1. Comm Arts-Day 3 Reflection-Sentence Quiz Post your response to the questions below on edmodo: What score did you receive on your quiz? Are you happy or upset with this score? Why? Why did you receive this score? What will you do to improve? Does anything still confuse you? If so, what? (4 mins)

2. Lesson Goal and Essential Question Lesson Goal: Students will be able to correctly punctuate items in a series. Essential Question(s): How do I correctly punctuate items in a series?

3. Eats, Shoots and Leaves Today we are going to have story time! This story shows us there can be a lot of confusion if we do not know where to put the comma! As we read, please discuss as a class: Why is the comma important? How does the meaning change with or without a comma? How can we remember when to use a comma?

4. Okay, Okay, All Joking Aside… Commas are important. There were so many ways “Eats, Shoots and Leaves” showed the necessity of the comma! Both the lack of commas and the overuse of commas leads to confusion. Confusion leads to wrong interpretations. Wrong interpretations leads to fights and unhappiness. Avoid unhappiness…use commas correctly.

5. Close Enough…? Dear Jack, I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy – will you let me be yours? Jill

6. Same words, so…same meaning? Dear Jack, I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men I yearn! For you I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart I can be forever happy. Will you let me be? Yours, Jill

7. Let’s Review… When to Use Commas After an introductory element Around a non-restrictive (non-essential) phrase In lists Attributing quotations Between two or more adjectives With interrupters (appositives, interjections, etc.)

8. Exit Ticket Please take the review given to you and complete it as a group: Punctuate the following sentences: a) Leonora left her cat phone and purse in the car. b) The driver managed to escape from the vehicle before it sank and he swam to the riverbank. c) Don’t guess use a timer or a watch. d) The convict said the judge is mad.