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English 9

English 9. Grading Period 5 Week 6: R&J, The Plague, Punctuation 4/29-3/3. 4/29-3/3. The Culprits. From the Toggenburg Bible , 1411. Lancing a Buboe. Medieval Art & the Plague. Medieval Art & the Plague. Bring out your dead!. Punctuation Mark Notes. the dashing DASH --.

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English 9

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  1. English 9 Grading Period 5 Week 6: R&J, The Plague, Punctuation 4/29-3/3

  2. 4/29-3/3

  3. The Culprits

  4. From the Toggenburg Bible, 1411

  5. Lancing a Buboe

  6. Medieval Art & the Plague

  7. Medieval Art & the Plague Bring out your dead!

  8. Punctuation Mark Notes the dashing DASH --

  9. Punctuation: the dash Mark: -- (—) • The dash is used to show INTERRUPTION in a sentence • DASH = INTERRUPTION • Rule #1 A dash indicates a sudden break or abrupt change in the flow of a sentence. • There was a fight at school today—two guys fighting over a girl they both thought was their girlfriend. • In this example, the interruption comes at the end of the sentence, so one dash is needed.

  10. Rule #1 “If you don’t listen—oh, forget it—you’ll never figure out this problem.” • If the interruption comes in the middle of the sentence, a dash is used BEFORE and AFTER. • Note that there is a full sentence if the interruption is removed: “If you don’t listen, you’ll never figure out this problem.”

  11. POETS LIKE DASHES BECAUSE THEY CAN ADD TO THE MEANING OF A POEM WITHOUT ADDING ANY MORE WORDS “breathless” quality “musical” quality A way of emphasizing rhythm & structure A “jerkiness” that gives extra interest to the words In this poem, it gives the sense of the end of life, the last few ragged breaths I heard a Fly buzz (465)   by Emily Dickinson I heard a Fly buzz – when I died –  The Stillness in the Room Was like the Stillness in the Air –  Between the Heaves of Storm  The Eyes around – had wrung them dry –   And Breaths were gathering firm For that last Onset –  when the King Be witnessed –  in the Room –  I willed my Keepsakes –  Signed away What portions of me be Assignable –  and then it was There interposed a Fly –   With Blue – uncertain stumbling Buzz –   Between the light – and me –  And then the Windows failed –  and then I could not see to see –  Who likes dashes?

  12. Rule #2 • A dash sets an explaining or defining phrase from the rest of a sentence. • Sometimes we’ll interrupt ourselves in the middle of a sentence to add more information. This info is set off by dashes. • The symptoms of the plague—vomiting, swollen glands and high fever—struck quickly and caused death within 2-3 days. • Note there is a sentence without the interrupted extra information: “The symptoms of the plague struck quickly and caused death within 2-3 days.” • Note what has been added explains what the symptoms of the plague are: vomiting, swollen glands, high fever • The added information INTERRUPTS the flow of the sentence. Without the interruption, dashes would NOT be used. • I went to school—elementary school, I mean—in Los Angeles.

  13. Rule #3 #3. A dash marks an unfinished sentence. • When we are interrupted in the middle of a sentence, it’s shown in writing by using a dash. • “You never give me a chance to—” • “Jim? Why, he is—” He stopped talking and went to thinking.

  14. One dash or two? • If the interruption comes in the MIDDLE of the sentence, it must be framed with dashes, so use TWO: • If it doesn’t rain—a good, hard and steady rain, I mean—we will have to ration water very soon. • If the interruption comes at the BEGINNING or END of the sentence, ONE dash is enough: • Complaining—that’s what I hate hearing!!

  15. The Dashing Dash-- • The dash is a “hip,” edgy punctuation mark • favored by poets and journalists… • So versatile, it can work like colons, parentheses, commas, or semicolons! • The dash can meet almost all your punctuating needs!

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