1. Today’s task (left side)
Use commas to correct the sentences. Write the corrected sentences in your journal.
I live at 1550 East Highland Avenue Redlands California next to the construction.
I was born on Tuesday December in a big busy hospital in Redlands California.
The couple who met in college got married on June at the University of Redlands which has a nice campus.
Commas (Monday, 9/25)
5 minutes

2. Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Label the top of the notes with today’s topic (Commas) and date (9/25)
Write the EQ on the line under the topic.
Draw a line to separate notes into a small left section and a large right section.
Today’s EQ: Where are commas used in sentences?
Commas (Monday, 9/25)

3. Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Commas: (,)
Pauses
If a person needs to leave, they should.
Separate ideas, items
We need toothpaste, paper towels, and peace in the world.
It was a bright, beautiful, happy day.
Collect ideas together
We were eating, walking dogs, and flying kites at the same time.
Commas (Monday, 9/25)

4. Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Commas: (,)
Set off info
Yes, I would like pie.
Please get the door, Sam.
There’s no way, at all, in any universe, that I would date him.
My English teacher, who is my favorite, is in room F1.
Addresses and dates
Today is Tuesday, September 29, (day, date, year)
The address here is 1550 East Highland Avenue, Redlands, California. (street, city, state)
Commas (Monday, 9/25)

5. Today’s notes (right side, Cornell style)
Commas: (,)
Before conjunctions with complete sentences
I like pizza, but I don’t like salad.
She answered the question, and she was right.
Commas (Monday, 9/25)

6. Today’s Identify/Correct (left side)
Check the task; fix if necessary and highlight corrections; put a check if correct:
I live at 1550 East Highland Avenue, Redlands, California, next to the construction.
I was born on Tuesday, December 24, 1999, in a big, busy hospital in Redlands, California.
The couple, who met in college, got married on June 7, 1997, at the University of Redlands, which has a nice campus.
Commas (Monday, 9/25)
4 minutes

7. Finish YESTERDAY’S notes
On the left, write a question for each new piece of information or section.
Match the question with where the information starts on the right side.
Write a summary:
answer the EQ;
explain something(s) that will stick in your memory;
ask a question about the information.
Commas (Monday, 9/25)
4 minutes