This teaching slides resource introduces complex sentences and explores how writers use them to give reasons, show time, create suspense, add contrast and more. The slides cover what a complex sentence is, how independent and dependent clauses work, how subordinating conjunctions connect them, and seven author's purposes for using complex sentences — each with an example.
Practice slides give students the chance to apply their understanding through a range of task types, using a consistent I Do/We Do structure for modelled writing tasks.
What's included:
Introductory slides on complex sentences, independent and dependent clauses, subordinating conjunctions, and author's purpose
· Author's purpose slides covering seven ways writers use complex sentences: give reasons, show time, show contrast, show suspense, show conditions, and more12 practice slides including multiple choice questions (identify dependent clause position and correct conjunction), I Do/We Do modelled tasks (writing and rewriting complex sentences for a specific purpose), matching sentences to the correct author's purpose, and writing an original complex sentence