“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It’s the courage that counts.” -Winston Churchill

What’s wrong with these sentences? I like cooking my family and pet. Let’s eat Grandpa. I love you and also I cannot stop thinking about you. Because I’m late.

Grade 11 Agenda To know what commas, colons, and semicolons are. To understand how to use commas, colons, and semicolons. To be able to practise using commas, colons, and semicolons. Agenda Review punctuation To work on that essay about gender base violence. We’ll go over plagiarism.

Grade 12 Agenda To know what commas, colons, and semicolons are. To understand how to use commas, colons, and semicolons. To be able to practise using commas, colons, and semicolons. Agenda Review punctuation Give you enough time to work on your Reading Diagnostic. We’ll go over summary writing.

Comma, Colons, and Semicolons Punctuation Lesson

Who Cares? Using punctuation is like pausing between words and ideas when you speak. Imagine if you didn’t take pause between words and sentences when speaking. Would that be effective communication?

, Commas Separate items in a series. Set off interrupting information. Examples Will there be drinks, snacks, and games at the party? Chicago, the largest city in Illinois, is home to almost three million people.

Interrupting Information Nonessential phrases may come at the beginning, middle, or end of a sentence. Examples On a beautiful spring day, they had a picnic. Picnics, an old tradition, can be a lot of fun. Dad grilled ribs, the big ones from Costco. The guy who sold them to him smiled.

; Semicolons Semicolons join independent clauses. It’s also like using the word furthermore. ; Examples My mom said I couldn’t go to the party; I didn’t want to go anyway. Bananas are a healthy snack; they contain potassium which may help your vision.

: Colons Colons introduce lists and explanations. It’s also like using the words “and here it is” or “and here they are.” : Examples There are many reasons to exercise: it’s good for your health, it’s fun, and it’s free. Bananas are a healthy snack; they contain potassium which may help your vision.

Practice Write the following sentences. Punctuate them as best as you can.

1 My sister Amy my friend Kyle and I went to the park

2 I brought a lot of stuff food drinks and blankets

3 My aunt Sally who is my favorite aunt talked to my mom

4 Most fruits are low in fat they are also high in vitamins

5 When we left the park the one at the end of the block we went home.

Semi-Colon; Colon; Comma; Simple; Compound; Complex To understand how to format and arrange an essay and how to use punctuation effectively. To be able to write a variety of sentences with a sophisticated use of punctuation that will help your for Thursday’s in-class essay exam. Semi-Colons and Commas - How do you feel about them? After this lesson, you don’t have to use a semi-colon if you don’t want to. I want to study the following courses: philosophy, which is the study of thought; anthropology, which is the study of culture; also semiotics, which is the study of symbols and signs. Semi-Colon; Colon; Comma; Simple; Compound; Complex

They are sentence connectors and are quite easy to remember They are sentence connectors and are quite easy to remember. All you have to do is remember the word "FANBOYS" For And Nor But Or Yet So

Dependent clauses always begin with a subordinating conjunctions Dependent clauses always begin with a subordinating conjunctions. Here are some of the most common conjunctions: after although because before even though if since though unless until when

What does it mean to summarize and paraphrase? To know what summarize and paraphrase are. To understand how to summarize and paraphrase. To be able to practise rewriting a paragraph summarizing and paraphrasing.

How do you summarize? Give me a checklist of what makes a good summary. (Success Criteria)

Language is the main means of communication between peoples Language is the main means of communication between peoples. But so many different languages have developed that language has often been a barrier rather than an aid to understanding among peoples. For many years, people have dreamed of setting up an international universal language which all people could speak and understand. If all peoples spoke the same tongue, cultural and economic ties might be much closer, and good will might increase between countries (Krispert)

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