These explicit teaching slides walk students through what a coordinating conjunction is, how each one is used to join ideas into compound sentences, and when to use a comma. The FANBOYS acronym is introduced as a memory tool, with a dedicated slide for each conjunction explaining its purpose and modelling it in context.
Multiple choice practice slides are included throughout, making it easy to check for understanding as you teach.
What's included:
Introduction slides covering what a coordinating conjunction is, with compound sentence examples
FANBOYS acronym slide and individual slides for each conjunction (for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so) — each with a description of its purpose and modelled examples
Comma usage slides explaining when to use a comma with coordinating conjunctions and when not to
Multiple choice practice slides for students to choose the conjunction that best completes each compound sentence