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ENGL1A 10 April 2014

ENGL1A 10 April 2014. Agenda & Announcements. RWR group 9 Tuesday Devil’s Advocate essays Grammar: Fragments. Essay #4: Devil’s Advocate. Details are on Blog Note: 3 sources are required You may use the same sources that you used for essay #3 (argument) if you wish. Devil’s Advocate.

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ENGL1A 10 April 2014

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  1. ENGL1A10 April 2014

  2. Agenda & Announcements • RWR group 9 Tuesday • Devil’s Advocate essays • Grammar: Fragments

  3. Essay #4: Devil’s Advocate • Details are on Blog • Note: 3 sources are required • You may use the same sources that you used for essay #3 (argument) if you wish.

  4. Devil’s Advocate • Aperson who expresses a contentious opinion in order to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing arguments. • [Your devil’s advocate essay] might feel uncomfortable. • You are not being asked to change your personal views on your selected issue, but merely to suspend your beliefs for a brief time. • The point is: To enable you to see the opposition’s view through their eyes and articulate it clearly.

  5. Devil’s Advocate essays • Well-presented issue (the opposite view of what you argued in Essay #3) • Well-supported position • Effective counterargument • Readable plan

  6. Write convincingly • Do not complain or criticize the Devil’s Advocate position. • Write as though you agreed with the position.

  7. Essay 4 • D1 is due on Tuesday, April 15 • Details on Blog

  8. Extra credit • Details are on blog. • Deadline is soon.

  9. Grammar • Sentence fragments • A fragment is an incomplete thought. • Remember: a sentence = subject + verb • Although we speak in fragments, it’s not good to write in them. • There are several different types of fragments. • Examples of fragments: • Because he was hungry. • Swimming in the sea. • After school.

  10. Subordinate Clause Fragments • Remember Dependent clause,independent clause? () • A subordinate clause fragment looks like this: • Dependent clause. () • Because he was hungry. () • How can you fix it? • Add an independent clause; complete the information. • Because he was hungry, Joe ate the ice cream. • Joe ate the ice cream because he was hungry.

  11. Participial Phrase Fragments • These usually begin with an –ingor –edword that looks like a verb but works like an adjective. • Example: Swimming in the sea. • This is a fragment () because it is not a complete thought. • What more would you want to know? • How to fix it? • Complete the thought. • You may need to add or re-arrange words. • Swimming in the sea, Julia was bitten by a shark. • Julia was bitten by a shark while she was swimming in the sea.

  12. Infinitive Phrase Fragments • An infinitive = to + base verb • To eat • To write • Example of this kind of fragment: • To put gas in my car. • What question(s) do you have after reading this sentence? • How to fix it? • Complete the thought!/Answer the questions! • I need to go to Costco to put gas in my car. (Answers “why?”)

  13. Afterthought Fragments • Afterthought fragments begin with these transitions: especially, for example, for instance, like, such as, including, and except. • These transitions frequently introduce good details that the writer is providing as an afterthought for previous information. • For example: • For example, a BMW, a Mercedes, and a Ford Mustang. • How to fix it? • Ask: What thought does this complete? • Then: Attach it to that sentence. • Example: Dmitri has several cars, for example, a BMW, a Mercedes, and a Ford Mustang.

  14. Lonely Verb Fragments • A lonely verb fragment will often begin with a coordinating conjunction [and, but, for, or, nor, so, yet]. • The verb is “lonely” because it needs a subject to be a complete sentence. • Example: Took the thick book and, with a heavy sigh, loaded it on top of her research pile. • What question do you have? • How to fix it? • Add a subject! • Mary took the thick book and, with a heavy sigh, loaded it on top of her research pile.

  15. Appositive Fragments • An appositive is a noun phrase that renames and clarifies anther noun. • Joe, my best friend’s dad, works at Wal-Mart. • Example: A slacker wasting his afternoon in front of the television. • What questions does this fragment raise? • How to fix it? • Remember that an appositive describes another noun. It usually doesn’t even contain a verb. • Don’t forget to actually write a main clause (sentence). • Joe yelled at his son, a slacker wasting his afternoon in front of the television.

  16. A tip for finding fragments • Read the paragraph/passage BACKWARD (from end to beginning), 1 sentence at a time. • In-class exercise (20 points; 18 questions, + 2 points “free”): • Working with a partner… • …Select the letter of the “sentence” that is the fragment for each question on the worksheet. • Only submit 1 paper; you and your partner will receive the same grade for this work.

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