12th grade

Strategies of Empowerment,
Advocacy for Community Action
Initiatives and the Importance of
Commitment and Action towards
Participatory Development
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 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS

01 02 03

Coordinating Subordinate Correlative

conjunctions conjunctions conjunctions
Mercury is the closest planet Venus has a beautiful name Mars is full of iron oxide dust,
to the Sun and the smallest of and is the second planet from which gives the planet its
them all the Sun reddish cast
 EMPOWERMENT AND ADVOCACY
An activity by an individual
or group that aims to
Authority or power influence decisions within
given to someone to political, economic, and
do something. social institutions.
EMPOWERMENT
The process of becoming
stronger and more The act of speaking on the
confident, especially in behalf of or in support of
controlling one's life and another person, place, or
claiming one's rights. thing.
ADVOCACY
An active promotion of a
cause or principle
Empowerment and
participation reciprocate
and fuel one another
Some examples may help clarify just
what advocacy is:
1. You join a group that helps build houses for the poor--that's (it's service)
wonderful, but it's not advocacy

2. You organize and agitate to get a proportion of apartments in a new that's advocacy
development designated as low to moderate income housing

3. You spend your Saturdays helping sort out goods at the recycling (it's service)
center - that's not advocacy
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FANBOYS Purpose Example
For Mercury is a small planet “Neptune is an ice giant”

And Venus has a toxic atmosphere “Saturn has beautiful rings”

Nor Earth is the planet with life “Jupiter is a big planet”

But Mars is full of iron oxide dust “Pluto is a dwarf planet”

Or Jupiter is the biggest planet “Venus is a hot planet”

Yet Saturn is the ringed planet “We all live on Earth”

So Neptune is far away from us “Mars is made of basalt”

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What kind of ideas links coordinating conjunctions?

Similar or like ideas Alternative ideas Contrasting ideas

And Or But

Mars is full of iron oxide Mercury is the closest Jupiter is a gas giant and
dust, which gives the planet to the Sun and the the biggest planet in the
planet its reddish cast smallest of them all Solar System
 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Use commas when…

Item + Coordinating conjunction + Item

Dependent clause + Coordinating conjunction + Dependent clause

Don’t use commas when…

Independent clause + Coordinating conjunction + Independent clause

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Comma Coordinating conj.
Mars is full of iron oxide dust, which gives the Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and
planet its reddish cast the smallest of them all

Mary needs to buy apples , and also oranges

Independent clause Independent clause

Jupiter is a gas giant and the biggest planet in Saturn was named after the Roman god of
the Solar System wealth and agriculture
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For Yet So
Mercury is a very Venus has a beautiful Earth is a planet that
Definition small planet name has life

Mars is full of iron Saturn has several The Moon is Earth’s

How to use oxide dust and beautiful rings natural satellite

● Venus has high ● Jupiter is the ● Neptune is an ice

temperatures biggest planet giant
Examples ● Mars is a very cold ● The Sun is a ● Mercury is close
place bright star to the Sun
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Incorrect use Correct use
Saturn was discovered, for someone Jupiter is the biggest planet, for it
who was a scientist For has the largest diameter

Mars is actually a cold place, nor Mercury doesn’t have moons, nor is
has high temperatures Nor the biggest planet

Venus is the hottest planet, but has Mars is red, but it’s actually a very
high temperatures But cold planet

Neptune is far away from the Sun, Earth harbors life, yet there are
yet it’s the farthest Yet places devoid of it
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We had a party, for Tate’s last day
For
at school
We wanted to go to swimming and
And
dancing classes
She won’t be going on the trip, nor
Nor
another place this summer
I had to do some homework, but I
But
fell asleep instead
You can go to the cinema with us,
Or
or stay at home
She arrived home late, yet she had
Yet
lots of energy
He wasn’t accepted into the choir,
So
so he took singing lessons
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Venus is the second planet from the Sun

What I know about FANBOYS
Saturn is a gas giant and has rings

Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun

What I want to know about
FANBOYS Mars is actually a very cold place

Jupiter is the biggest planet of them all

What I learn about FANBOYS
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun
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How to identify when to use coordinating conjunctions

Jupiter Mars
Jupiter is a gas giant and
the biggest planet in the
01 Mars is full of iron oxide
dust, which gives the
Solar System planet its reddish cast
02
Mercury 03 Saturn
Mercury is the closest
planet to the Sun and the
04 Saturn was named after the
Roman god of wealth and
smallest of them all agriculture
 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Tips to identify and use coordinating conjunctions

Examine the Use commas

clause
Jupiter is the biggest Saturn was named
planet in the entire after the Roman god
Solar System of agriculture
Learn the rules Find the
purpose
Earth is the third Despite being red,
planet from the Sun Mars is actually a very
and has life cold place
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Find the coordinating conjunctions and fill them in yellow

