B6 English Language · Term 3 Week 12: Using Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B6.5.9.1.2 - Construct complex sentences correctly

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify the main clause and the subordinate clause in a complex sentence.
Construct complex sentences using subordinating conjunctions such as because, although, when, since, until, and if.
Change compound sentences into complex sentences without changing the meaning.
Differentiate between compound sentences (joined by coordinators) and complex sentences (joined by subordinators).
Use complex sentences correctly in their own writing on familiar topics.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/ Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Simple, Compound and Complex Sentences (5.9)
Content standard: B6.5.9.1 - Apply knowledge of grammatical rules to form words, phrases and sentences
Indicator: B6.5.9.1.2 - Construct complex sentences correctly
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 12 (Week 36 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 4-6), 2019, p. 219
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Review the use of coordinators in sentences. Learners write examples of sentences containing coordinators.
- Let learners join pairs of simple sentences into compound ones.
- Introduce complex sentences with several examples
- Elicit similar sentences from learners
- Have learners change compound sentences into complex ones.
- In groups learners study extract of reading passages to identify complex sentences.