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E:60 // The Ballad of Bushwacker

E:60 // The Ballad of Bushwacker. Sentence Fluency & Comma Rules. Simple Sentences. S + V {Phrases can modify: Prepositional, Present/Past Participle or Infinitive}. “He is seven-years-old.” Subject = He Verb = is

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E:60 // The Ballad of Bushwacker

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  1. E:60 // The Ballad of Bushwacker Sentence Fluency & Comma Rules

  2. Simple Sentences S + V {Phrases can modify: Prepositional, Present/Past Participle or Infinitive} • “He is seven-years-old.” • Subject = He • Verb = is • “Before any of that stuff, the story of the very first rivalry started here.” • Subject = the story {of the very first rivalry = PP} • Verb = started • Prepositional Phrase = Before any of that stuff

  3. Complex Sentences S + V + {dep. clause = sub. conj. or relative pronoun} • “It’s an ego that is well-deserved.” • Subject = It • Verb = is • Dependent Clause = that is well-deserved {essential} • “So when he was two, Bushwacker shipped off to Texas to learn some manners…” • Subject = Bushwacker • Verb = shipped off • Dependent Clause = when he was two

  4. Compound Sentences S + V, [coord. conj. = FANBOYS] S + V • “There’s not a cowboy that can’t be throwed, and there’s not a bull that can’t be rode.” • Subject # 1 = There • Verb # 1 = is • Coordinating Conjunction = and • Subject # 2 = there • Verb # 2 = is

  5. Paragraph 1 Questions • Do you see anything unique about this paragraph? • What comma rules are present? • How many dependent clauses are present? • How many prepositional phrases? • How many simple, complex and compound sentences?

  6. Paragraph 1 Answers • DEPENDENT CLAUSES – 1 • “Before there was Yankee versus Red Sox” • PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES – 8 • “Before Michigan-Ohio or Ali versus Frazier” • “before David & Goliath or Athens versus Sparta” • “before anyof that stuff” • “in caves” • “by torchlight” • “the story of the very first rivalry started here.” • “The story of the humans versus this.” • SIMPLE – 2 • COMPLEX – 0 • COMPOUND – 0

  7. Sentence Fluency What do the previous fragments do at the beginning of this E:60 presentation? Explain. • They speed up reading. • They act similar to reading items in a series, creating a catalog of information. • The reader creates an expectation for what will come next. • Fragments CAN work in the context of your story IF they are used appropriately. • They should be used when wanting to put emphasis on the material.

  8. Paragraph 2 Questions • How many simple, complex and compound sentences are in this paragraph? • What is the role of the hyphens in the last sentence?

  9. Paragraph 2 Answers • SIMPLE – 7 • COMPLEX – 0 • COMPOUND – 1 • Why would the author use many simple sentences in this paragraph? • What effect does it have on the reader? • HINT: Think about the children’s stories we’ve read!

  10. Hyphen = The “em” Dash • Named after its width (the size of an m) • May replace commas, semicolons, colons, and parentheses • Indicates added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought • Used primarily in INFORMAL writing • EX: “He’s an artist – delicate ribbons of slobber streaming from his muzzle – a modern-day bovine Baryshnikov.” • Commas would also work here {appositive} • Attention is made to the slobber ribbons

  11. Semi-Colon • Separates two COMPLETE thoughts • Most similar to a period, NOT a comma • Second thought is a continuation (or related) to the first thought • Do NOT capitalize second statement • EX: “Choose a lackluster bull; get a lackluster score.” • How could you write this as a compound sentence? • How could you write this as a complex sentence?

  12. “Choose a lackluster bull; get a lackluster score.” • COMPOUND SENTENCE • Choose a lackluster bull, and get a lackluster score. • COMPLEX SENTENCE • When you choose a lackluster bull, you will get a lackluster score. • If you choose a lackluster bull, you will get a lackluster score. • WHICH SOUNDS THE BEST TO YOU? WHY?

  13. Colon • Shows the reader that what follows proves, explains, defines, describes, or lists elements of what preceded it • If you list items in a series after the colon, do not capitalize the first word (unless it’s a proper noun) • If you have an independent clause after the colon, capitalize the first word • EX: “He is forever locked in the present, and right now, all he knows is this: He is Bushwacker, and he is here.”

  14. Complete Text • Scan the text. • Which types of sentences do you think appear most? • What effect does this have on the reader? • What makes this great writing? Why are you engaged (hopefully, you are engaged)?

  15. Engaging: • Simple sentences make the text move quickly. • Narrator’s voice is engaging. • Text makes connections to famous people or teams. • Text makes a connection to the beginning of time: man vs. animal. • Videography is engaging. • Text makes a connection to the characters, specifically with JB Mauney and his desire to defeat the undefeated – we can relate.

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