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