English II - 2/10/2014

Bell ringer:Objective(s): • Demonstrate understanding of grammar and reading content

Directions: Combine each set of sentences into one, using a conjunctive adverb. Punctuate appropriately.

1. Paulette fell asleep on the train. She missed her stop.

2. Omar writes to his grandmother who lives in Florida every month. He includes a recent photo of himself.

3. It takes the student almost an hour to get to school each morning. The scenery makes the ride pleasurable.

4. Luke missed school on Friday. He did not turn in his essay on time.

Bell ringer: 2/11/14

Objective: Understand how to use commas, semicolons, and colons.

Directions: Copy each sentence and then add commas and semicolons where required.

1. Unless you want to freeze later on you should probably bring your coat.

2. Spring in Chicago is something to look forward to nevertheless it never seems to last long soon we will be complaining it’s 100 degrees.

3. Darren doesn’t like basketball nor does he like baseball however he does enjoy soccer.

“When should I use a colon?”

PLEASE COPY:Colon usage #1: Use a colon before a list of items, especially after

expressions like as follows or the following.

[The first one is done for you.]1. Marcelo’s hobbies are the following: basketball, painting, and

reading.

[For number 2-3, please add a colon.]

2. Last year my family traveled through Wisconsin, Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.

3. Her favorite foods are as follows tacos, pizza, and Thai noodles.

PLEASE COPY:Colon usage #2: Use a colon before a statement that explains or clarifies a

preceding statement.

[The first one is done for you.]

1. Luis felt that he had accomplished something worthwhile: He had written and recorded his first song.

[For number 2-3, please add a colon.]

2. My dad tried many jobs before becoming a teacher he was a welder, he worked in an ammunition factory, and he built fences.

3. The family loved traveling they often flew off to Africa, Asia, or Australia simply on a whim.

PLEASE COPY:Colon usage #3: Use a colon before a long, formal statement or quotation.

[The first one is done for you. You do not need to copy this example.]

1. Patrick Henry concluded his revolutionary speech with these ringing words: “Is life so dear, or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!”

[For number 2, please copy the entire sentence and add a colon.]

2. When David gives Tally a present, she realizes the following Tally understood that nothing in the Smoke ever lost its value (220).

Questions about “Suspicion”

1. What present does David give Tally? What significance does it have?

2. Cite textual evidence proving that Tally’s lies are starting to catch up with her.

3. Why is Shay jealous?

Bell ringer: 2/13/14

Objective: Discuss themes and begin planning performances.

What are some themes you’d be interested in exploring and presenting your final

Black Ensemble Theater performance on?

Bell ringer: 2/14/14

Objectives:• Place colons effectively• Practice ACT skills

Directions: Copy each sentence and then add colons where needed.

1. It was Virginia Woolf who wrote these words “Anonymous was a woman.”

2. Postal workers deliver mail in all types of weather rain, sleet, snow, and hail.

3. While working out, she discovered an amazing fact she was now able to bench-press ten pounds more than the week before.

ACT Practice Passage #7 – After grading yourself, please enter this in your English II notebook.

1. D (Avoid vague pronoun references)

2. H (“pitched in” means to help)

3. B (past tense=chose)

4. J (He replaces The director)

5. C (avoid fragments)

6. F (preposition through fits phrase best)

7. D (delete commas that disrupt sentence flow)

8. F (add a sentence in the most logical place)

9. D (“drove me to school” is irrelevant)

10. G (afterward correctly connects the two phrases)

11. D (other choices are too formal)

12. H (entire sentence should be in past tense)

13. A (because the clause relates the subject to the writer)

14. J (because the sentence describes an ongoing, current action)

15. C (free of redundancy)

You tell me!

• With a partner, decide what is relevant to discuss from the following chapters:

“Bravery”

“The Secret”

• What textual evidence is worth sharing and discussing?