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Quick conversation
• Share your work with a partner. Read aloud the original and revised sentences. Discuss how they compare and why the compound sentences show related ideas more clearly. Record notes from your discussion.
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create compound Sentences
Work with a partner to create original compound sentences.
• On your own, first write an independent clause or simple sentence about something you find funny. Then, exchange your sentence with a partner.
• After reading your partner's sentence, think of a way you can add a conjunction and another independent clause to make it a compound sentence. The clause you add should state an idea that is clearly related to the first clause.
• Write your compound sentence on the lines below. Then, read it aloud and discuss it with the whole group.
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