Theoretical Thursday Media Center to get nonfiction book/discuss research topic Turn in Vocab assignment Peer Revision of justice assignment Homework: revised Justice assignment due tomorrow Read “Running for His Life”

Formal Writing Heading John Smith Werner Honors Eng. Hr. 2 Due: 5 February 2010 Justice Assignment Align with left margin Double space last line and the rest of the paper

Revision Check that you are consistent in point of view (first, second, or third person). Check that your verbs are in consistent “time” (tense). Events and characters in literature are referred to in the present tense. Do not use contractions, abbreviations, or numbers (unless the number cannot be spelled out in two or fewer words). Check spelling and punctuation carefully. Check that you use complete sentences rather than fragments or run-ons. Check for clarity. Is your writing clearly understandable? Check conciseness. Do not use more words than are needed to express your ideas. Ultimately, this is a check on vocabulary! Check that requirements for margins, heading, font, and other format requirements are followed.

Two Types of Clauses An independent clause is a complete sentence (subject, predicate, complete thought); it can stand alone. A dependent (subordinate) clause is part of a sentence; it cannot stand alone.

Independent Clauses An independent clause contain a subject and a predicate. It can stand alone as a sentence because it expresses a complete thought, called a simple sentence E.g. She laughed. Sam threw a monkey at Rachel. He ran away without explaining himself.

Independent Clauses= Subject+Predicate +Modifiers/Complements +COMPLETE THOUGHT Can be joined with another independent clause (or 2 or 3…) to create a compound sentence E.g. She laughed, and Sam threw a monkey at Rachel. The monkey was angry, Rachel was scared, and it was very frightening for everyone involved.

Examples of Independent Clauses SubjectPredicate The dooropened. Dancingburns up 200 to 400 calories per hour. Don Larsenpitched the only perfect game in World Series history. Itwas the fifth game of the 1956 Series. Elvis’ twindied at birth.

Dependent/Subordinate Clauses= Subject+Predicate +Modifiers/Complements -complete thought An dependent clause adds additional information to the main clause, but does not necessarily form a complete thought. A dependent clause often starts with a word that makes the clause unable to stand alone.

Joining a dependent clause (or 2 or 3) with an independent clause creates a complex sentence. E.g. Until I met him, I would never have believed Sven Sundgaard is so short. Sven Sungaard, who is from Cottage Grove, works on TV. The monkey that is chewing on the little boy bites everyone.

Writing about the Letter from Birmingham Jail Brainstorm your definition of justice. Summarize King’s definition of justice. Compare and contrast the definitions. Illuminate your analysis with a real world example. Support your analysis of King’s argument with a cited quotation.