I am a poet and didn’t know it!

Grammar and PoetryStrategic Lesson

Grammar Concept Review

SubordinatingConjunction

SUB

ORDIN

CON

JUNCT

Subordinate Conjunctions Brainstorm

List as many subordinate conjunctions as you can.

Subordinating Clauses

A subordinating conjunction joins a subordinate clause to a main clause.

They are sometimes called dependent clauses because they "depend" on a main clause to give them meaning.

Example Because I cannot go to the play,

my sister is using my ticket.

Clauses

An adverb clause is always introduced by a subordinating conjunction. A noun clause and adjective clause sometimes are.

Adverb clause: Before you go, sign the log book.

Noun clause: He asked if he could leave early.

Adjective clause: That is the place where he was last seen.

And now onto writing poetry

Example Poem (I do)

Whenever I get up,After the alarm clock

has gone off,Before the sun

comes up,As I stumble to the

shower,I slowly get ready

for my day of school.

When I arrive at school,

As I am talking to my friends,

Before classes begin,

While I do my work,I long to be back in

my cozy bed.

Example Poem (We do)

Grammar Poem (Ya’ll do)

With a partner, follow the guidelines to write a grammar poem.

Share your poem with another pair.

Guidelines for Poem

2 stanzas of 5 lines each The first 4 lines should begin with a word from

your brainstorm list and cannot be a complete sentence.

The last line of the stanza cannot begin with a subordinator and MUST be a complete sentence.

Capitalize the first word of each line The first 4 lines are punctuated with a comma,

and the last line is punctuated with a period. Sentence Order Subordinator – Subject– Verb

Exit Slip (You do)

3-2-1 Three types of clauses that

subordinators can introduce Two subordinators from your

brainstorm list. One original sentence that begins

with a subordinate clause.