Sentence Types Lesson, Grades 6-8: Simple & Compound Sentences

"Ravi tripped and laughed" or "Ravi tripped, and everyone laughed"? In about 45 minutes, students learn that one clause makes a simple sentence, even with two verbs, and that two independent clauses make a compound sentence.

What's inside

• 14 slides, with speaker notes on all 14
• Lesson plan, 2 pages
• Rule Notes, 1 student page
• Student worksheet, 2 pages
• Teacher answer key, 1 page
• Print-all PDF, 6 pages: lesson plan, Rule Notes, worksheet and answer key together

Answer key included

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