Think Then Write 2: FANBOYS Compound Sentences

In this program, we teach students of all ages to write compound sentences featuring the FANBOYS coordinating conjunctions.

The acronym FANBOYS (‘For’, ‘And’, ‘Nor’, ‘But’, ‘Or’, ‘Yet’, & ‘So’) – is a useful way to learn and remember coordinating conjunctions. 

We start with the most useful and common conjunctions: ‘And’, ‘But’, ‘Or’, & ‘So’. Then, we teach students to use less frequent coordinating conjunctions: ‘Yet’, ‘Nor’, & ‘For’.

In Think Then Write 2, we: 

  • define compound sentences;
  • explain the different functions of each coordinating conjunction;
  • provide lots of scaffolded sentence models, sentence-combination practice, and independent practice to help students acquire and automate the skill;
  • offer a teacher implementation guide;
  • provide lesson plans;
  • provide step-by-step video demonstrations; and
  • make available answers to exercises.