December FANBOYS and genres

Edward wanted to buy a gift for someone, _______ he didn't have enough money to get it.

• but

• so

• for

• or

We were on winter break, ______ we stayed home instead of going to school.

• so

• or

• nor

• but

I don't like dance, (a)   do I like ballet.

• nor
• so
• but
• yet
• for

I took Santa's favorite cookies _____ milk to the table.

• but

• yet

• so

• and

• nor

My sister and I can choose to go in the backyard to either play (a)   watch holiday movies.

• or
• nor
• so
• for
• and

Match the coordinating conjunction to its meaning.

• because, since

• nor
• and not

• or
• also

• but, yet

• however, shows a contrast

• and
• a choice

• for

The weather was cold and snowy, _______ we still had so much fun.

• yet

• nor

• so

• for

• or

We made pizza, (a)   it was our favorite.

• for
• or
• yet
• but
• nor

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Biography

,

(b) Science fiction

,

(c) Sports

,

(d) Poetry

• A true story about the search for the man who killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

• A boy struggles with school and friends while learning to compete in a yoyo tournament.

• A girl writes in verse about moving to a new country and learning a new language and culture.

• A girl wakes up 384 years in the future and is the only person with knowledge of the past.

What do fiction and nonfiction genres have in common?

• they both could contain real events

• they both could be made up by the author

• the entire story could be real

• the setting for both could be in the future