1. Do Now Replace the missing vowels. S_mpl_e S_nt_nc_e((5)
C_mp_ _nd S_nt_nc_e (6)
C_mpl_x S_nt_nc_e (5)
Challenge: Write an example of each.

2. What are we learning? Learning Objectives: To be able
to identify different sentence types (compound and complex)
use a variety of sentence types for clarity and effect

3. The bottom line…
Experienced writers use a variety of sentences to make their writing interesting and lively. Too many simple sentences, for example, will sound choppy and immature while too many long sentences will be difficult to read and hard to understand. 

4. MATCH THE WORD WITH THE DEFINITON AND EXAMPLE
Name
Definition
Example
Simple
A sentence containing main and a subordinate clause (one that doesn’t make sense on its own)
It began to rain heavily so the boy ran quickly home.
Compound
A sentence containing one clause and verb
As it began to rain heavily, the boy ran quickly home.
Complex
Two simple sentences joined by a connective
The boy ran home.

5. ANSWERS Name Definition Example Simple
A sentence containing one clause and verb
The boy ran home.
Compound
Two simple sentences joined by a connective
It began to rain heavily so the boy ran quickly home.
Complex
A sentence containing main and a subordinate clause (one that doesn’t make sense on its own)
As it began to rain heavily, the boy ran quickly home.

6. Something to remember…
You can join the two main clauses with a co-ordinating conjunction (FANBOYS – For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) or a ;

7. Copy the following sentences in your books and next to each say if they are simple or compound sentence.
The sky was full of stars but I could not see the moon.
I could hear wolves howling in the distance.
She felt petrified in the darkness.
They could not tell what the creepy sound was.
The house stared at them from the top of a misty hill.
My body froze and my heart started beating faster.
Grey clouds hung high in the sky.
I felt scared so I changed my mind and took the other path.

8. Create 5 simple and 5 compound horror related sentences
Create 5 simple and 5 compound horror related sentences. Use the pictures below as inspiration.

9. Let’s review
Individual task: Look at the paragraph you wrote last lesson. Try to include at four compound sentences in your work. I see plants on the ground yet I see no flowers. The silvery moon is in the sky… The huge mansion is spooky… There are shadows everywhere…

10. Plenary
Read the paragraph you wrote in the last lesson to the class and then your adjustment paragraph.