warm-up: take out your i am poem and number each line

Warm-Up:1. Take out your I Am poem and

number each line.2. In your spiral notebook, write

what a FANBOY is.3. Copy your HW.

Warm-Up day 2:1. Take out your RD#2 with 5

coordinating conjunctions.2. Partner swap.3. With RED pencil BOX the FANBOY.4. With a GREEN pencil underline

EACH independent clause.

Warm-Up HONORS:1. Open up your google doc.2. Partner swap.3. Find the 5 different coordinating

conjunctions..4. Highlight in RED the CC; highlight in

YELLOW each independent clause; highlight in GREEN the comma.

5. Identify the 4 literary devices.

HONORorable Work:1. Identify the alliteration and underline the

repetitive sounds.2. Identify the metaphor.3. What is being personified?4. Is the onomatopoeia used as an ACTION

verb, not as a stand alone word?

Coordinating Conjunctions

1. I was so tired, for the baby was up crying all night.

2. I want to go to the party, and I want to go to the

movies.

3. I do not like ketchup, nor do I like mustard.

4. I really want to go , but I didn’t finish my homework.

5. He said I could go tonight ,or I could go tomorrow

night.

6. He thought he was right, yet he was sooo wrong.

7. I didn’t study, so I am sure I will bomb the test.

When combining two independent clauses,

place a comma BEFORE the conjunction

Independent clause – a fancy-schmancy way of

saying a complete sentence

For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So

FANBOYS

For = “because”

I got my dog’s medicine, for he

is sick.

I studied, for I wanted a good

grade.

I love playing in soccer tournaments, and I love

surfing tournaments.

And . . . I went to the football

game, and I decided to paint my face blue and

white.

Nor . . .Combines two negative sentences; must have

“not” in the first independent clause

Nor . . .I do not like you nor

your sister.

Nor . . .I do not like green beans, nor do I like

broccoli.

BUT shows a CONTRAST or difference.

I am a fast runner, but I have poor form.

I want to go to the movie, but I want to read a

book too.

Or . . . Offers a choice

I want to go to the mall, or I want to go to the

movies.

I either have to read a book, or I must find something outside to

do.

But = Yet

I love dance but hate gym.

But = YetI hate soccer, but/yet I

love football.

But = Yet

I like the new kid, but/yet he doesn’t like

me.

So = in conclusion

I did not study, so I failed miserably.

So = in conclusion

Don’t go so fast.

My dad wouldn’t let me go out, so I have to stay in

and read a book.

Warm Up2. Use the following in a sentence correctly connecting

two independent clauses

A. For

B. Nor

C. Yet

D. So