The teachers are eating lunch.

George and Jerry both ate a big salad at the diner.

Mrs. Schelling loves Big Bang Theory; in fact, it's her favorite show.

My brothers are wrestling for the remote and wrecking the living room.

Alan saw his bus down the road, yet he didn't hurry.

The waves were crashing on the shore it was a lovely sight.

Cats are good pets for they are clean and quiet.

Tom ate his dinner; meanwhile his wife wrote this Jeopardy game.

Some people write with a pencil others prefer a computer.

Many schools stopped teaching cursive; as a result some students cannot read my handwriting.

Choose the correct conjunctive adverb: therefore, however, as a matter of fact, meanwhile, otherwise

Mrs. Vogt is so loud; ______________, Mrs. Schelling has a sweet, soft voice. 

Borrow a white board and marker.

Write a compound sentence using the conjunctive adverb consequently or therefore.

**Remember to punctuate it correctly!!!

Using a semicolon, write a compound sentence using a spelling word. (The sentence must demonstrate the meaning of the word.)

Simple

Simple

Compound

Simple

Compound

The waves were crashing on the shore; it was a lovely sight.

Cats are good pets, for they are clean and quiet.

Fix! Tom ate his dinner; meanwhile, his wife wrote this Jeopardy game.

Some people write with a pencil; others prefer a computer.

Many schools stopped teaching cursive; as a result, some students cannot read my handwriting.

Mrs. Vogt is so loud; however/meanwhile, Mrs. Schelling has a sweet, soft voice. 

***When you're ready for me to check it, stand up and say, "PARCC testing is sooo fun!"

***When you are finished, stand up and say, "Woo hoo! I love word roots!" and I will check your sentence.