10.20 eng101fa15 causalreadingsdiscussion commas

8/20/2019 10.20 Eng101FA15 CausalReadingsDiscussion Commas

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Eng101FA15Causal reading discussionCommas


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Freewriting• Given a topic

• Write for given time

• Do not stop writing…if you get stuck, pick a word

and just keep writing it until your next thoughtcomes through


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Freewriting• In what ways can causal essays impact readers?

Write the question.

Answer the question. How does it line up with one of thereadings? Why?


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Tuesday• Purpose

Dani, Kaprielle, Chris R., Tonee, Michael

• Patterns

LaBrayla, Joanna, Catherine, Tanya, Kala

• Reasoning Errors

Sabrina, Danielle, Stephen, Chris D.

• Ethics

Kelsey, Bryce, CJ, Adrian

• Thesis & Details

Victoria, Olabisi, Haley, Chris G.


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Meet in the following groups. Share your knowledge of

your previously assigned element with the group.The purpose is for all group members to fullyunderstand all of the elements in each of thereadings.

Jigsaw!


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Causal Analysis (T/H)• Choose ONE of the readings

• Write a 3-4 page essay discussing the effectivenessof the author’s causation techniques

o

Writing process; MLA formato Introduction

o Body paragraphs

o Conclusion

o Grammar & mechanics• (optional) Rough draft conferences – Thurs. 10/22

• Peer review rough drafts – Tuesday 10/27

• Final copy due – Thursday 10/29


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Commas


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Commas

6 basic rules

1. Separate items in lists of 3+

2. Before a coordinating conjunction

3. Around information that is not essential to themeaning of the sentence (this covers 9 rules)

4. Between consecutive adjectives5. Omissions

6. Conventions


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Commas

1. Separate items in lists of 3+

Please buy eggs milk bread and cereal at the store.

*MLA uses the Oxford comma (APA & AP do not)

I like playing tennis rollerblading and trying to beatmy dad at putt-putt.


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Commas

2. Before a coordinating conjunction

My sister’s name is Lily and my brother’s name is

Lucus.

I rushed home and I finished my homework before soccer practice.

I am very good in Spanish, and in French.

C


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Commas


• After conjunctive adverbs

• After introductory phrases & clauses

• Before and/or after an interjection

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Before and/or after Latin abbreviations (e.g.)• Before and after parenthetical expressions

• When adjectives come after a noun

• With titles when they come after person’s name

• Before and after appositives• Around a direct address

C


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Commas


I didn’t study very much; nevertheless I made a

good grade.

Since my mother forgot to pack me a dessert I ateyour cookie.

Laney ran fast and got home before her mother.

My English teacher kind of heart and generous of spirit will surely give me an A if I learn all thesecomma rules.


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Commas


Arith Metic Ph.D. is my math teacher.

Katie Stevens the best ballerina in the performance shone as the star of the evening.

C


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Commas

4. Between consecutive adjectives

It was a dark cold dreary night.

*the and test

I bought some expensive and stylish and whitetennis shoes.

I bought some expensive, stylish white shoes.*use a comma when you could switch the order of

the adjectives and the sentence still sound okay

I wore tennis blue shoes.

I wore blue tennis shoes.*Do NOT put a comma before the noun.

I ate a beautiful, ripe, delicious, firm, apple.

C


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Commas

5. Omissions

I ordered chicken; Amanda fish.

Tonight I will study math; tomorrow Spanish.

C


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Commas

6. Conventions

• Between cities and states

• In numbers over 999 (not in addresses)

• Direct quotations (he/she said)

• Dates

•After greetings and before closings in friendlyletters

Th G d D t


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The Good Doctor...

More and more Americans, today, attempt to find agood night’s sleep in a pill bottle. In fact, the

CDC reports that nine million Americans rely onprescriptions, similar to Ambien or Lunesta, tofind a good night’s sleep. WebMD lists sleep-driving as a side-effect of prescription sleep

aids. The warning appearing on the Benadrylbottle indicates that users should not operateheavy machinery; however, people drivearound town asleep while influenced by thesedrugs! If sleep-driving was not scary enough, theBritish Medical Journal published a studyshowing individuals who utilize prescriptionsleep aids tend to have a higher death rate; infact, four times higher than people who do not!


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For Thurs• Optional rough draft conferences

o First come, first serve basis

o To get credit for next class, must bring fully

completed rough draft to next week’s peerreviews (intro, body, citations, conclusion)

o Newsletter mulligans 11/2

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