Brainstorm: What seem to be the cultural values of Chaucer’s era? Take out “Tenants of Belief” Packet 1 BELLWORK!

2 Thursday, September 11th What am I learning today? ELACC11-12RI1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain. ELACC11-12RL2: Determine two or more themes or central ideas of text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text. ELACC11-12W2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content. What am I going to do today? Bellwork: Brainstorm “Tenants of Belief” Conventions Review – Comma Splice Tenants of Belief BRING BOOK TOMORROW! What will I do to show I learned it? Speaking and listening practice—class discussion Craft 6 primary source cards for TOMORROW! Submit work for all stages of the research project

COMMA SPLICES 3

Comma Splice—ERROR! 2 independent clauses fused together with a comma and no conjunction. 4 WRONG! Researchers tend to praise studies that agree with their own conclusions, they are rarely kind to contrary theories. Independent clause

Fixing Comma Splices Two independent clauses can be joined in four principal ways: Comma + Coordinating Conjunction (FANBOYS) – For, And, Nor, But, Or, Yet, So Semicolon Only Semicolon + Conjunctive Adverb (However, Therefore, Moreover, Consequently, Nevertheless) Period (making it two separate sentences) 5

Comma Splice 6 Fix it with: semicolon Researchers tend to praise studies that agree with their own conclusions; they are rarely kind to contrary theories. Semicolon + Conjunctive Adverb (However, Therefore, Moreover, Consequently, Nevertheless) Researchers tend to praise studies that agree with their own conclusions; however, they are rarely kind to contrary theories. comma and FANBOYS conjunction Researchers tend to praise studies that agree with their own conclusions, and they are rarely kind to contrary theories.

Correct or Comma Splice? 1. In large doses, many common substances found in household items have horrific effects; however, many toxicologists insist that in minuscule amounts they are innocuous. 7

Correct or Comma Splice? 2. Over the past several years, the country’s food prices have increased dramatically, they are now at their highest rate in two decades. 8

Correct or Comma Splice? 3. Universities typically offer a wide variety of continuing education classes, many of these are offered over the Internet. 9

Correct or Comma Splice? 4. The Atlantic bluefin tuna is considered a delicacy from Osaka to Omaha, but its sheer popularity among consumers has caused its population to plummet over the past several decades. 10

11 Tenants of Belief (pg. 2-4) In your small group: Read your assigned paragraph Pick ONE WORD that best symbolizes the paragraph’s content Doodle it on a blank piece of paper (ADD COLOR!) On the back, write a summary sentence and cite your paragraph Names on back Present to class! Loyalty Summary sentence goes here. (“Tenants of Belief” Paragraph #)

12 ANSWER QUESTIONS ON “TENANTS OF BELIEF”