FANBOYS Halloween Themed

Lesson Frame

TEK: 7.10D.viii: punctuation, including commasAIM: Student will identify and use FANBOYS to create compound sentences. ACT: Do Now, Conjunctions: FANBOYS, Quizizz VOCAB: Compound Sentence, Conjunction, comma EQOD: How can understanding the comma rule for conjunctions help me become a better writer?

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Planner: Do Now Mini-Lesson: FANBOYS Quizizz

10/25/2024

Do Now

Read each sentence add a comma to each one

1. I wanted to go trick-or-treating but it started raining.
2. Should we make Halloween cookies or decorate the house with spooky lights?
3. We planned to visit the cemetery yet the fog made it too spooky.

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Combine 2 sentences using f.a.n.b.o.y.s.

the haunted house was scary

we decided to explore it anyway.

The wind howled through the trees.

The moon was hidden behind dark clouds.

We could stay home and watch a scary movie.

We could go trick-or-treating.

they didn’t have candy either.

They didn’t bring any costumes.

Answers

1. The haunted house was scary, but we decided to explore it anyway.
2. The wind howled through the trees, and the moon was hidden behind dark clouds.
3. We could go trick-or-treating, or we could stay home and watch a scary movie.
4. They didn’t bring any costumes, nor did they have candy.

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Look for 7 missing commas in this short story:

It was Halloween night, and Lucy and her friends were determined to visit the old mansion. The wind howled but that didn’t stop them from going in. “We can enter through the front door or we can try the cellar,” Lucy whispered. “I don’t want to go nor do I think it’s a good idea,” Ben said, shivering. He followed anyway yet he looked scared. Inside, the room was dark so Lucy turned on her flashlight. A shadow moved in the corner but when they looked, nothing was there. “Let’s leave now and never come back,” Ben said, running out the door.

Answers!

It was Halloween night, and Lucy and her friends were determined to visit the old mansion. The wind howled, but that didn’t stop them from going in. “We can enter through the front door, or we can try the cellar,” Lucy whispered. “I don’t want to go, nor do I think it’s a good idea,” Ben said, shivering. He followed anyway, yet he looked scared. Inside, the room was dark, so Lucy turned on her flashlight. A shadow moved in the corner, but when they looked, nothing was there. “Let’s leave now, and never come back,” Ben said, running out the door.

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Extended activity

look at the image.Write a short story .include at least 5 sentences with F.A.N.B.O.Y.S.

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A comma is used to combine the two independent clauses together.

Coordinating conjunctions join two independent clauses (or complete sentences) to make a compound sentence.

The coordinating conjunctions are for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so (FANBOYS).