1. Review: What is a sentence?
A group of words that has a
Subject
Verb
Complete thought
A period tells the reader to
Stop

2. What is a fragment? (p. 287/296)
A group of words that looks like a sentence, but is missing a subject, a verb, or a complete thought.
A serious mistake in formal writing.
RW page 287/296

3. What is a fragment? (p. 287/296)
After the ball flew through the window.
Such as a baseball.
Throwing a baseball.
To be late for a game and miss the bus.

4. How might fragments affect your reader?
Choppy
Confusing
Careless

5. Fixing fragments (frag)
Add what’s missing
Subject
Verb
Both
Attach
To sentence before (usually no comma)
To sentence after (usually add comma)

6. Do commas matter?
After passing the exit test in the fall you will be eligible to take ENG 1010.
After passing the exit test, in the fall you will be eligible to take ENG 1010.
After passing the exit test in the fall, you will be eligible to take ENG 1010.

7. Conditions
The sentences that start with underlined words (p. 279/299 and 314/321) have both dependent and independent clauses.
The challenge is to find where the two connect because….
A comma goes in that spot.
Kim prefers to have students use commas with all introductory word groups, but some books do say to use them only if the introductory word group is 4 or 5 words or longer.

8. What job does a period do?
Students need to review the difference between a period and a comma.
A period is a terminator!

9. What job does a comma do?
OK, not paws, but pause.

10. Conditions that start sentences
Separate introductory words from sentence
Because of the rain, the game stopped.
Comma
Subject of main sentence
RW p. 279/299 and 314/321

11. Does a condition affect your reader?
Because my mom likes my car she wants to buy it from me.
Even though my mom likes my car and wants to buy it from me I have decided to keep it for myself.
In the next series of slides, click to reveal the right answer after taking student input.

12. Does a condition affect your reader?
Because my mom likes my car, she wants to buy it from me.
Even though my mom likes my car and wants to buy it from me I have decided to keep it for myself.
Sentence 1 answer; take input on sentence 2.

13. Does a condition affect your reader?
Because my mom likes my car, she wants to buy it from me.
Even though my mom likes my car and wants to buy it from me, I have decided to keep it for myself.
Sentence 2 answer.

14. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework my brother kept bothering me.
After I finished my last math problem my mom told me to walk the dog.
Before I left with the dog my father told me to remember to pick up the mail.
On my way back from the mailbox I fell and hurt my ankle.
In the next series of slides, ask students to give the answer to one example. Then click next slide to reveal the answer. Repeat.

15. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework, my brother kept bothering me.
After I finished my last math problem my mom told me to walk the dog.
Before I left with the dog my father told me to remember to pick up the mail.
On my way back from the mailbox I fell and hurt my ankle.

16. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework, my brother kept bothering me.
After I finished my last math problem, my mom told me to walk the dog.
Before I left with the dog my father told me to remember to pick up the mail.
On my way back from the mailbox I fell and hurt my ankle.

17. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework, my brother kept bothering me.
After I finished my last math problem, my mom told me to walk the dog.
Before I left with the dog, my father told me to remember to pick up the mail.
On my way back from the mailbox I fell and hurt my ankle.

18. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework, my brother kept bothering me.
After I finished my last math problem, my mom told me to walk the dog.
Before I left with the dog, my father told me to remember to pick up the mail.
On my way back from the mailbox, I fell and hurt my ankle.

19. Conditions and Subjects
Cross out the conditions on the draft.
Put an S over the subject of the main sentence.
Add a comma between the condition and the subject.
Then do the same thing with your own paragraph.
By this point, students have already underlined all the introductory words. Now the job is to cross out the condition, label the subject, and put the comma in the right spot.
This activity is a visual way to help students find introductory conditions. Please let students know not to cut the conditions permanently. We’re just crossing them out on the draft to check for commas.

20. Conditions that end sentences
No comma
Sentence
condition
The game continued when the sun came out.
Don’t separate ending conditions from the sentence.
RW 314/321

21. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework my brother kept bothering me.
I was doing my homework while watching TV.
I was doing my homework even though my brother was watching TV.
Here is another series of slides. After students answer the question, click next slide to reveal the answer.

22. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework, my brother kept bothering me.
I was doing my homework while watching TV.
I was doing my homework even though my brother was watching TV.

23. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework, my brother kept bothering me.
I was doing my homework while watching TV.
I was doing my homework even though my brother was watching TV.

24. Commas with conditions
When I was doing my homework, my brother kept bothering me.
I was doing my homework while watching TV.
I was doing my homework even though my brother was watching TV.

25. Your Turn – Your paragraph
You have already used 279/299 and 314/321 to find spots needing commas.
Now, flip to page 96/87. Circle those…
Based on the rule, where do you need to add commas?
Where do you need to remove them? Check for places where the words are not capitalized.
Remind them to look for places where the word is in CAPS.
Wander around the room and praise students as they find spots needing commas. Answer questions as needed. Help students find any spots they missed.

26. Day 7: Objectives Transitions Run-ons
Commas with compound sentences (FANBOYS)

27. What is a sentence? A group of words that has a
Subject
Verb
Complete thought
A period tells the reader to
Stop
Recap of earlier slide.

28. What is a run-on? (306/314)
Two sentences that are joined incorrectly and written as one sentence.
Major mistake.
RW page 307/
Read the sample aloud dramatically so students feel the rush of words.
During this series of slides, ask students to identify the first subject. Then identify the first verb.
Click next slide
The runner was becoming exhausted he had finished the third mile he knew that he would never make it up the next hill.

29. What is a run-on? (306314)
Two sentences that are joined incorrectly and written as one sentence.
Major mistake.
RW page 307/
Ask students to identify the next subject and next verb. Click next slide.
The runner was becoming exhausted he had finished the third mile he knew that he would never make it up the next hill.

30. What is a run-on? (306/314)
Two sentences that are joined incorrectly and written as one sentence.
Major mistake.
RW page 307/
Ask students to identify the next subject and next verb. Click next slide.
The runner was becoming exhausted he had finished the third mile he knew that he would never make it up the next hill.

31. What is a run-on? (306/314)
Two sentences that are joined incorrectly and written as one sentence.
Major mistake.
RW page 307
Ask students to supply the missing punctuation.
Click next slide.
The runner was becoming exhausted he had finished the third mile he knew that he would never make it up the next hill.

32. What is a run-on? (306/314)
Two sentences that are joined incorrectly and written as one sentence.
Major mistake.
RW page 307/
The runner was becoming exhausted. He had finished the third mile, but he knew that he would never make it up the next hill.

33. How might Run-ons affect your reader?
Motor-mouth
Confusing
Careless

34. Fixing run-ons Add a period (309/317) Add a semi-colon
stop
Add a semi-colon
Blinking yellow -- slow
Add a comma + coordinating conjunction (311/319)
Green -- keep going
Add a dependent word (314/321)
Merge – into main traffic lane
You might also link students back to the punctuation overview handout from today’s warm up.

35. Your Paragraph
Ignore conditions –use page 279 and 314 and cross these out.
Underline subject
Double-underline verb
LOOK. Are all complete sentences separated properly?
Mingle and help as needed.

36. Do commas matter?

37. Do commas matter?

38. Compound Sentences (311/319)
For
And
Nor
But Or
Yet So
FANBOYS
Sentence
Sentence
Add link to conjunction junction video
Comma conjunction

39. How does a compound sentence affect your reader?
My mom likes my car. She wants to buy it from me.
My mom likes my car, and she wants to buy it from me.

40. Commas with conjunctions
I was trying to do my homework but my brother kept bothering me.
I was doing my homework and watching TV.
I was doing my homework and my brother was watching TV.
Another set of several slides. Click to reveal each answer.

41. Commas with conjunctions
I was trying to do my homework, but my brother kept bothering me.
I was doing my homework and watching TV.
I was doing my homework and my brother was watching TV.

42. Commas with conjunctions
I was trying to do my homework, but my brother kept bothering me.
I was doing my homework and watching TV.
I was doing my homework and my brother was watching TV.

43. Commas with conjunctions
I was trying to do my homework, but my brother kept bothering me.
I was doing my homework and watching TV.
I was doing my homework, and my brother was watching TV.

44. Day 8: Warm Up Anonymous index card activity
1. Make this sentence better.
Accepting failure can be dangerous you can become comfortable with failure.
Make this sentence better. Some people avoid failure. So they never take chances or grow.
Repeat Day 6 activity