For Friday

Today we reviewed simple sentence structure, and completed several activities in which we wrote our own sentences.

Homework:
In your mini-book, I want you to find other examples of simple, compound and complex sentences in print (magazine, newspaper, book). You should then copy/tape them into your mini book: 3 examples for simple and compound sentences, and 3 examples for complex sentences.

You should also type and print your "Describe the place you love" essay and be ready to work on it on Friday.
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Refresher...
A simple sentence has the most basic elements that make it a sentence: a subject, a verb, and a completed thought.
Joe waited for the train.
"Joe" = subject, "waited" = verb

A compound sentence refers to a sentence made up of two independent clauses (or complete sentences) connected to one another with a coordinating conjunction.
Joe waited for the train, but the train was late.

A complex sentence is made up of an independent clause and one or more dependent clauses connected to it. A dependent clause is similar to an independent clause, or complete sentence, but it lacks one of the elements that would make it a complete sentence.
While he waited at the train station, Joe realized that the train was late.
Joe realized that the train was late while he waited at the train station.