Have you ever graded a stack of essays that felt like a series of bland simple sentences? A helpful grammar presentation will help learners spice up their writing by varying their sentence style, making them stronger and more attentive writers.

Concepts

subordinating conjunctions, conjunctions, parts of speech, fanboys, coordinating conjunctions, complex sentences, compound sentences, simple sentences

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Additional Tags

complex sentences, compound sentences, fanboys, simple sentences, subordinating conjunctions, compound-complex sentences, varying sentence structure, english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Have your class watch the presentation in a computer lab or at home for homework to prepare for a flipped classroom activity
• Encourage pairs or small groups to come up with the same sentence written in each sentence structure to demonstrate proper writing variety

Pros

• Provides definitions and examples of simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences, as well as comprehensive lists of subordinating and coordinating conjunctions
• Great for first-time instruction as well as review for older learners

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.7.1.a L.7.1.b L.8.1.a L.9-10.1.a