1. British Literature
October 26, 2009
Ms. Cares

2. AGENDA:
Go over the quiz from last week.
Where do we go from here… the next two weeks.
STOP/GO ACT strategy: take notes and practice, practice, practice.

3. A – Vocabulary in Context H – POE and identifying tone
“Let Teenagers Try Adulthood” Quiz – Take notes on your quiz:
A – Vocabulary in Context
H – POE and identifying tone
C – identifying information in the text
J – identifying what is not included in the text
C – identifying main idea
G – summarizing individual paragraphs
C – making inferences
F – making inferences and POE
G – identifying details within the text and POE
D – making inferences

4. A lot of people hate to ride the New York City subways but I love them.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and I
C. subways; therefore, I
D. subways, but I

5. About three and a half million people a day ride the subways I think maybe I’ve met them all.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and
C. subways, which
D. subways actually

6. Use a vertical line to indicate the break in thought.
STOP / GO
Use a vertical line to indicate the break in thought.
Identify whether each side is a complete idea (CI) or a fragment (II).
Punctuate accordingly.

7. ( ; ) or ( , + BOYSFAN words ) If yes, then we need STOP punctuation:
Is there a complete idea on either side?
If yes, then we need STOP punctuation:
( . )
( ; ) or
( , + BOYSFAN words )

8. If no, then we need GO punctuation:
Is there a complete idea on either side?
If no, then we need GO punctuation:
(,)
(--)
(:) if there is a list
(No punctuation)

9. STOP / GO
Do not “read” the conjunction (if there is one) when evaluating whether there is a complete idea or not.
Be aware of these conjunctions (transition words): But, Or, Yet, So, For, And, Nor
Make sure you note which direction the sentence is going. Then use the word that goes the right way.

10. A lot of people hate to ride the New York City subways but I love them.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and I
C. subways; therefore, I
D. subways, but I

11. A lot of people hate to ride the New York City subways but I love them.
Both sides have complete ideas. Therefore we need stop punctuation. Which answer choice is eliminated?

12. A lot of people hate to ride the New York City subways but I love them.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and I
C. subways; therefore, I
D. subways, but I

13. A lot of people hate to ride the New York City subways but I love them.
Now check for the direction of the sentence. Is it going forward or reverse? Which two answer choices are now eliminated?

14. A lot of people hate to ride the New York City subways but I love them.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and I
C. subways; therefore, I
D. subways, but I

15. Answer choice D is correct.
A lot of people hate to ride the New York City subways, but I love them.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and I
C. subways; therefore, I
D. subways, but I

16. Now do the second question…

17. About three and a half million people a day ride the subways I think maybe I’ve met them all.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and
C. subways, which
D. subways actually

18. About three and a half million people a day ride the subways I think maybe I’ve met them all.
This time there are two complete ideas as well. Eliminate some answer choices.

19. About three and a half million people a day ride the subways I think maybe I’ve met them all.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and
C. subways, which
D. subways actually

20. Evaluate and pick an answer!
About three and a half million people a day ride the subways I think maybe I’ve met them all.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and
C. subways, which
D. subways actually

21. About three and a half million people a day ride the subways I think maybe I’ve met them all.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and
C. subways, which
D. subways actually

22. About three and a half million people a day ride the subways, and I think maybe I’ve met them all.
A. NO CHANGE
B. subways, and
C. subways, which
D. subways actually

23. Now practice on 1-5 (handout)
Find the break in thought.
Draw a vertical line.
Evaluate whether each side is a complete idea (CI), a sentence, or an incomplete idea (II), a fragment. Label them CI or II.
Decide whether your should use STOP or GO punctuation.
Evaluate answer choices using POE.

24. With a partner, discuss your rationale for each answer.
Pair-Share
With a partner, discuss your rationale for each answer.
Where did you agree and disagree?
Make sure to mark the test
“Whose test is it?”

25. Way to go!