Joining Sentences Legally Part I

Day 1: Free Write On the first page of your journal, write the title, “Joining Sentences Legally.” You may choose a prompt... o Fiction : “It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen.” –1984, George Orwell o Personal : “What was your most precious childhood possession?”... Or write your own. You will have about 7 minutes to write.

Day 2: Mentor Sentence On the next blank page of your “Notes” section, write the title, “Joining Sentences Legally” and add it to your Table of Contents. Draw a vertical line about 3 inches from the left edge of your paper (Cornell Note style). Joining Sentences Legally

Day 2: Mentor Sentence Copy this sentence onto your note page: He was uneasy and nervous; he glanced over his shoulder; he lifted the big knife and felt its edge. –John Steinbeck, The Pearl Joining Sentences Legally He was uneasy and nervous; he glanced over his shoulder; he lifted the big knife and felt its edge.

Day 2: Mentor Sentence Write the rule in the margin of your notes: Sentences may be legally joined by a semicolon. Joining Sentences Legally He was uneasy and nervous; he glanced over his shoulder; he lifted the big knife and felt its edge.. Sentences may be legally joined by a semicolon.

Day 2: Mentor Sentence Revise the sentence by substituting different words: nouns for nouns, adverbs for adverbs, etc. Keep the punctuation. Don’t change the meaning! Joining Sentences Legally He was uneasy and nervous; he glanced over his shoulder; he lifted the big knife and felt its edge. He was jittery and afraid; he peered over his shoulder; he raised the huge blade and tested its edge. Sentences may be legally joined by a semicolon.