For At Yet After When

Not And Up Either Or

But Right With So Left

Both Until Nor Now Down

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Write the correct coordinating conjunction for each sentence and explain your answer

For And Nor But Or Yet So

1. Later I need to help my mom get 2. I couldn’t convince my dad to buy

groceries ___________ I can’t go to pizza for dinner ___________ at least
the movies with my friends he will make pasta

Explain your answer here Explain your answer here

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Paint the correct coordinating conjunction for each sentence in yellow

1. We are closer to Christmas, _____ I 3. You can buy your lunch today,
will start choosing gifts for my _____ I could try to cook something
family and friends quickly

Yet So For Or But So

2. The teacher told me that I could do 4. I’ve been saving some money to buy
the homework now, _____ I will a bicycle, but I haven’t reached the
have fewer points amount I need _____

But And Nor For Yet And

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Create a sentence about the following
picture using a coordinating conjunction
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Match the sentences with the correct coordinating conjunction by dragging the connectors to their
corresponding sentence

We made the decorations for I will go to visit my parents

the room For for a few weeks

And
We couldn’t reach the also mapped out where to put
president at the meeting, each piece of furniture
Nor
I won’t spend my holidays Or Tuesday due to maintenance of
with my friends the building
Yet
The mall will not open this his closest employees, to ask
week on Monday So for an interview
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Find and paint the coordinating conjunctions in yellow

1. We couldn’t go near the river, _____ other tourist

attractions because of our age And Nor

2. I needed to buy some hydrating cream for my face, _____

I couldn’t find my usual brand. But For

3. You can do your homework in the morning, afternoon,

_____ the evening Or Yet

4. As soon as I got closer to the abyss, I started sweating,

_____ I am terrified of heights For And
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Match the sentences according to their coordinating conjunction

1. Mario is eating neither pasta nor he fell asleep almost instantly

2. Susan went to Italy, France, and he will be singing

3. Next Friday, I will be dancing, but chinese food for dinner

4. You can drink coffee or Spain to visit some relatives

5. He must have been really tired, for I bought another one

6. There wasn’t my favorite flavor, so tea in the afternoons

 COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS
Found and write the coordinating conjunction on each sentence

Sentence Answer
1. She didn’t talk much, yet she talk to Erin Yet

2. Timmy has not come, nor has Laura

3. She couldn’t come here, so she sent an apology gift

4. I will eat a sandwich or some fruit

5. Lilian is traveling to Africa and Asia

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Complete the following sentences

1. Dan can borrow the book from me, or You can write your answer here

2. We stop to buy some food, and You can write your answer here

3. I was really thirsty, so You can write your answer here

4. Jenny needed to swim, yet You can write your answer here

5. I didn’t bring a pen for the exam, but You can write your answer here
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Read the text below and paint in yellow the coordinating conjunctions you found

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and

the smallest one in the entire Solar System. So
This planet's name has nothing to do with
the liquid metal, since Mercury was named
after the Roman messenger god. Despite For And
being closer to the Sun than Venus, its
temperatures aren't as terribly hot as that
planet's. Its surface is quite similar to that of Nor But
Earth's Moon, which means there are a lot of
craters and plains
Or Yet
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Drag the correct coordinating conjunction to each sentence

For And Nor But Or Yet So

1. I want to climb a mountain, But I’m afraid of heights

2. It’s a small car, It’s really fast

3. We should take notes, study for next’s week test

4. We couldn’t go to the beach, the swimming pool this weekend

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Paint the sentence that contains a coordinating conjunction in yellow

William need to take some rest after the car accident he

A went through

Sometimes Fred walks around the park with his dog to

B find some peace away from his crowded house

Patricia was really good drawing, but she choose to

C pursue a career in tech
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Write a story about what you did last summer and use these coordinating conjunctions

And But Yet So

You can write your story here

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Read the sentences and paint in blue the correct coordinating conjunction

1. We had a test in maths, grammar, 2. I’m allergic to dogs, _________ I

_________ also in social studies have two of them

But Yet

And For

So Nor

Yet Or
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Write here the coordinating conjunctions
F O R E Y F T E you found

Q T U I O R D G For

I R A H B J Q Y

T S Y N E U R T

E O Q O D L I E

D I F R T H D Y

R Q T U B F E Q
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Write examples for each coordinating conjunction

And You can write your answer here

But You can write your answer here

So You can write your answer here

For You can write your answer here

Nor You can write your answer here

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Which of the following sentences uses the word “yet” correctly? Paint the answer in orange

We wanted to eat fish, yet we end up eating meat

I’ve had an amazing date, yet he hasn’t call to go on another one

Sarah have her entire year planned, yet she schedule every detail
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