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Friday, October 18, 2013

Descriptive Paper Due

Before you turn in your papers, print a second copy of your paper. Do the following (write in daybook if needed):


1. Circle 5 coordinating conjunctions. List them in your daybook.

2. Circle 5 subordinating conjunctions. List them.

3. Underline two compound sentences. Chart them in your daybook.

4. Put wavey lines under two complex sentences. Chart them in your daybook.

5. On page 2, circle ALL the commas on the page. 
  • Then go back and IF the comma is there because it's a compound sentence, put CD in the margin.
  • If the comma is there because it's a complex sentence, put CX in the margin.
  • Record in your daybook how many of each there are on page 2.
6. Just scanning through the whole paper, find what looks like your longest sentence. Count how many words are in it _______.  How many conjunctions are there in it? ________ 

  • Is it compound or complex or both? 
  • Underline every clause you can see in it, and then try to map it in your daybook using   IC for independent clause and DC for dependent clause.

If you spot any errors while doing this, you may write changes onto the clean copy.

Our next essay will be a cause and effect essay. See page 439.

Homework:

1. Read in Patterns pages 440-449. Be ready to discuss these on Monday.

2. No Brushup over the weekend.

Thursday, October 17, 2013

More Practice with Compound and Complex Sentences

Hand in Tests 5 and 6.

Do the handout page I give you.

We look at your drafts.

Homework:

1. Prepare the final version of your Description Paper. Make sure you ARE describing in it.

2. The printed copy is due at the beginning of class Friday.

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Checking Ch. 4 and Draft 2

We go over Tests 3 and 4.

You read your drafts.

Homework:

1. Do Tests 5 and 6 pages 57 and 58, to hand in.

2. Look through your draft from today and underline any complex sentences that you can find. Circle the subordinating conjunction.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Chapter 4 and Typing

We work on Chapter 4 and you type your drafts, due Wednesday.

Homework:

1. Tomorrow we will check Test 3 and Test 4 pages 55 and 56.

2. Bring a typed version of your describing paper.