Week 6 4/10/2010

Quiz 5 Take quiz Check together Class schedule

Punctuation: Apostrophes Two main uses: Contractions (didn’t, I’m, they’re) Possession (Tony’s, Rita’s) Possession: singular words ending in “s” -> s’s of James -> James’s of Mr. Jones -> Mr. Jones’s Possession: plural words ending in “s” -> s’ of my parents -> my parents’ of the Joneses (the Jones family) -> the Joneses’

Punctuation: Quotation Marks (1) Two main uses: Exact words of a speaker or writer Comma before the quotation Other punctuation marks at the end within the end quote Titles of short works Articles in books, newspapers, magazines Chapters in a book Short stories Poems and songs

Punctuation: Quotation Marks (2) Underline (or italicize) titles of longer works Books, Newspapers, Magazines Plays Movies and TV shows Record albums Other uses Special words or phrases in a sentence Single quote ‘’ for a quotation within a quotation

Punctuation: Commas (1) Six main uses Items in a series (a list) A, B, and C Introductory material of a sentence Or extra material at end of a sentence Words that interrupt the flow of thought in a sentence (appositives, especially, which, etc.) Between two complete thoughts (FANBOYS) Before a quotation (He said, “I’m free!”) Common material (date, numbers, letters, etc.)

Punctuation: Commas (2) No comma One subject + two verb sentence: S + V and V Indirect speech (She told me, that… X) Because (in the middle of the sentence) “When in doubt, leave it out.” If not one of the six situations above, don’t use it.

American vs. British Punctuation Titles Paragraph indentation Quotation marks – double vs. single Punctuation marks inside vs. outside quotes Titles Capitalize main words vs. first word Paragraph indentation First paragraph indented vs. not indented

Elements of Style Coherence Coherence: (pg. 149-152) Use transitional expressions Repeat key words and phrases Use pronoun reference Use parallel forms

Elements of Style Writing Concisely Writing Concisely: (pg. 157-162) Avoid redundancy-unnecessary repetition Omit unnecessary parts or use shorter expressions if possible Do not use phrases we can omit

Peer Review & Editing Pairs: Vito & Lucy & Rebecca, Michelle & Isabella, Feifei & Annie, Jessie & Amy, Izzie & Leona Tell your partner what part you liked the best and why, point out any confusing parts Is the essay unified and coherent? Edit your partner’s essay for writing problems we have discussed: choppy sentences, run-ons, comma splices, stringy sentences, fragments, parallelism, pronoun agreement /reference, consistent verb tense, punctuation, capitalization

Cause & Effect Writing Discuss questions p. 191-194 Outline (Pg. 193-194): What order would be best for these paragraphs? What transitions could you add? Consider how you could combine both causes and effects in one essay.

Homework 1. Write: Choose one of the assignments in Writing Assignment 2, write an essay 2. Read: Argumentation & Persuasive writing V. WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS COMMONLY MISUSED http://www.bartleby.com/141/strunk3.html 3. Review: today’s lesson (quiz 6)