1. Make a list of Halloween characters, actions, places, props, and mood/weather.
Note-- make a chart: Note: the words across rows do not need to match; just make lists.
Characters | Actions | Places | Props | Mood/Weather |
witch | screeches | dark sky | broom | stormy |
ghost | flies | haunted house | oak tree | candy bag |
goblin | sneaks | bushes | candy | full moon |
princess | prances | sidewalk | magic wand | frosty |
surprises | porch | crown | creepy | |
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2. Use the words from the chart to create Halloween paragraphs of compound sentences. Remember to place your comma before the conjunction, or you won't have a correctly written sentence.
A witch screeched across the dark sky on her broom, and the ghost flew through the windows in the haunted house. The princess screamed at the ghostly flights, but her little brother laughed. Then a goblin grabbed his bag of candy, and the princess squealed as the fog followed the goblin away. The princess and her brother scampered across the frosty lawn back towards their red brick house, and the wind forced them forward. They pushed open the front door to their house, and dad stood in the living room with a goblin mask in his hand. "Dad!" Todd exclaimed, "You fooled me again this year!"
3. Share your paragraphs. Type them on this page: Compound Scares
A compound sentence combines two sentences into one using a comma and a conjunction, such as and, or , but.