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April 23, 2010 Conventions Day 1

Which word would you use to describe the second sentence in the first paragraph of the letter? Clear or confusing? Why? What punctuation needs to be added to clear up the confusion? Why? Fix it!. April 23, 2010 Conventions Day 1. Read the sentence.

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April 23, 2010 Conventions Day 1

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  1. Which word would you use to describe the second sentence in the first paragraph of the letter? Clear or confusing? Why? • What punctuation needs to be added to clear up the confusion? Why? • Fix it! April 23, 2010Conventions Day 1

  2. Read the sentence. Which group of words is NOT used as a modifier? of others have touched in my life with steadfast faith The hand is my feeler with which I seize the beauty and the activity of the world. The hands of others have touched the shadows in my life with the divine light of love and upheld me with steadfast faith.

  3. Today we will: • Review pronoun rules in language text pp. 190 to 212. • Use text to help correct pronoun quiz. • Read “Thanks, Will!” • Identify contributions author says Shakespeare made to modern English. • Evaluate the article.

  4. Chapter 6Using Pronouns Correctly • The chapter is broken into rules. The rules are marked as follows: • 6a: A subject of a verb should be in the nominative case. • A subject of a verb tells whom or what the sentence or clause is about. • I solved the problem. • They know that we are going. • Al and she cleaned the house.

  5. Here are the rules for each set of questions! 1.A. (6a,i) B. (6d) C. (6a) D. (6a) 2. A (6a,b,i) B. (6b) C. (6b) D. (6b) 3. A (6e) B (6e) C. (6d) D. (6e) 4.A. (6c) B. (6j) C. (6j) D. (6e) 5. A (6a,i) B. (6a,i) C. (6a,b, i) D. (6a,i) 6. A (6d) B (6d) C. (6j,l[4]) D. (6a) 7.A. (6k) B. (6k) C. (6k) D. (6k) 8. A (6l[1]) • B. (6l[1])) C. (6l) • D. (6l[1])) • 9. A (6l[2]) • B (6l[2]) • C. (6l[2]) D. (6l) 10.A. (6a,i) B. (6c,i) C. (6a,i) D. (6e,i)

  6. “Thanks, Will!” • The author writes: • “To say that William Shakespeare influenced our language and arts is like saying invention of the computer influenced modern life. . . . Revolutionized is more like it.” • Briefly explain how Shakespeare, according to Debbie Nevin, “revolutionized” our language. • Evaluate the author. Is she an unbiased writer? Is she trying to sway her reader? Prove it!

  7. “Oh, My Homage!” • Read “Oh, My Homage!” • Highlight all the phrases with which you are familiar. • Now, think about what Nevin said in “Thanks, Will!” • Did Shakespeare revolutionize the English language?

  8. Now let’s add another wrinkle! • Remember “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?” • Shakespeare ended that sonnet with these lines: “So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.” • Connect what Nevin says to Shakespeare’s own claim.

  9. Homework Did you read pp. 831 to 836 in Literature book?

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