Using Simple and Compound… · B3 English Language

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B3.5.9.1.1

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify coordinating conjunctions (and, but) in given compound sentences.
Join two simple sentences using the conjunction “and” to show similar ideas.
Join two simple sentences using the conjunction “but” to show contrasting ideas.
Write their own compound sentences using “and” and “but” correctly.
Work in groups to combine simple sentences into compound sentences and share their results with the class.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Using Writing Conventions/Grammar Usage (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Using Simple and Compound Sentences (5.9)
Content standard: B3.5.9.1 - Demonstrate understanding of compound sentences in writing
Indicator: B3.5.9.1.1 - Identify and use coordinating conjunctions to join similar ideas or contrasting ideas in sentences
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.101
Curriculum reference: English Language Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 101
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Demonstrate the structure of a compound sentence by joining simple sentences with and.
e.g.
simple sentences Conjunction compound sentence The boy woke up. The boy woke up and The boy prayed. And prayed.
- Have learners identify the coordinating conjunction in the sentence.
- Put learners in groups to form simple sentences.
- Have groups join the simple sentences with and and but.

Simple sentences / Conjunction / compound sentence table. Visible labels, values, and notation include: e.g.; simple... — The simple sentences / Conjunction / compound sentence table. Visible labels, values, and notation include: e.g.; simple sentences; Coniunction; compound sentence.

 The worked example is a three-column table (simple sentences | Conjunction | compound sentence) whose cells arrive in the text layer as one run of words; the figure shows it.