Drill #43 11/01/12

Rewrite the following sentences to correct punctuation and capitalization errors.

1. corrine knocked on the door of the gloomy creepy house

2. an ugly old hag opened the door and said “boo”

3. corrine jumped screamed and ran away

4. she hid behind the red brick wall

Label your paper with the date and drill #.

Objectives SWBAT:

• explain correct usage of the comma.

• identify rules that apply to comma use.

• analyze character development in a literary text using a graph to record changes.

• locate textual support for character analysis.

HomeworkBring a Flash Drive

TomorrowGet Grade Sheet Signed

Vocab Unit 4 Quiz Tomorrow

Turn in Chart

Housekeeping

Do you know what your grade is? --distribute grade

sheets--

Grammar—Comma Practice

Commas signal a slight pause but not a complete stop.

Take notes on the following information, which is based on the comma rules described in the blue grammar

book.

Grammar—Commas

Commas signal a slight pause but not a complete stop.

• Comma Rule #3: Use a comma and fanboys to separate two independent clauses in the

same sentence.

Examples: Gary washed the dishes, and Sarah dried them.

Erin wanted to go to the mall, but she didn’t have a ride.

Grammar—Commas

• Comma Rule #4: Use a comma after an introductory word, phrase, or clause.

• Examples: At 12 midnight, the ghosts came out.

Terrified, Jack and Jill hid under the bed.

After an hour, the children slowly emerged from their hiding place to see if the ghosts had gone away.

Grammar—Comma Practice

Commas signal a slight pause but not a complete stop.

Complete Exercise 6 on pages 227-228.

Revise (rewrite) numbers 1-5. Move the back of the sentence to

the front.

speak

Continue Reading

Pay attention to Melinda’s emotional

state as we read.

Brainstorm!

What is this book REALLY

about?

Introduction to the Mini-

ResearchPaper

Closure

Which of the topics discussed do you think you can find the most

information about?