LA: Tuesday, September 25, 2018 Handouts: * Grammar #77–Semi-colons and Colons * If you were absent yesterday, pick up make-up work. Homework: * Grammar #77—Semi-colons and Colons (start in class) Assignments due: * None (we will grade yesterday Unit 2 Grammar Test)

Starter #1 Take out your comp book. Turn to the first blank page Starter #1 Take out your comp book. Turn to the first blank page. In the upper right hand corner, write the following: Tues., Sept. 25, 2018 QW #15: Scared Stiff Then copy the bold print portion of this prompt on the top lines: Think of a time in your life when you were scared stiff. It could have happened when you were little or have been a recent event. Describe what happened. Remember to write in complete sentence, avoiding fragments and run-ons. If you are not sure how to spell a certain word, just sound it out and circle it.

Lesson Goal: Demonstrate your ability to apply colons and semi-colons correctly in sentences. Outcomes: Be able to . . . Explain what a semi-colon is and why it is used in sentences. Apply semi-colons correctly within sentences. Explain what a colon looks like. Name three ways a colon could be used in sentences. Apply colons correctly within sentences.

A colon is simply two dots, one on top of the other. : Starter #2: Two punctuation symbols that look similar are the colon and semi-colon. Can you explain what each of those two symbols looks like?   A colon is simply two dots, one on top of the other. : The word “semi” means “half.” So a semi-colon uses only one dot, and that one dot sits on top of another symbol. ; Question: What do we call it when you have two simple sentences in one sentence? A compound sentence   The purpose of a semi-colon is to join two simple sentences to create one compound sentence, but there is a catch. . . . Use a semi-colon only when you are NOT using a conjunction as the joint. Belinda likes oatmeal for breakfast; I prefer cream of wheat. If I wanted to communicate that thought another way, without using a semi-colon, how would I do it? Belinda likes oatmeal for breakfast, but I prefer cream of wheat.

Starter #3: A colon serves a different purpose in a sentence Starter #3: A colon serves a different purpose in a sentence. A colon is used in one of three ways: Use a colon to introduce a list of items (often using the words such as these, the following, or as follows). English words that come from Spanish include the following: ranch, corral, and stampede. Use a colon to separate the hour and minutes in expressing time. School begins at 8:15 on the dot. Use a colon after the salutation (opening greeting) in a business letter. Dear Professor Donohue: To whom it may concern: