity for your high achievers.
The basics of compound sentences are expanded upon in this slideshow. It focuses on different types of sentence forms including simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex. While this may be too complex for many sixth graders, it is a great extension activity for your high achievers.
Making Compound Sentences
Several authors posted a multitude of resources that help teach students how to use compound sentences. To start, Louisa Williams created a word document that makes a great resource for students. I would have my students keep it in their writing resource files. The practice page created by C Evans would be an activity that would be a great first assignment for students.
Several authors posted a multitude of resources that help teach students how to use compound sentences. To start, Louisa Williams created a word document that makes a great resource for students. I would have my students keep it in their writing resource files. The practice page created by C Evans would be an activity that would be a great first assignment for students.
Compound Sentences with Justin Bieber Video
The Sentence Center on YouTube created a video that teaches students how to correctly use compound sentences. It reviews the FANBOY approach and how to use a semicolon. The video focuses on the use of compound sentences in the song "Baby" by Justin Bieber.
The Sentence Center on YouTube created a video that teaches students how to correctly use compound sentences. It reviews the FANBOY approach and how to use a semicolon. The video focuses on the use of compound sentences in the song "Baby" by Justin Bieber.
Language Arts Worksheets as PDF
On this site, you will find worksheets that cover many different language arts topics. When you scroll toward the bottom of the page, you will find worksheets that cover compound sentences. They would work as guided or independent practice pages. All of the worksheets on this site are PDF files, so you will need Adobe to open them.
On this site, you will find worksheets that cover many different language arts topics. When you scroll toward the bottom of the page, you will find worksheets that cover compound sentences. They would work as guided or independent practice pages. All of the worksheets on this site are PDF files, so you will need Adobe to open them.
Sentence Types Posters
Teachers can hang these posters in the classroom while students are learning about simple, compound, and complex sentences. They are offered free through teachers pay teachers. They could also be printed as small resource cards that students could keep in their writing resource notebooks.
Teachers can hang these posters in the classroom while students are learning about simple, compound, and complex sentences. They are offered free through teachers pay teachers. They could also be printed as small resource cards that students could keep in their writing resource notebooks.
Scholastic Sentence Worksheet
Scholastic created this worksheet that helps students practice using simple and compound sentences. Students have to be able to identify a sentence as either simple or compound. They also have to be able to join two sentences by using a comma and conjunction. A scoring guide is provided for the teacher.
Scholastic created this worksheet that helps students practice using simple and compound sentences. Students have to be able to identify a sentence as either simple or compound. They also have to be able to join two sentences by using a comma and conjunction. A scoring guide is provided for the teacher.
Compound Sentences Slideshare
This slide show works as an introduction to compound sentences. In my classroom, I would use it to assist me during my mini-lesson. During the lesson, I would create an anchor chart that students could refer to in the future. The information is presented simply but thoroughly.
This slide show works as an introduction to compound sentences. In my classroom, I would use it to assist me during my mini-lesson. During the lesson, I would create an anchor chart that students could refer to in the future. The information is presented simply but thoroughly.