1. Building sentences using co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions
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2. Building sentences using co-ordinating and subordinating conjunctions
Co-ordinating conjunctions
Subordinating conjunctions
Useful for adding information
and so for
Useful for contrasting ideas:
but yet or nor
These go in the middle of a sentence.
Useful for explaining things
because if since
Useful for contrasting things
although despite while whereas
Useful for adding extra information about
someone or something
which who that
These can go at the start of a sentence or in the middle of a sentence.
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3. Zoos? Prison or Paradise?
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Large images on table on big pieces of paper
Silent debate…

5. Zoos? Prison or Paradise?
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Divide the class in two and play simple ‘yes..but’ game
“You can see lots of rare animals in zoo.”
“Yes, but they are not living in their natural environment.”

6. Beginning to build an argument
Now use some of the ideas from the silent debate in your writing
Zoos are fun places to go and…
Zoos exist to provide entertainment but…
Zoos exist to provide entertainment so…
Zoos can be entertaining yet…
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Lined paper
Students use the ideas from the silent debate to write sentences using coordinating conjunctions- for, and, nor, but, or, yet, and so.

7. Beginning to build an argument
Now try these…
Animals can go crazy being locked up because…
Animals in cages are like people in prison because…
Zoos can be educational if…
Zoos can be fun although…
Lined paper
Then introduce subordinating conjunctions using because and if

8. Beginning to build an argument using coordinating conjunctions
Zoos are fun places to go and children about animals too.
Zoos exist to provide entertainment but the animals are not always well looked after.
Co-ordinating conjunctions connect two
main clauses

9. Beginning to build an argument- using subordinating conjunctions
Animals in cages are like people in prison because they have had their freedom taken away.
Zoos can be educational if children can learn all about how the animals live.
Subordinating conjunctions
connect a subordinate clause
to a main clause.
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