Bellwork: 1. Have your notes, your calendar, a slate, a marker, and an eraser ready to go. 2. List and define comma rules 1-4 without using your notes. (If you were not here, tell me what a comma is used for-Give examples) 3. Provide an example for each when you finish #2.

Comma Quiz 1) Before he went to the dog park the English Bulldog ate a breakfast of Purina brand dog food. 2) The English Bulldog loved to run around the field and attack the other dogs. 3) The English Bulldog would also creep up on bigger dogs and he would bite the bigger dogs’ tails when they weren’t looking. 4) The English Bulldog who only weighs 8 pounds is the king of the dog park. 5) At the end of the day Mirano scoops up the English Bulldog and takes him home.

Comma Quiz 6) List at least 4 of the FANBOYS.

PURPOSE: using commas properly will help create clarity in your writing and also help you to avoid OVERUSING commas Objective: to understand the rules for using commas properly and be able to apply the rules in your own writing

COMMAS RULE # 5 Use a comma with expressions such as he said to set off direct quotations EXAMPLE: Mirano stepped on a spider and then he said, “Oh my! It’s squishy!”

SEMCOLONS Practice: 1. Ferdinand remarked “What a rainy day it is today.” COMMAS

SEMCOLONS Practice: 1. Ferdinand remarked, “What a rainy day it is today.” COMMAS

SEMICOLONS Practice: 2. She said he was totally late because he forgot to set his alarm clock. COMMAS

SEMICOLONS Practice: 2. She said he was totally late because he forgot to set his alarm clock. COMMAS

Use to set off nouns of direct address, the words yes and no, dangling questions, and mild interjections EXAMPLES: Forgive us, Mr. Mirano, for eating all the brownies. Yes, you will have homework tonight. COMMAS RULE # 6

1. Well go ahead and eat that fuzzy cheese from the back of the ‘fridge, if you want to be sick. Practice: SEMICOLONS COMMAS

1. Well, go ahead and eat that fuzzy cheese from the back of the ‘fridge, if you want to be sick. Practice: SEMICOLONS COMMAS

2. Yes it’s completely true that Mr. Mirano has a cat. Practice: SEMICOLONS COMMAS

2. Yes, it’s completely true that Mr. Mirano has a cat Practice: SEMICOLONS COMMAS

3. The cookies were really good weren’t they? Practice: SEMICOLONS COMMAS

3. The cookies were really good, weren’t they? Practice: SEMICOLONS COMMAS

Use to set off transitional expressions or conjunctive adverbs EXAMPLE – Movies are often fun to watch; as a result, they often distract people from getting work done. COMMAS RULE #7

Conjunctive Adverbs- adverbs that usually follow the use of a semi-colon otherwisenevertheless thereforemeanwhile howeverinstead consequentlybesides indeed

Transitional expressions A word or phrase that shows a shift in ideas, tone, or content. Examples: Now,Actually, Next,On the other hand, Then,As a matter of fact, Finally,

1. As a matter of fact Mr. Mirano does often sing loudly in his car while driving. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

1. As a matter of fact, Mr. Mirano does often sing loudly in his car while driving. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

2. English class is the most fun one can have in school; however some people choose not to believe that fact of life. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

2. English class is the most fun one can have in school; however, some people choose not to believe that fact of life. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

Use to set off nonrestrictive appositives EXAMPLE – Jason Dunham, a Marine, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously. COMMAS RULE #8

An appositive is a noun or noun phrase that renames a nearby noun. Nonrestrictive appositives are ones that are not needed to clarify the meaning of the sentence. COMMAS RULE #8

1. Tony Stewart a Nascar driver won the Daytona 500 this year. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

1. 1. Tony Stewart, a Nascar driver, won the Daytona 500 this year. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

2. Stephen King’s first novel Carrie was one his wife retrieved from the trash can after he threw it away thinking it was crap. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

2. Stephen King’s first novel, Carrie, was one his wife retrieved from the trash can after he threw it away thinking it was crap. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

3. The old man named Paco by his associates went into the store to buy a gallon of motor oil for his mechanical bull. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

3. The old man, named Paco by his associates, went into the store to buy a gallon of motor oil for his mechanical bull. SEMICOLONS COMMAS Practice:

LET’S PRACTICE! Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice! 1. The Simpsons is a funny television show isn’t it?

