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Exploring Faith and Freedom in Zoos: A Contemplative Letter

Dive into the novel "Life of Pi" to examine the themes of religion and freedom in zoos. Share your personal opinion on zoos in a thoughtful letter format. Embrace writing prompts to develop your comma usage skills effectively.

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Exploring Faith and Freedom in Zoos: A Contemplative Letter

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  1. Comma Rules

  2. Rule 1: Items in a Series

  3. Rule 2: Direct address

  4. Rule 3: Introductory Phrase • In Martel’s novel religion and faith are explored. • Eventually the facts would all come together. • In fact the animals were more free in the zoo than in the wild. • On one hand they had unlimited food and water.

  5. Rule 4: Coordinating Conjunctions (FANBOYS) • IC, fanboys IC • F – for • A - and • N – nor • B – but • O – or • Y – yet • S – so

  6. BE CAREFUL!!!! • Chapter 36 Life of Pi – What to do • What not to do: • The animal seems quite relaxed about being stretched in this manner, and calm. • Two front legs sticking straight up and a deeply sunk head are all visible, so precariously held. • He walked through the door, and acknowledged the writer.

  7. Writing Prompt • Write a 1-2 paragraph letter answering this question that uses the 4 comma rules we talked about. Make sure your paragraph is free from any commas errors. • Pi spends a lot of time defending the institution of zoos in chapter 4, writing that those who criticize zoos just have a skewed sense of what “freedom” is. Do you agree or disagree? What is your personal opinion on zoos? Write as if you are writing a letter to an owner of an existing zoo.

  8. Rule 5: Interruptions • Well, I don’t understand. • The longest reported survival, I think, is just one week. • A hyena’s catholicity of taste, actually, is so indiscriminate that it nearly forces admiration. • My reaction, once again, was very slow.

  9. Rule 6: Nonessential clauses • The boxer punched the bag, sweat dripping down • the side of his face. • Absolute phrases • Appositives • Participial phrases • Orange Juice, the giant orangutan, floated over to • the boat on a bunch of bananas. • The zebra lay on the tarpaulin, screeching and bleating from the pain of the injury.

  10. Rule 7: Subordinating Conjunctions (DC, IC) • AAAWWUBBIS • Incomplete thought, complete thought. • As strange as it may sound, I didn’t check to see what was going on in the lifeboat. • When enough of my body was on the lifeboat, I pulled myself up.

  11. After I came to school I was ready to learn. • Until my mom came home I was alone. • Because I had never done it before I didn’t know how difficult 48 hours without a phone would be. • If I ever get a car I’m driving home everyday. • I didn’t know what to say because I wasn’t listening.

  12. Writing Prompt • Write a 1-2 paragraph journal entry that uses the 3 comma rules we talked about. Make sure your paragraph is free from any commas errors. • Pretend you have just been stranded on a ship. Write a journal entry of your first day describing what is going through your mind and what your plans are for the future. (Will you make a plan to survive, seek for help, just give up, etc? )

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