Download
1 / 7
70 likes | 194 Views
English: Monday, September 24, 2012. Handouts: * Grammar #75–Using Commas, Part 4 * If you were absent yesterday, pick up make-up work.
E N D
English: Monday, September 24, 2012 Handouts: * Grammar #75–Using Commas, Part 4 * If you were absent yesterday, pick up make-up work. Homework: * Grammar #75—Using Commas, Part 4 (will start in class) * PAW #2, use any QW from QW #7 – QW #16Due Monday, Oct. 1—NO late work Type in dark ink, 12 pt. Times New Roman, double-spaced Include a five-line heading: Name, Class, Date, the QW# & title, PAW #2 Length—as long as it takes to create a well-developed paragraph; however . . . Do not exceed one page double-spaced, using one-inch margins. Assignments due: * None . . . but did you have a good weekend?
Lesson Goal: Learn how to use commas in direct quotations. Outcomes: Be able to . . . State 6 of the 11 rules for using commas for using commas. Learn where to place commas in direct quotations. Apply commas correctly in direct quotes. Review what you have learned in Grammar lessons #1 – 6 by grading Grammar Unit Test #1.
Starter #1 Take out your comp book. Turn to the first blank page. In the upper right hand corner, write the following: Mon., Sept. 24, 2012 QW #13: If I were blind . . .Then copy the bold print portion of this prompt on the top lines: Imagine that you were blind. In what ways would your life be different? Would your friendships differ from those you have now? Could you be independent? Explain. Remember to write in complete sentence, avoiding fragments and run-ons. If you are not sure how to spell a certain word, just sound it out and circle it.
Starter #2: Let’s do something different today. . . . I am going to provide you with some sentences and text portions. If you know where to place the commas, raise your hand. But here’s the catch: You must also be able to state which comma rule you are using: • Felicia constructed the model and Paul painted it. • Felicia constructed the model, and Paul painted it. • Daniel wants to go to the movies but he has to do his homework. • Daniel wants to go to the movies, but he has to do his homework. • You can come with us or you can stay home and read. • You can come with us, or you can stay home and read. • Use a comma before a conjunctionIF it is joining two simple sentences. • Dear Beth With love SincerelyDear Beth, With love, Sincerely, • Use a comma in friendly (non-business) letters after the salutation (opening greeting) and use it in both business and friendship letters after the closing phrase. • Instead of three four o’clock is a better time. Instead of three, four o’clock is a better time. • Use a comma to prevent misreading.
Dear Beth With love Sincerely • Dear Beth, With love, Sincerely, • Use a comma in friendly (non-business) letters after the salutation (opening greeting) and use it in both business and friendship letters after the closing phrase. • Instead of three four o’clock is a better time. • Instead of three, four o’clock is a better time. • Use a comma to prevent misreading. • Shama arrived in this country on July 6 1989 with her family. • Shama arrived in this country on July 6, 1989, with her family. • She became a citizen in January 1996. • She became a citizen in January 1996. • In dates, use commas after the day of the month and the year. Do NOT use commas if only the month and year are given.
She used to live in Chicago Illinois but now she lives in Detroit Michigan. • She used to live in Chicago, Illinois, but now she lives in Detroit, Michigan. • His address is 296 S. Pacific Avenue Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15211 • His address is 296 S. Pacific Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15211 • Use commas before and after the name of a state or country when it is used with the name of a city. Do NOT use a comma after the state if the state name is followed by a zip code. • Lou Szupinski Ph.D. wrote the book about fossils. • Lou Szupinski, Ph.D., wrote the book about fossils. • Use a comma or a pair of commas to set off an abbreviated title (except Jr. and Sr.) or to set off a degree following a person’s name.
Starter #3: In our Arab American short stories, a number of you included dialogue: You let us “hear” the characters speak by quoting them directly. That’s a great technique. But to include dialogue effectively, you need to use punctuation correctly, or you will confuse your readers. So here is the golden rule for dialogue: Use a comma or a pair of commas to set off a direct quotation. Here’s how: Brer Rabbit said, “I am the smartest animal on this earth.” “There’s not a creature in this woods,” he went on, “who can outsmart me.” Let’s see if you can apply commas correctly in direct quotations. . . .
