Learn Complex ELA Concepts with Ease in under 3 minutes w/Mrs. Fisher’s Songs
ELA/Grammar/Literary/Writing Rap Song Artist Concepts for Grades 5th-12th

Aloha, my name is Donna Fisher. I am a veteran English teacher who has taught grades 6th-12th for almost two decades. For six years, I taught grades 7-12 daily (one period of each grade) using an Abeka (rigorous) curriculum in a private school, and I have taught grades 6, 7, and 8 in public school for over a decade. My students have not only been able to learn and understand these complex ELA concepts, but they have also been able to retain what they learned; and demonstrate their knowledge on the end-of-year state test. Now, I want to share them with you. I have been creating and using my raps since 2005 in both public and private schools with tremendous success. I have a passion for creating educational music, and I have created over 200 ELA Rap songs. So that you have access, I am adding the Lyrics below. Enjoy!

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24 Grammar CD-1/24
Conjunctions
🎵Subordinating Conjunctions
By Mrs. Donna Fisher
Copyright © 2009, all rights reserved
IC, DC --it’s all Greek to me.
Please, put it in English and make it easy.
Okay, an IC is a simple sentence;
For example, I played tennis.
A DC is a simple sentence
With a conjunction added to it.
Don’t panic, we learn those in a minute.
Anyway, if I add a conjunction to my sentence,
For example: When I played tennis..
Now, that sentence no longer makes sense on its own.
I must add another simple sentence,
To make the meaning known.
When I played tennis, I missed the ball, chipped my tooth,
And went to the dentist.
Now, it’s time to learn those conjunctions like I promised.
Subordinating conjunctions, what are your functions?
They link unequal ranking DCs to ICs,
As their function;
Like: after, although, unless, until, when, (and) whenever,
Than, that, because, before, wherever, while, (and) whether,
Since, as if, as much as, upon, if, where, as soon as,
In order that, lest, (and) so that, as, though, as long as,
Aboard, amid, beyond, but, like, past, (and) through,
Throughout, underneath, as for, instead of, according to.
If you add one to a sentence, it no longer stands alone.
You’ll need to add an IC to make the meaning known.
The difference between a preposition and one of these
Is a prep doesn’t have a verb like an IC or DC.
About ICs and DCs I told you the truth,
Now, I have to go fix my tooth.

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