LET’S PRACTICE! Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice! 1. The Simpsons is a funny television show, isn’t it?

LET’S PRACTICE! Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice! 2. Tom’s dog Scout just turned one year old this week.

LET’S PRACTICE! Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice! 2. Tom’s dog, Scout, just turned one year old this week.

LET’S PRACTICE! 3. She got stung by a bee; as a result her head swelled up to be the size of a pumpkin. Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE! 3. She got stung by a bee; as a result, her head swelled up to be the size of a pumpkin. Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE! 4. Excuse me Mr. Police Officer but I was not speeding. Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE! 4. Excuse me, Mr. Police Officer, but I was not speeding. Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE! 5. Bart said “Don’t have a cow man” after Homer got mad at him for eating all the donuts. Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE! 5. Bart said, “Don’t have a cow man” after Homer got mad at him for eating all the donuts. Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE! 6. The school newspaper Los Caballeros just produced an excellent issue! Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE! 6. The school newspaper, Los Caballeros, just produced its first real issue! Take a moment to review all four rules in your mind. Let’s practice!

LET’S PRACTICE! Read the following sentences and decide where the semicolon goes in each sentence. 7. She exclaimed “No you cannot spit into the wind and not expect to have a little come back at you.”

LET’S PRACTICE! Read the following sentences and decide where the semicolon goes in each sentence. 7. She exclaimed, “No, you cannot spit into the wind and not expect to have a little come back at you.”

LET’S PRACTICE! Read the following sentences and decide where the semicolon goes in each sentence. 8. Mr. Mirano keeps his favorite book The Great Gatsby with him at all times.

LET’S PRACTICE! Read the following sentences and decide where the semicolon goes in each sentence. 8. Mr. Mirano keeps his favorite book, The Great Gatsby, with him at all times.

Closing On your slates, please take 2-3 minutes to write out the definitions for today’s comma rules IN YOUR OWN WORDS. On your slates, please take 2-3 minutes to write out the definitions for today’s comma rules IN YOUR OWN WORDS.

When school is over today I am going on a long bike ride across town to the store. When school is over today I am going on a long bike ride across town to the store.

I enjoyed studying journalism in college however I did not feel like it was a fulfilling career choice. I enjoyed studying journalism in college however I did not feel like it was a fulfilling career choice.

I went to the store to get a gallon of milk but could not find the correct aisle and had to wander the store for 3 hours. I went to the store to get a gallon of milk but could not find the correct aisle and had to wander the store for 3 hours.

The football player an enormous bull of a man ran down the field crushing everyone in his way. The football player an enormous bull of a man ran down the field crushing everyone in his way.

If we all work together we can accomplish anything. If we all work together we can accomplish anything.

Turn left at the corner right at the stop sign and continue going straight until you hit the desert. Turn left at the corner right at the stop sign and continue going straight until you hit the desert.

Sure I don’t mind looking after the dog as long as I get paid. Sure I don’t mind looking after the dog as long as I get paid.

The classroom a virtual prison had no windows through which the students could see the outside world. The classroom a virtual prison had no windows through which the students could see the outside world.

That’s when she screamed “Yes I would love to go to the movies.” That’s when she screamed “Yes I would love to go to the movies.”

The alien is friendly but has no empathy for our earthly struggles. The alien is friendly but has no empathy for our earthly struggles.

While the universe is constantly expanding it has to stop at some point doesn’t it? While the universe is constantly expanding it has to stop at some point doesn’t it?

The spaceship hovered the area but it never abducted anyone. The spaceship hovered the area but it never abducted anyone.

Then the ship came back to claim the farmers it had forgotten in the field. Then the ship came back to claim the farmers it had forgotten in the field.

The alien announced “Excuse me John man from earth we are here to abduct you.” The alien announced “Excuse me John man from earth we are here to abduct you.”

The pug was adorable therefore Ross decided to take him from the yard. The pug was adorable therefore Ross decided to take him from the yard.

When the police arrived Ross claimed the pug belonged to him. When the police arrived Ross claimed the pug belonged to him.

The officer did not believe and took him downtown to the police station. The officer did not believe and took him downtown to the police station.

Ross who was not intimidated by the threat jumped in his car and sped off to Mexico. Ross who was not intimidated by the threat jumped in his car and sped off to Mexico.

Once in Mexico Ross went by El Guero Canelo. Once in Mexico Ross went by El Guero Canelo.